Information technology needs fundamental shift to continue rapid advances in computing
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 11:50
in Mathematics & Economics
The rapid advances in information technology that drive many sectors of the U.S. economy could stall unless the nation aggressively pursues fundamental research and development of parallel computing -- hardware and software that enable multiple computing activities to process simultaneously, says a new report by the National Research Council. Better options for managing power consumption in computers will also be essential for continued improvements in IT performance.