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Article: South africa : Varsity unveils R3m high-performance computing facility.
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- November 7, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
The North West University (NWU), Campus Potchefstroom, has launched a R3-million high-performance computing (HPC) facility.
The HPC field deals with cutting-edge computing technology. It incorporates processing, networking, storage and visualisation, and is a critical enabler in numerous applications that advance the frontiers of science from the simulation of nuclear reactions to data mining the human genome.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom says that research and development is essential to the attainment of South Africa s socioeconomic aims.
We need to look to the abilities of com-?puters to ...