Sun Creates Forum on Technical Computing
        
        
        
        Sun Microsystems is forming a High         Performance Computing (HPC) consortium that will tap into         the knowledge of technical computing leaders around the         world. Members of the consortium would enjoy early access to         Sun technologies, where appropriate, and collaborate on the         future direction of high-performance computing.
                  
                  Some of the computing facilities         considering membership in the HPC consortium are located at         Syracuse University, UC Berkeley, MIT, University of Tokyo         and University of Cologne in Germany. Sunís vice         president/chief technology officer plans to host two         meetings per year where members will share ideas.
                  The firm also intends to establish an HPC         Web site, where users can download public domain tools,         libraries and applications suitable for research in the         fields of computational fluid dynamics, chemistry,         biotechnology, computer science and large-scale simulations         data analysis. Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, CA, (800)         821-4643, www.sun.com.
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