Top Supercomputers November 2008

Every year, a project named TOP500 releases two list of top 500 most powerful supercomputers – one in June and the other one in November.

They have recently released a top 500 super computer list. In June’s list, there were six super computers from usa, whereas they have nine super computers in the new list. An interesting fact is, India’s TATA owns the most powerful commercially available super computer (Eka- means “lonely”) in the world. Well, in June’s list, that was the fastest super computer in Asia; which is now taken by China’s Shanghai Super Computer Center (only non-usa super computer in the new top 10) and they went down to 13th in world ranking from 4th. However, their website still claims the old record. Read more »