Microsoft has announced that it will ship Windows HPC Server 2008 on November 1 with designs on challenging Linux for supplying high-performance computers.
Windows High Performance Computing (HPC) Server 2008 is Microsoft's entry into the battle with Linux to provide platforms for research and other compute intensive workloads.
Microsoft said at the High Performance on Wall Street Conference in New York that HPC Server 2008 had reached its "release to manufacturing" stage. The announcement comes at a time when the financial industry is in disarray.
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