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Microsoft confirms Windows Server 2003, HPC Edition

Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 24 June 2004 - 18:12 · 12 comments & 1078 views

Microsoft has made a final decision to offer an edition of Windows Server 2003 for high performance computing (HPC). This edition will be specifically designed for customers running scalable, parallel computing workloads in vertical market segments such as engineering, life sciences, and finance.

The Windows Server 2003, HPC Edition will offer customers a Windows-based solution with a single simplified environment for developing HPC applications, deploying and managing HPC clusters. Scalable and easy-to-use, this edition will deliver a secure HPC platform with high performance and low total-cost-of ownership. Additionally, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, HPC Edition will include established industry standards, like Message Passing Interface (MPI), for high performance computing and will be supported by many industry partners including OEMs, middleware and ISVs such as AMD, Dell, IBM, Intel, HP, Verari and Cornell Theory Center.

The Windows Server 2003, HPC Edition is expected to ship in the second half of 2005. Final pricing and packaging decisions have not been made yet. No further details are available at this time.

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(1 reply) #1 Posted by Cyranthus on 24 Jun 2004 - 21:34: Whats with all these different 'editions' lately?

#2 Posted by chronikdork on 24 Jun 2004 - 22:29: WTH ever happened to DataCenter Edition? Wasn't that supposed to be for high-performance datacenters? Guess not. Hopefully UNIX can hold onto the high-end market against Microsoft since recent predictions say the Windows Server market will grow in the years to come... Oh well, there are enough editions already. Cyranthus makes a point there.

(1 reply) #3 Posted by Chicane-UK on 24 Jun 2004 - 22:55: Good luck beating that Linux scalability.. I can't see all those big government departments converting their huge Linux clusters over to Windows any time soon!

And this isn't a troll but.. for once this is one area where Linux DOES have the upper hand, and doesn't have to play second fiddle to Microsoft Windows!

(1 reply) #4 Posted by Skyfrog on 24 Jun 2004 - 23:31: I can see it already; all the warez kiddies will be downloading this and installing it on their home desktops so they can be "high performance". (Sort of the same way putting a Type-R sticker on your Escort makes it go faster).

#5 Posted by dotnetjunkie on 25 Jun 2004 - 02:08: I thought it was Windows Server 2003 Handheld PC edition!!

(1 reply) #6 Posted by KayMan2K on 25 Jun 2004 - 02:27: Exactly! So did I. Microsoft has established that HPC = Handheld PC so I hope they choose a new acronym.

#7 Posted by Wiseman on 25 Jun 2004 - 05:21: useless crap

#8 Posted by djtaylor on 25 Jun 2004 - 08:24: Surely they should call it Windows Server 2005? Why give something released today a date that's 2 years old?!

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