I like coding on the plane, even when I am flying coach and do not have access to the "oh so convenient" power socket. In fact my 22 hour trips back to India from Seattle to visit my family and friends are some of the my most productive time coding up...

Recent results in computational fluid dynamics from the University of Sheffield's Sports Engineering Research Group and Fluent indicate that the shape and surface of a soccer ball, as well as its initial orientation, play a fundamental role in the ball...

This theme music was created by my father, Kishore Sen , 45 minutes before had to be hospitalized and never to come back. He created the entire music on a Windows XP laptop which I had presented to him a year back. He was a geek, even though he was a...

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The next release of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, the HPC platform from Microsoft will be based on Windows Server 2008. We relased today Windows Server 2008 RC0. The announcement is here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/sep07...

At the High Performance Computing on Wall Street Show , Microsoft and GigaSpaces announced that they have been integrating Excel 2007 with GigaSpaces’ in-memory data grid solution at individual customer sites and will productize a joint solution in 2008...

According to Diane Bryant, vice president of Intel's digital enterprise group and general manager of its server platforms group, "The only place AMD did better performance-wise with Barcelona is in HPC-like applications requiring more bandwidth. However...

The Japanese version of Windows CCS MOM pack has been released! You find it at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=ja&FamilyID=53ae834a-7369-4655-82e5-1c2563cec677 . The MOM pack guide will be available online shortly

The University of Southampton, a Microsoft Institute for High Performance Computing at the University will be providing access to the Microsoft Compute Cluster Service through a Globus gateway. Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server on the National...

I arrived at Bangok very early on Monday morning. I tried getting some sleep, but the jet lag combined with the dripping sound from the leaking AC at the hotel room only allowed intermittent slumber at best. So, at 7:30 AM I decided to go out for breakfast...

Last night I was on my way to Bangkok for speaking at a couple of HPC Partner Events. I was transiting through the Seoul Airport. It seemed synchronized dressing is very popular among young couples there. It seemed almost as important as engagment rings...

As the insurance industry moves to stochastic measurement of reserves and capital, computing capacity needs are increasing exponentially. Coupled with the need to perform ever more complex risk calculations, this industry shift demands smarter and more...

We are about to launch a new program for ISVs, Works with Windows Server 2008. This program establishes baseline application compatibility with the new Windows Server 2008 operating system. We recommend that you use the Works with Tool as a stepping...

Count down for Windows Compute Cluster Server 2008 ( btw, I am making up this name as I do not know what else to call it ) has begun. This will be the next version of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 , the Windows Server sku for High Performance Computing...

The success of the Pentium Pro and its lineage captured the multi-billion dollar RISC workstation and low-end server market, but that success also created inertia around the bus interface. Politics within the company and with existing partners, OEMs and...

F# is a variant of the ML programming language for .NET and has a core language that is similar to that of OCaml. It is a mixed functional/imperative/object-oriented programming language which is excellent for medium-advanced programmers and for teaching...

Burton Smith joined Microsoft last year as a technical fellow. Before joining Microsoft, he was chief scientist and member of the board of directors for Cray Inc. Smith focusses on working with existing groups within Microsoft to help expand the company...