Atlantic universities jump into the clustering fray

摘要

Post secondary research institutes in Canada's Atlantic provinces are about to join their counterparts in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec by establishing a high-performance computing cluster featuring advanced collaboration tools. The Atlantic Computational Excellence Network, (ACEnet) is made up of seven members including Memorial University of Newfoundland, the University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison University, Dalhousie University, St. Francis Xavier University, St. Mary's University and the University of Prince Edward Island. The group was given a $9.9-million grant last year from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and a mix of financial contributions from the provinces and private sector.