Toronto university and IBM collaboration manufacture mammoth computer
August 31, 2008
Toronto university and IBM company manufactured the computer with Canadian the most powerful function jointly recently. The float point processing that this computer can finish every second 360 trillion times.
Current, this computer hopeful makes before the world is ranked 20 super computer. At the same time it also will make the computer with the operation the rapiddest rate outside American condition. Its data memory capacity is equivalent to CD of 1 million pieces of DVD. This one purpose develops all previous classics 5 years, development funds reached 47 million dollars, this includes to make among them charge and move uphold charge.
The project of IBM Canadian area is in charge of Chris Pratt to express, the function of this computer is approximated 30 thousand to function of computer of 40 thousand family expenses always close. At the same time system the in-house join of each component will be OK make need complete the film that smooth dish of two pieces of DVD contains is inside one second time show end.
Success of this computer development is opposite undoubtedly the scientific research task of Toronto university is had urge action gravely. It will be used at undertaking day physical strength learns medium weather to forecast to reach a range blast of engineering issue seek solution, and the processing with video medicine. It still will help people analyse a few muddleheaded problems in weather variation, and the universe is muddleheaded the composition of body.
The research funds of this one project by how be saved generally and much human relations the Canadian innovation foundation that the university founds jointly is offerred. Super computer builds server respect to run the IDataPlex server of use IBM the system in compose. Double the data processing ability of IDataPlex system is average system, and its take water-cooling system oneself move those who reduce a system power comsumption, and this system can join at the same time 4000 servers.
Pratt expresses, new data processing center will save north to build in Canadian Toronto, the system installs the job to will spread out in September this year. To next summer, this super computer is used with respect to OK and official investment.
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