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PROSPECT participates in a joint European Technology Platform initiative

  • On 10th Nov 2011 a number of European companies announced the creation of a joint initiative with an objective to establish a European Technology Platform in the area of HPC. The following press release contains the details of that announcement.

    Press Release - Joint ETP Initiative


  • 19 July 2011 - Following an open, transparent and democratic process involving all PROSPECT members, our organisation has decided to become a European Technology Platform in the area of High-Performance Computing. Please consult the press release below for more details.


    Press Release - PROSPECT launches an ETP

    Pressemitteilung - PROSPECT gründet eine Europäische Technologie-Plattform

    Nota de Prensa - PROSPECT lanza una Plataforma Tecnológica Europea

    Nota de Premsa - PROSPECT llança una Plataforma Tecnològica Europea

    Communiqué de Presse - PROSPECT lance plate-forme technologique européenne


  • 25 July 2011 - Following a press release on 22 July 201, a number of media sources have featured articles on our initiative, for example:

    HPCWire
    Inside HPC
    Radio Sintesis
    IT Code
    Slide Share
    PresseBox
    HPC World
    Par-Tec
    FZ Juelich - 1
    FZ Juelich - 2


  • PROSPECT members have produced a Vision Document required to establish a Technology Platform. It defines the position of European High-Performance Computing industry in 2020.

    Vision Document

    PROSPECT members have also agreed on a Letter of Intent in order to found the Platform. It has been signed by a majority of our members.

    Letter of Intent


    In this video from the International Supercomputing Conference 2011 in Hamburg in June 2011 (ISC11),  panelists from PROSPECT e.V. discuss the creation of a European Technology Platform for HPC. 

    Discussion Panel:

    • Moderator: Dr Sergi Girona, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, Operations Director
    • Dr Bernhard Fabianak, The European Commission
    • Dr Giampietro Tecchiolli, Eurotech, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
    • Hugo R. Falter, ParTec Cluster Competence Center, Chief Operating Officer
    • Prof. Thomas Lippert, Research Centre Jülich, Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS), Managing Director, also Prospect Executive Committee member
    • Prof. Arndt Bode, Leibniz Research Centre, Managing Director, also Prospect Executive Committee member

    The video is available on the website of InsideHPC

    http://insidehpc.com/2011/08/15/video-prospect-creating-a-european-technology-platform-for-hpc/




    If you have any questions regarding the transformation of PROSPECT into a European Technology Platform, please contact:

    Mr Hugo Falter, ParTec Cluster Competence Centre GmbH
    Phone: +49 89 99809 0
    E-Mail: falter@par-tec.com

    Mr Marcin Ostasz, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
    Phone: +34 93 4137535
    E-Mail: marcin.ostasz@bsc.es