The Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Derek Hanekom, will launch the high performance computing facility at the North West University’s Potchefstroom campus on Monday, 26 October 2009.
The high performance computing facility was established in response to ongoing demand for computing power, particularly in the field of natural sciences research. It will greatly enhance the university’s capacity to deliver research excellence ensuring that it remains one of the country’s top research institutions.
The facility opened its doors at the beginning of this year and to date almost 1 700 research assignments have been completed. Feedback from researchers has been very positive, with some reporting that they have completed, in two weeks, projects that would previously have taken up to two years. These significant time-savings imply acceleration in the progress of many important programmes.
Event details:
Date: Monday, 26 October 2009
Venue: Institutional Chambers, room 135, North West University, Potchefstroom
Time: 11h00 to 13h00
The field of high performance computing is at the cutting edge of computing technology. Incorporating, as it does, the areas of processing, networking, storage and visualisation, it is an increasingly critical enabler in numerous applications that advance the frontiers of science.
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Issued by: Department of Science and Technology
22 October 2009
Source: Sapa
