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Data Center NetworkingIntel Makes Exascale Bet on InfinBand-Based SupercomputingIntel Makes Exascale Bet on InfinBand-Based Supercomputing
Intel, which played a key role in the creation of the InfiniBand high-speed networking standard a decade ago, has come full circle and bought the IB assets of Qlogic, one of the two remaining companies still actively pushing the technology. While $125 million is chump change for a company that netted $3.4 billion in profits last quarter, Intel says the acquisition will enhance its networking portfolio and provide scalable high-performance computing (HPC) fabric technology as well as support the
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