title: Supercomputing in cancer research.
abstract: Human Genome Analysis and Image Processing are part of the 'Grand Challenges' in High Performance Computing. The traditional mainframe has become insufficient for these applications in Biocomputing. Scalable parallel processor systems have entered the marketplace with superior price/performance. The evaluation process of such a system by an application-oriented benchmark test suite is described. Meanwhile a large system is integrated in the client/server structure of the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum where the traditional mainframe is completely replaced by scalable systems.
authors.affiliation: DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Böhm
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D012106:Research