The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC) at Syracuse University is one of the nation's leading research centers in the development and integration of Web-based technologies with high-performance computing and communications (HPCC) technologies.

Established at Syracuse University in 1987, NPAC is a research and development center focusing on computational science, high-speed networking and parallel and distributed computing. The center is directed by Geoffrey C. Fox, a pioneer in the development and application of parallel computing.

Besides conducting leading-edge research for NASA, the Department of Defense and others, NPAC works with businesses to help them take advantage of the emerging digital highway. InfoMall USA is NPAC's industrial outreach and technology transfer program, which introduces and integrates parallel computing, advanced Web technologies and a broad range of other HPCC technologies into industry.

In collaboration with its InfoMall members and prominent university partners, NPAC is currently developing high performance systems and solutions for Banking and Financial Services, Health Care and Telemedicine, Media & Information Services, Telecommunications, Public Utilities, Education, Government Services, and other sectors.

The NPAC facility at Syracuse University's Center for Science & Technology provides an unrivaled testbed for commercial development of information technologies. Through NPAC's InfoMall program, developers and industry users can learn about the latest technology and work together to create turn-key, commercial solutions and systems.