College of Computing at Georgia Tech Selected as First Sony-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence Focused on the Cell Processor.ATLANTA -- The College of Computing at Georgia Tech today announced its designation as the first Sony-Toshiba-IBM (STI STI systolic time intervals. ) Center of Competence focused on the Cell Broadband Engine[TM] (Cell BE) microprocessor. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) ([R])Corp., Sony Corporation and Toshiba Corporation (company) Toshiba Corporation - A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, selected to partner with the College of Computing at Georgia Tech to build a community of programmers and broaden industry support for the Cell BE processor. The revolutionary Cell BE processor is a breakthrough design featuring a central processing core, based on IBM's industry leading Power Architecture[TM] technology, and eight synergistic synergistic /syn·er·gis·tic/ (sin?er-jis´tik) 1. acting together. 2. enhancing the effect of another force or agent. syn·er·gis·tic adj. 1. processors. Cell BE "supercharges" compute-intensive applications, offering fast performance for computer entertainment and handhelds, virtual-reality, wireless downloads, real-time video chat, interactive TV shows and other "image-hungry" computing environments. The groundbreaking Cell BE processor appears in products such as Sony Computer Entertainment's PLAYSTATION([R])3, Toshiba's Cell Reference Set, a development tool for Cell products, and already is included in the IBM BladeCenter The IBM BladeCenter is IBM's blade server architecture. History Originally introduced in 2002, based on engineering work started in 1999, the IBM BladeCenter was a relative late comer to the blade market. ([R]) QS20, or "Cell Blade," as well as through joint collaboration with Mercury Computer Systems Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. NASDAQ: MRCY provides high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing solutions. Mercury designs and builds embedded multicomputers, which may be considered to be either loosely coupled , Inc., targeted at aerospace and defense, semiconductor, medical imaging, and other markets. "The College of Computing at Georgia Tech firmly believes that the Sony-Toshiba-IBM Cell BE processor represents the future of computing using heterogeneous multi-core processors, and we are pleased to work with three leading technology companies in a broad collaboration that will demonstrate the extreme performance of Cell," said David A. Bader This article is about computer scientist. For Jewish writer and poet, see David M. Bader. David A. Bader (born May 4, 1969) is an Associate Professor and Executive Director of High-Performance Computing in the Georgia Tech College of Computing. , Associate Professor and Executive Director of High-Performance Computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. "By supporting the growth of the industry-changing Cell BE processor technology, the College of Computing at Georgia Tech will drive the continued advancement of computationally-intensive applications that will directly impact the global growth of our industry and the evolution of our society." Directed by Bader, the new STI Cell Center of Competence at Georgia Tech has a mission to grow the community of Cell BE users and developers by performing research and service in support of the Cell BE processor, and further enable students at the College to grow their skills and experience around Cell BE technology to apply in future career opportunities. The Center will sponsor discussion forums and workshops, provide remote access to Cell blade hardware installed at Georgia Tech, create and disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. software optimized for Cell BE systems, and perform research on the design of Cell BE systems, algorithms, and applications. The award from Sony-Toshiba-IBM will support the Center's activities and research efforts in support of broadening Cell BE's impact into multiple sectors and industries, including scientific computing, digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. , bioinformatics, finance, gaming and entertainment. "We are looking forward to seeing a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. in computing, and anticipate that our collaboration with the College of Computing at Georgia Tech will create innovative applications for Cell processors," said Masa Chatani, Senior General Manager, Cell Development Center, Sony Corporation and also CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "We expect that it will generate tremendous value not limited to PLAYSTATION 3 but to all Cell-based computers." "We look forward to seeing the Center of Competence at Georgia Tech generating outstanding technology based on Cell BE," said Tomotaka Saito, General Manager, Broadband System LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Division, System LSI Division I, Toshiba's Semiconductor Company. "The future will see growing demand for multi-core processor applications, and we want to see the Center playing a key role in anticipating and responding to such demand." "The joint collaboration by IBM, Sony and Toshiba on the Cell processor has led to tremendous advancements in computing applications and innovations," said Sharon Nunes, Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Growth Initiatives, IBM Systems & Technology Group. "We are pleased to be collaborating with the College of Computing at Georgia Tech to enable a team of engineers, professors and students to create breakthrough solutions, share information among various industries and other universities, and further the Cell ecosystem overall." About the College of Computing at Georgia Tech The College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the research and creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 11th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College's unconventional approach to education is pioneering the new era of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit www.cc.gatech.edu. IBM, BladeCenter, Power Architecture and QS20 are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. PLAYSTATION is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other company/product names and service marks may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Cell Broadband Engine is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. See http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. |
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