NPAC Technical Report SCCS-491
HPCC Applications Development and Technology Transfer to Industry
Kim Mills, Geoffrey Fox
Submitted October 19 1992
Abstract
HPCC technologies may be broadly defined as high performance
communication networks, massively parallel processing systems, and
the technical expertise for using these systems. A gap currently
exists between the national HPCC community and industry. For HPCC
technology development to continue, and ultimately succeed in the
marketplace, industry must adopt and use this technology. Both
technical--software development, and sociotechnical--industry's
view of HPCC technology as difficult to use must be addressed.
Transfer of HPCC technologies to industry must be linked to the
technical and business objectives of a company. InfoMall, a new
program at the Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, is designed to
provide "one stop shopping" for enabling HPCC technologies and
business partnerships.