Edupage newsletter for 24th May 1999 Edupage newsletter for 24th May 1999 For more information about Edupage and the Educom consortium, click here. The institute will employ 120 IBM researchers and have a nine-person advisory board. William Pulleyblank, the institute's director, says deep computing refers to the use of extensive computation and advanced software algorithms in approaching problems that traditionally would have been impossible.
Weather forecasting is one possible application of deep computing capabilities.
With deep computing, forecasts can be much more accurate. The Deep Computing Institute plans to offer open access to its three-dimensional visualization software for supercomputers, called Data Explorer. The PC industry is undergoing a major shift that is forcing big PC makers to overhaul their business strategies to adjust to the changes. The main drivers of change in the industry are ever-declining prices for PCs and components, which have brought an end to the era of high PC profits, and new, efficient competitors that have blindsided industry heavyweights and stolen market share. Others may try to transform themselves into service companies in order to take a piece of the more lucrative business of advising companies on their Web efforts.