May 18, 2007 // Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - IOCOM is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded the 2nd Annual Delta Award at the HPCS2007 event at the University of Saskatchewan. The HPCS2007 conference is the premiere high performance computing event in Canada that brings together researchers and educational faculty as well as vendors to discuss current HPC topics. The Delta Award is voted on by attendees and recognizes the vendor that best demonstrated how HPC is “Transforming the Face of Research” which was the major theme of the event. IBM was the winner of last year’s award.
“When you see that we were up against vendors like Microsoft, Dell, HP and Apple, it was great to get recognized by the attendees as an application that makes a difference” said Brian Gleason of IOCOM. “This will go a long way towards making a positive impact on the collaborative infrastructure throughout the Canadian research community,” he added.
About HPCS 2007:
HPCS (High Performance Computing Symposium) is a multidisciplinary conference that focuses on new and exciting scientific and technical work involving High Performance Computing (HPC). HPCS is Canada’s preeminent forum for HPC initiatives. This four-day conference draws attendance from Canadian and international HPC experts and researchers renowned in the sciences, engineering, mathematics and applied human sciences.
During the course of the symposium, high profile members of the international research community will present on ongoing projects which use HPC as a research tool. In the past, papers presented have included topics from discipline areas such as Stellar Astrophysics, Marine Hydrodynamics, Planetary Dynamics, Molecular Interactions, Parallel Programming, Biophysics, Quantum Chemistry, Environmental Research, Molecular Modeling, Theoretical / Computational Chemistry, Genetic Programming and Bio Mechanics.
The theme for HPCS 2007 is “Transforming the Face of Research”. The conference will be held in Saskatoon, SK at the University of Saskatchewan from May 13-16, 2007.
About IOCOM
IOCOM is a Chicago-based software provider that helps keep people connected through video, data and audio conferencing. Its solutions work with virtually any Internet-enabled device, including room systems, PCs, laptops and mobile devices. IOCOM’s focus is on delivering the high performance necessary for smooth audio and video without the cost and complexity of bulkier, proprietary systems. Fortune 500 companies, government and education institutions, researchers, skilled workers, and general consumers currently rely on IOCOM’s solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.iocom.com.