Supercomputers Vital for Competitiveness, Say Users.

This article focuses on the importance of supercomputers for competitiveness in the U.S. Corporate America must leverage government investments in powerful supercomputers so the technology can economically find its way into the private sector. U.S. industry needs affordable access to supercomputer systems, which generally cost 10 million dollars or significantly more, in order to better compete globally. And government agencies and business groups are currently looking at ways to amortize government technology investments over a larger group of potential users.