The previous post on the PITAC report that states US prowess in computational science is on the decline doesn’t mean all aspects are on the decline. Though raw computing power is just one component of computational science, to some it is the most important. In that vein, the latest Top500 list of supercomputers suggests that US dominance in this sector isn’t waning. With IBM once again flexing enormous muscle, Big Blue not only holds the first and second positions but they command nearly 60% of the total installed performance with over 50% of the total systems on the list. Hewlett-Packard is second in both performance and number of systems. The number of US installed machines on the latest list increased 5% since November’s list going from 267 to 294 machines, which continues a recent trend.

The latest Top500 list can be found at the Top500 website - http://www.top500.org/

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