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opinion editorialsThis editorial first appeared in the Albuquerque Journal. It was written by editorial page staff and is unsigned as it represents the opinion of the newspaper rather than the writers
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Supercomputer May Add Up in a Big Way
Supercomputer May Add Up in a Big Way
Initial reviews are in for the state's $39 million supercomputer, and they show it could turn out to be a lifesaver or blockbuster.
More than a year ago, Encanto was revealed at Intel in Rio Rancho, and amid high hopes for award-winning supercomputing partnerships were red-carpet whispers it could wind up as a straight-to-video write-off. After all, no other state maintained its own supercomputer, and New Mexico had had a series of expensive bombs when it came to hardware and software, install and users.
This week Gov. Bill Richardson announced two deals centered on Encanto and its New Mexico Computer Application Center that could add 100 jobs and a home base for DreamWorks Animation. Insigniam Innovation Discovery Center, a health care consulting firm that recently moved from San Francisco, will use the supercomputer to develop solutions for improving health care quality and value. And New Mexico's Cerelink Digital Media Group is teaming up with DreamWorks to explore remote rendering for film production.
Both companies plan to take advantage of Encanto's status as one of the five fastest supercomputers in the world, able to complete 172 trillion calculations per second. And both involve applications that promise to add not only to New Mexico's economy with jobs but to the nation's with exportable products like 3-D movies and better management of medical care.
Those are the kinds of investments that really add up — and that people want to see more of.
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