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Water supplier 'breached licence'
Northern Ireland Water is found guilty of breaching its operating licence and must improve, the Utility Regulator says.
2008-11-20 01:30:05
Microsoft strengthens its high performance computing proposition with launch of windows HPC server 2008
New Delhi, Nov 17 ANI/Business Wire India: Microsoft Corporation India Private Limited today announced the Release to Manufacture RTM of Windows HPC Server 2008 - its latest offering in the High Performance Computing HPC segment. With this, Windows HPC Server 2008 will be available to Independent Software Vendors ISVs and computer manufacturers for final distribution. Windows HPC Server 2008 provides an easy-to-deploy, cost-effective and scalable high-performance computing solution - which combines the power of the Windows Server platform with rich, out-of-the-box functionality to help enhance productivity and reduce complexity of any given HPC environment. Evaluation copies of Windows HPC Server 2008 are now available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/hpc.Commenting on the launch, Pallavi Kathuria, Director, Server Business Group, Microsoft India said, "The success achieved by Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 in the last few years is a strong testament of Microsoft's value proposition in the High Performance Computing market. We are confident that as the successor, Windows HPC Server 2008 will help us further build on this momentum by offering an easy to deploy, cost effective and scalable HPC solution for firms to leverage their existing resources and scale from workstation to cluster - all in a familiar Windows environment".With this launch, Microsoft has strengthened its commitment to driving the adoption of High Performance Computing beyond traditional HPC workloads into mainstream scenarios. "While the contribution of HPC solutions has been acknowledged worldwide in complex computational scenarios like engineering, science and medical research projects - today, this technology has indeed evolved beyond its conventional realms of utility to include a wide range of mainstream modern day technologies like storage, networking and data management", said Kathuria.Microsoft brings the value of an integrated HPC solution and a productive development environment to customers for whom high-performance computing has been out of reach in the past. By focusing on productivity for users, developers and administrators, Microsoft is positioned to take high-performance computing mainstream. "The launch of Windows HPC Server 2008 is just another step in our vision to drive HPC mainstream" added Kathuria.In India specifically, apart from the academic space, Microsoft has experienced a great rise in the adoption curve of its HPC solutions in commercial scenarios like Manufacturing, BFSI and Media and Entertainment, and has been working with leading names in these areas in India.Based on Windows Server 2008, Windows HPC Server 2008 is designed to deliver:-- Improved productivity of systems administration and cluster interoperability by dramatically simplifying the overall deployment, administration and management over the entire system lifetime while ensuring interoperability with existing systems infrastructure-- Rapid HPC application development through integration with Visual Studio 2008, which provides a comprehensive parallel programming environment. In addition to supporting standard interfaces such as OpenMP, multiprocessor interconnect MPI and Web services, Window HPC Server 2008 also supports third-party numerical library providers, performance optimizers, compilers and debugging toolkitsSeamless scaling from workstation to cluster by allowing end users to harness the power of distributed computing through a familiar Windows-based desktop environment without requiring specialized skills or training. ANI
2008-11-17 10:03:08
Eskom in record loan drive
The freeze in global capital markets has forced Eskom, South Africa's power utility, to take out the biggest private sector loan ever granted by the African Development Bank
2008-11-16 23:00:00
My Turn: TCPUD should cut costs, not increase rates
The following are excerpts from my letter dated Nov. 3 to the Tahoe City Public Utility District Board of Directors and General Manager:
2008-11-15 07:29:59
RWE 9 month net profit falls to 2.2 billion euros
All Associated Press news FRANKFURT, Germany AP - German utility RWE AG said its net profit for the first nine months of the year decreased 22 percent as high costs offset rising sales. The company...
2008-11-11 16:00:00
RWE 9 month net profit falls to 2.2 billion euros AP
AP - German utility RWE AG said Tuesday its net profit for the first nine months of the year decreased 22 percent as one-off costs offset higher sales. The company...
2008-11-11 02:08:14
Man indicted for murder of Williams
A grand jury Wednesday indicted a suspect in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, prosecutors said. District Attorney...
2008-11-10 17:09:12
High School Wrestlers Injured In Iowa Car Crash
One person is dead and six seriously hurt after a sport-utility vehicle carrying a high school wrestling team collided with a minivan in western Iowa.
2008-11-10 10:28:28
Exelonâ€™s $6.2 Billion Bid for NRG Would Create Largest Power Utility in U.S.
The Exelon Corporation says its unsolicited bid to buy NRG Energy would create the largest power company in the country, in terms of assets, market capitalization and generation capacity.
2008-11-10 10:06:15
Uganda: National Water Makes Sh10 Billion Profit
THE National Water and Sewerage Corporation NWSC has made a sh10.8b profit after tax for the year ended June, Dr. William Muhairwe, the managing director, has said. He said the utility body made a sh1b profit last year.
2008-11-10 08:40:31