While x86 dominates the HPC market in a big way, the IBM Power architecture continues to be a notable exception. This year Power will mark its 20th anniversary and Power.org is celebrating with a Free Webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM CDT.
“With the new Power7 microprocessor, IBM designed a new supercomputer architecture with integrated interconnect and extended software stack to increase engineers and researchers productivity. In 2011, systems based on this novel architecture will be installed at major customer sites like Blue Waters at NCSA.”