Is GPI the Programming Tool for the Future of HPC?

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June 11, 2013

As the programming model du jour for HPC compute clusters, MPI has many limitations in terms of scalability and fault tolerance. With these requirements in mind, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a new programming interface called GPI that uses the parallel architecture of high-performance computers with maximum efficiency.

I was trying to solve a calculation and simulation problem related to seismic data,” says Dr. Carsten Lojewski from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM. “But existing methods weren’t working. The problems were a lack of scalability, the restriction to bulk-synchronous, two-sided communication, and the lack of fault tolerance. So out of my own curiosity I began to develop a new programming model.”

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CUDA 5.5 Release Candidate Out For Some

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June 11, 2013

Developers with access to NVIDIA’s Developer Zone now have access to the release candidate for the next version of the platform and architecture for parallel programming, including a new Linux repository.

Red Hat Emphasises Cloud Focus in JBoss EAP

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June 11, 2013

In the lead-up to this year’s Red Hat Summit, the company has released version 6.1 of its JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. The strong focus on the cloud has not changed.

11-Way Linux, BSD Platform Comparison

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June 11, 2013

Building upon last month’s eight-way Linux vs. BSD operating system comparison, out today is an expanded 11-way OS showdown. The new OS test results available are for the Arch-based Manjaro Linux distribution, Debian GNU/Linux, and Debian GNU/kFreeBSD. The other competitors include PC-BSD, DragonFlyBSD, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Mageia, and openSUSE.

Qualcomm Will Start Tablet Production in Brazil

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June 11, 2013

The company will partner with local manufacturer CCE to produce two tablet versions with its Snapdragon processor

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Tim Cook: Android Version Fragmentation is ‘Terrible for Developers’

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June 11, 2013

Tells devs there’s far more money to be made in the iOS ecosystem

Before CEO Tim Cook handed over the iOS 7–introduction chores to other Apple execs at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference, he took a moment to slag Android and its OS fragmentation in an appeal for the hearts and minds of developers.…

Apache Devs: ‘We’ll Ship No OpenOffice Before It’s Time’

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June 11, 2013

There’s no race with LibreOffice – honest

Even as the open source LibreOffice productivity suite readies its next major release, the competing Apache OpenOffice project says not to expect it to ship a new version until it’s good and ready.…

Securing Your Linux Server

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June 11, 2013

Mark Kedgley has a succinct overview of recommended steps to take to harden a linux server over at Ezine Articles. The article is not all inclusive, but it does contain a fairly good summary. However, the steps recommended should not be taken lightly, and not without understanding exactly what the impact of the modifications will be.

Mark lists nine steps in his recommend process:

Account Policies
Access Security
Secure Boot Only

In the U.S., a ‘Hidden’ Economy for Those Without a University Degree

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June 10, 2013

Well-paying science, technology, engineering or mathematics (“STEM”) jobs aren’t limited to those with a college degree, according to a new report.

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Worldwide Storage Software Market Increases During First Quarter: IDC

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June 10, 2013

According to IDC, the market has increased 3.2 percent during the first quarter of 2013 compared to a year-ago quarter.

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