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The Story Behind a Failed HPC Startup

Posted by kdawson on from the build-it-and-they-will-come-if-you-don't-run-out-of-money-first dept.

jbrodkin writes "SiCortex had an idea that it thought would take the supercomputing world by storm — build the most energy-efficient HPC clusters on the planet. But the recession, and the difficulties of penetrating a market dominated by Intel-based machines, proved to be too much for the company to handle. SiCortex ended up folding earlier this year, and its story may be a cautionary tale for startups trying to bring innovation to the supercomputing industry."

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  1. Re:Low Power Supercomputer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You are probably one of those guys that thinks that if you can get 36 women working together on making a baby, it will be ready in 1 week.

    I think I'd be sore for a week, and have 36 kids 9 months later.