+ NASA Home + Ames Home + Sitemap + Staff Directory +Home COLUMBIA SUPERCOMPUTER + Scientific Projects + News 2007 NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS 11.29.07 - OVERFLOW Improvements Accelerate Some Simulations NAS has recently made significant improvements to the popular OVERFLOW code, leading to significant performance gains. + Read More 08.22.07 - NAS Deploys Red Hat Linux Under Parallels on Mac OS X NAS recently developed and deployed a support model for installing and running the Red Hat Linux operating system under the virtualization software, Parallels. + Read More 08.15.07 - NAS Division Updates Widely Used Chimera Grid Tools Software NAS has released a new version of the Chimera Grid Tools software package. + Read More 08.08.07 - NAS Generates Fix for Data Storage Library Routine NAS technical staff have devised a workaround for a user-reported problem with the parallel version of HDF. + Read More 08.05.07 - NAS Completes IBM System Acceptance Tests NAS has completed acceptance testing of the new IBM POWER5+ system as part of its effort to evaluate next-generation supercomputing technology. + Read More 08.04.07 - Monitoring Tool Streamlines Performance Troubleshooting on Columbia NAS developed a streamlined “mini” version of the Columbia Heads-Up Display monitoring system, providing an at-a-glance view of Columbia performance and status. + Read More 08.03.07 - Giveto Script Enables Simple, Secure File Sharing on Columbia To enable simple, secure file sharing on Columbia, NAS developed a giveto script that makes use of the Access Control Lists. + Read More 08.02.07 - NAS Enhances USM3D Code, Enabling Increased Fidelity Simulations NAS has enhanced performance of the aerodynamic analysis code USM3D, improving runtime by a factor of two over the previous best time attained on Columbia. + Read More 08.01.07 - NREN Boosts Data Transfer Rates NREN spearheading efforts to boost data transfer rates between Columbia supercomputer and various user sites. + Read More 06.01.07 - NAS Improves Code Performance by Factor of 7 NASA researchers are using the Columbia supercomputer to identify new flight control concepts for tailless supersonic aircraft. + Read More NEWS ARCHIVE Visit our News Archive. + 2007 + 2006 + 2005 + 2004 + 2003 Visit Ames News Archive. + View more news Visit NASA News Archive. + View more news + Feedback + Site Help + NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and Accessibility Certification Editor: Jill Dunbar Webmaster: John Hardman NASA Official: Rupak Biswas + Contact NAS Last Updated: November 29, 2007