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GTC WRAPS UP: BY THE NUMBERS

The third GPU Technology Conference (GTC) ended Thursday much as it began – with a jam-packed keynote session, standing-room only break-out sessions and a small galaxy of schmooze-fests along the sidelines. Indeed, the final sessions were as crowded as those on the morning of Day One. NVIDIA used the event – which is designed to… Read More

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FROM BIODIGITAL TO ZOOBE, UP-AND-COMING FIRMS TOUT USE OF GPU’S

GTC’s Emerging Companies Summit (ECS) this week showcased nearly three dozen startups from around the world using GPUs to disrupt markets and delight customers. After a day of machine-gun style back-to-back mini-presentations, the event was capped by the announcement of five “One to Watch” awards. Winners raked in more than $20,000 in prizes each. Presenting… Read More

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NVIDIA CEO SHAKES OUT FUTURE OF TECH

In a fireside chat at GTC with industry analyst Tim Bajarin, NVIDIA CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang  shared his vision of the future for everything from mobile devices to cloud computing to startup opportunities. Attendees packed the room to see Jen-Hsun shake out the future of tech That vision centers, in part, on the notion… Read More

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FIRST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BESTOWED BY CUDA CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology snagged the first-ever Achievement Award for CUDA Centers of Excellence (CCOE), for their research with TSUBAME 2.0. The team was among three other groups of researchers from CCOE institutions, which include some of the world’s top universities engaged in cutting-edge work with CUDA and GPU computing. Each of the… Read More

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EXASCALE APPS PAVE WAY TO SUPERCOMPUTING GREATNESS

Just over the horizon, exascale computing promises 1,000 times more processing power than today’s petascale systems. But there are still many questions about potential challenges and opportunities in the path to exascale. A panel of experts told GTC attendees Wednesday that developing applications capable of leveraging exascale systems will be key to realizing the benefits… Read More

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USING GPU’S TO DECIPHER ANIMAL (AND HUMAN) CROWD BEHAVIOR

You’d be hard-pressed to find an example of technology with the potential to change the course of humanity more than the one provided by behavioral ecologist Iain Couzin at Wednesday’s GTC keynote address. Couzin, a postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is conducting research that could help humans not only… Read More

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LEGO LOCKS IN ON CUDA TO BUILD A BETTER BUSINESS

A few short years ago, the LEGO Group—makers of the iconic locking building-block toys so many parents have stepped on in the middle of the night—was plagued by uncontrolled technology sprawl. Various business units within LEGO were purchasing redundant licenses for the same technologies, with each team using the technologies for different purposes. Many business… Read More

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BEHIND THE SCENES AT GTC 2012

We thought you might be interested in getting a peek at how a keynote address is powered at GTC. Back stage in the keynote hall, it’s a world of screens and wires, the digital guts of modern presentations. And technicians dressed in black, often with headsets, who are under staggering pressure once the curtain goes… Read More