IBM: Worcester Polytechnic Institute takes delivery of of IBM supercomputer.

0 Comments | M2 Presswire, November, 1999

M2 PRESSWIRE-23 November 1999-IBM: Worcester Polytechnic Institute takes delivery of IBM supercomputer (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:221199 * RS/6000 SP and Deep Computing Technology to Assist in University Research WORCESTER, Mass -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has taken delivery of an IBM RS/6000 SP system that will help researchers tackle complex computational problems as diverse as determining the cause of accidental fires and explosions, understanding why plaque causes human arteries to collapse and designing better highway traffic barriers.

This new RS/6000 SP system, based on the same supercomputer technology that beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov, will greatly increase WPI's computing power and strengthen its leadership...

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