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| Time: 00:24 EST/05:24 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Beta 2 is now available (English only). Follow the steps below to become a beta tester and discover the power of 64-bit parallel computing for 180 days. The beta program will continue until the final release of the product. Note: 64-bit server hardware is required for the beta program. | ||
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| #1 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 11/16/2005 8:19:54 AM |
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"Linux is on top, once again. On the bi-annual Top500 List, just released at the Supercomputing Conference in Seattle, IBM's Linux-powered Blue Gene/L retains the top slot. Blue Gene/L is not alone, as seven of the top 10 systems are running Linux. AIX, UNICOS, and Super-UX also appear in the top ten.
The last few Top500 Supercomputer Site lists left little doubt that Linux is the operating system of choice for these bleeding edge systems, but the latest list highlights the popularity of Linux in supercomputing and cites it as the OS of choice for 78% of the world's fastest machines. 391 of the systems rely on Linux of one flavor or another -- far more than Unix (yesterday's supercomputing king), Mac OS X, Solaris, or any others. Microsoft Windows didn't even turn up on the list." Good luck with that, Bill. |
| #2 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 11/16/2005 9:20:33 AM |
| Latch--I don't think the Top500 is the market they're after, as they've mentioned many times. I wouldn't say never in the future, but Microsoft has never really targeted niche computing areas. |
| #3 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 11/16/2005 9:44:53 AM |
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#2: if they aren't targetting niche markets, why are they trying to get into the supercomputer arena? That's about as niche as you can get. The return on their investment seems small, so what is the real agenda? Displacing Linux as part of their 'We must win against Linux' campaign or the compulsion to dominate every single last market be it big or small? They have an uphill battle there, as Linux is entrenched as a proven performer in multicomputing, whereas Windows has zero credibility and experience as a supercomputer OS. The world responded with a resounding yawn for Datacentre edition. How do they think their Clumsy Cluster edition will fare any better? I do suspect they will make some gains by their usual backroom deal trick, where they'll offer lower Windows desktop licenses to some universities in exchange for getting loaded on their big iron, and then trumpet it as 'University X switches from Linux to Windows...'
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| #4 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 11/16/2005 10:29:23 AM |
| Latch... sheesh, tone down on the ABM rhetoric a bit. There is ample evidence that more and more customers are finding needs for this kind of computing--enough to make it less of a niche market. There is a strong consensus that cluster computing is not easy to set up, so that's where Microsoft sees the opportunity--make it easy to set up and manage. And offering incentives to sell a product is hardly a "backroom deal"--companies do this constantly. Any company wanting to get into an established market almost are required to do this. |
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