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Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:46:42 AM
IBM to wed game chip with mainframes
Marrying technology from opposite poles of the computer industry, IBM and a multiplayer online game company are working to integrate the Cell game console processor with Big Blue's mainframe computers.
Big Blue and Brazil-based Hoplon Infotainment are already partners, using the mainframe to host a beta version of a massively multiplayer online game. Through the new partnership, they'll work to integrate the Cell Broadband Engine with mainframes and Hoplon's virtual world infrastructure software, bitVerse, the companies are expected to announce Thursday.
The integration initially will by networking the mainframe with IBM's Cell blades, but eventually the Cells will be plugged more directly into the mainframes via PCI adapter cards, IBM said. It's the latest twist in IBM's years-long effort to keep mainframes not only relevant but also cutting-edge.
IBM is touting the partnership as an example of hybrid computing--a trend sweeping the high-performance computing industry as companies
Read more news here : IBM to wed game chip with mainframes
Marrying technology from opposite poles of the computer industry, IBM and a multiplayer online game company are working to integrate the Cell game console processor with Big Blue's mainframe computers.
Big Blue and Brazil-based Hoplon Infotainment are already partners, using the mainframe to host a beta version of a massively multiplayer online game. Through the new partnership, they'll work to integrate the Cell Broadband Engine with mainframes and Hoplon's virtual world infrastructure software, bitVerse, the companies are expected to announce Thursday.
The integration initially will by networking the mainframe with IBM's Cell blades, but eventually the Cells will be plugged more directly into the mainframes via PCI adapter cards, IBM said. It's the latest twist in IBM's years-long effort to keep mainframes not only relevant but also cutting-edge.
IBM is touting the partnership as an example of hybrid computing--a trend sweeping the high-performance computing industry as companies
Read more news here : IBM to wed game chip with mainframes
