The Supercomputing Center of NIIF

BME Irányitástechnika és Informatikai Tanszék

Installation of the first scientifical and educational purpose real supercomputer in Hungary fulfills a long standing demand of the Hungarian scientific life. The machine has been bought by the NIIF and it is operated in cooperation with the MTA SZTAKI in the center of the high speed lines of the Hungarian academic Internet backbone (HBONE) in Budapest, ensuring excellent access possibilities for the users of both the capital and the regions. The supercomputer was delivered by Sun Microsystems, and it is listed among the top 500 computers of the world. The goal of the Supercomputing Project initiated by the NIIF is to promote the capabilities of this infrastructure, to provide support for the users and to inspire and aid the cooperation between the academic institutes operating high performance computers in order to create a powerful GRID system in Hungary.