The Super Computer EKA developed by Computational Research Labaratory, Pune has been adjudged 4th fastest in the world with the peak speed of 117.9 terraflop per second. The Computational Research Labaratory is a TATA subsidiary. The name EKA has been taken from the Sanskrit word meaning unity or one. EKA is a Hewlett Packard Cluster platform 3000 BL460c system. The innovation by CRL is the unique routing technology through which it has achieved this speed. The vista of super computers has traditionally been dominated by United States. But the forthcoming list of top super computers is expected to have new entrants from countries like Sweden and Germany.
The super computers have wide applications in Automative engineering, oil exploration, nanotechnology, drug synthesis, weather forecasting etc. These applications require huge amounts of mathematical computation at tremendous pace. Currently fastest super computers are:-
1. BlueGene/L System (IBM) US
2. BlueGene/P system, (IBM) Germany
3. Silicon Graphics (SGI), New Mexico
4. Eka, CRL (arm of Tata Sons) India.
5. HP Cluster Platform (Sweden
The significance of this Indian feat can be adjudged from the fact that the second fastest computer of India installed at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is ranked 58th in the world.
Bravo India bravo!!!!! Kudos to Tatas!!!!
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