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Highlights business and technical aspects of using GPUs for supercomputing; webinar 1 features NVIDIA’s general manager of GPU computing, Andy Keane: Acceleware is pleased to announce its Webinar Series covering emerging Graphic Processing Units (GPU) solutions for the High Performance Computing (HPC) market. This innovative series is designed to educate attendees about leading-edge topics in the HPC market, supply new product information and provide knowledgeable insight from leading industry experts. Premiering Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, each webinar will run approximately 60 minutes in length and is free to attendees. “We are seeing a new technology paradigm in computational research as GPU computing products bring supercomputing capabilities to the deskside,” said Robert Miller, VP of marketing and product management for Acceleware. “This technology is forging a new path for research and discovery. Our goal for the Acceleware Webinar Series is to provide attendees with unique and practical information on leading-edge technologies and applications within this emerging market.” The Acceleware Webinar Series will focus on two key areas of interest:

• Acceleware Advisor Webinar Series – Features industry experts sharing their knowledge of GPUs in the HPC space. This series will help attendees discover how they can improve their business processes and drive productivity.
• Acceleware Technology Webinar Series – Showcases the latest HPC products that are hitting the market and how they measure up to existing technology.

The first webinar in the Acceleware Advisor Series, entitled “The Advantages of Tesla: The next generation of Supercomputing,” will premiere at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST on Sept. 26, 2007 and will be jointly presented by NVIDIA’s General Manager of GPU Computing, Andy Keane, and Chris Mason, Director of Product Management for Acceleware. The inaugural webinar in the Acceleware Technology Series, entitled “Accelerators Unveiled: Your guide to accelerators available in the market and how they compare,” will debut at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST on Oct. 31, 2007 and will be presented by Acceleware’s Chief Technology Officer, Ryan Schneider. To register or to learn more about the Acceleware Webinar Series, please visit its Web site.