Microsoft Investing to Make High-Performance Computing Mainstream

High-Performance Computing (HPC) has long exceeded the reach of the masses. In fact, I bet the mere mention of HPC conjures images in your mind of the Cray Supercomputer or HAL-9000. These supercomputers, along with their super-cost, have historically been play things for governments and academics. But Microsoft is bridging this divide and bringing HPC into the mainstream marketplace with their Windows Computer Cluster Server 2003. This article describes how you can easily and affordably take advantage of clustering technology from Microsoft to build a "super computer" of your own.

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