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The Story Behind a Failed HPC Startup 109

jbrodkin writes "SiCortex had an idea that it thought would take the supercomputing world by storm — build the most energy-efficient HPC clusters on the planet. But the recession, and the difficulties of penetrating a market dominated by Intel-based machines, proved to be too much for the company to handle. SiCortex ended up folding earlier this year, and its story may be a cautionary tale for startups trying to bring innovation to the supercomputing industry."
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The Story Behind a Failed HPC Startup

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  • by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 03, 2009 @10:23PM (#29972576)

    You are probably one of those guys that thinks that if you can get 36 women working together on making a baby, it will be ready in 1 week.

    I think I'd be sore for a week, and have 36 kids 9 months later.

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