High Performance Computers for Science and Industry Corporation (hww)

The operation of the hkz-bw systems as well as the utilization by industry is organized by an institutional cooperation of industrial and academic partners. The hww corporation (High Performance Computers for Science and Industry Corporation) was founded in 1995 by debis Systemhaus (dSH, now T-Systems), the Porsche AG, the University of Stuttgart and the State of Baden-Württemberg. Immediately after that also the University of Karlsruhe was affiliated to the corporation. The University of Heidelberg as well as the joint venture of T-Systems and of the German Aerospace Center DLR, dSH-Solutions for Research (SfR) joined the company later. The industry and the public sector are represented with equal shares.

Problem Specific Computer Platforms

The aim of the hww, which operates the common university and industry systems by order of the hkz-bw, is the achievement of synergy effects concerning the acquisition, utilization and operation of high performance computers. So a powerful system of the same architecture instead of several medium-sized systems permits all partners the solution of complex problems and thereby an improved competitiveness. Moreover, a broader spectrum of computer architectures can be made available to each partner. In this way the most powerful and cost efficient computer platforms can be offered. Furthermore a reduction of cost is achieved by economies of scale and a more efficient assignment of personnel.

Another advantage of this cooperation is the know-how transfer from research to industry being realized by a series of common projects.

The access of industry customers is effected by the organizational structures of T Systems, which acts at the market as application service provider (ASP) via the web portal http://www.hpcportal.de/.

hww GmbH
Fasanenweg 9
D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 711 972 42894
http://www.hpcportal.de/