High End Computing Terascale Resources (HECToR)

[07/05/26]
"HECToR Maintains UK’s Strong Research Role", May 2007, Scientific Computing
　http://www.scimag.com/ShowPR~PUBCODE~030~ACCT~3000000100~ISSUE~0705~RELTYPE~FE~PRODCODE~00001669~PRODLETT~Y.html
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[07/03/30]
"UK Scientists Choose Cray for HECToR", March 30, 2007, HPCwire
　http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1340569.html
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[07/03/01]
HECToR
　http://www.hector.ac.uk/
　"HECToR is the UK's new high-end computing resource, funded by the Research Councils and
　 soon to be available for researchers at UK universities."
About HECToR
　http://www.hector.ac.uk/about-us/
　"HECToR (High-End Computing Terascale Resource) will be the UK's front-line national supercomputing service.
　 Its objectives are:
　　　* to provide a world-class capability-level service for UK-based academic research;
　　　* to support the development of innovative computational technologies;
　　　* to help industry and commerce to make effective use of high-end computing;
　　　* to work with our colleagues in Europe and the world."

October, 2007
　60 Tflops (Cray XT4 + "BlackWidow" : Hybrid computer)
October, 2009
　250 Tflops ("Baker", Next-generation Cray MPP system)
October, 2011
　???

"Cray: Cray Signs $85 Million Contract to Deliver Supercomputer for Europe's Largest HPC Initiative,
　Advanced Cray Hybrid System Will Serve UK's Academic Community", Feb 15, 2007
　http://www.hector.ac.uk/about-us/press/releases/2007-02-16-cray.php
　http://investors.cray.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=98390&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=963972&highlight=

"NAG: Numerical Algorithms Group to Provide HPC Support Services for New UK Supercomputer,
　NAG & EPSRC sign multi-year agreement to provide computational science and engineering (CSE) support for HECToR", Feb 15, 2007
　http://www.hector.ac.uk/about-us/press/releases/2007-02-16-nag.php
　http://www.nag.com/market/articles/HECToRpr.asp


個人的には、XT4用に最適化された並列数値演算ライブラリーにとっても期待しています。
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Cray: Adaptive Supercomputing Strategy, 06/03/20, 2006-03-21
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