AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SC08 -- Today at SC08,
NVIDIA demonstrated a Lenovo ThinkStation equipped with Tesla(TM) C1060 GPU
Computing processing technology. The demonstration showed cluster-class
performance of complex seismic imaging data being generated on a single
workstation.
A strong supporter of Tesla GPU Computing solutions, Lenovo is already
shipping the D10 ThinkStation equipped with Tesla C870 -- this continued
collaboration between the two companies to develop further GPU Computing-based
solutions will enable researchers and scientists, who have traditionally had
to compete for time on shared clusters, to carry out much of their research,
right at their desktop.
"NVIDIA's GPU Computing technology is helping to transform high
performance computing, and together we envision placing teraflops of parallel
processing power at the fingertips of those researchers and professionals who
need it most," said Tom Tobul, executive director of ThinkStation marketing,
at Lenovo.
At the core of this solution is the Tesla C1060 GPU Computing Processor
which is based on the NVIDIA(R) CUDA(TM) parallel computing architecture. CUDA
enables developers and researchers to harness the massively parallel
computational power of Tesla through industry standard C.
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies
and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates
breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game
consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer
market with its GeForce(R) graphics products, the professional design and
visualization market with its Quadro(R) graphics products, and the
high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) computing solutions
products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices
throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit
www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to: the value and results of the collaboration between NVIDIA
and Lenovo; the impact of the NVIDIA Tesla GPUs on the D10 ThinkStation and
high performance computing; and the benefits of the NVIDIA CUDA parallel
computing architecture are forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different
than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include: development of more efficient or faster technology;
adoption of the CPU for parallel processing; design, manufacturing or software
defects; the impact of technological development and competition; changes in
consumer preferences and demands; customer adoption of different standards or
our competitor's products; changes in industry standards and interfaces;
unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated
into systems as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the
reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its
Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended July 27, 2008. Copies of reports filed
with the SEC are posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA without
charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by
law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
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