CivSource – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and a coalition of university leaders, local politicians and senior technology executives announced the ongoing development and planning of a Green High Performance Computing Center (GHPCC) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Center will help bring long-term stability for the city and regional economies throughout Western Massachusetts, the governor said.
Brendan’s Blog - Last Wednesday, Governor Deval Patrick unveiled the next steps for the massive high-performance computing center planned for downtown Holyoke. I’m glad to say that things are moving forward, and quickly at that. Read the rest of this entry
Xconomy – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick traveled to Holyoke, MA, yesterday to talk about the next steps for the planned Holyoke High Performance Computing Center, a massive project designed to advance the state of the art in “green computing” for life sciences, cleantech, and other applications, while also bolstering business development in economically depressed western Massachusetts. Construction is slated to begin in the fall of 2010 and be completed in late 2011, the governor said.
UMass Amherst – A proposed high-performance computing center in Holyoke moved forward this week as Gov. Deval Patrick, President Jack Wilson, the presidents of MIT and Boston University and corporate executives sketched a timeline for the project.
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HPC Wire - Groundbreaking scheduled for next fall; collaboration with MIT, UMASS, BU, EMC, Cisco & Accenture part of lead-up to Governor’s Economic Summit
HOLYOKE, Mass. Oct. 21 — Governor Deval Patrick today joined University of Massachusetts President Dr. Jack Wilson, Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan, leaders from MIT, Boston University, and senior executives from EMC, Cisco, and Accenture to announce initial construction on Holyoke’s High Performance Computing Center (HPCC) is on track to begin next fall, with a target completion date set for late 2011. The public-private collaboration, which recently completed a successful 120-day planning process, will establish Massachusetts as a global leader in the development and application of the next generation of computing technologies.
Dr. Dobbs Journal - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick joined University of Massachusetts President Dr. Jack Wilson, Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan, leaders from MIT, Boston University, and senior executives from EMC, Cisco, and Accenture to announce initial construction on Holyoke’s High PerformanceComputing Center (HPCC) is on track to begin next fall, with a target completion date set for late 2011. The public-private collaboration, which recently completed a successful 120-day planning process, will establish Massachusetts as a global leader in the development and application of the next generation of computing technologies.
HOLYOKE – The bright future of the Massachusetts innovation economy was on display on Wednesday, October 21, not in Cambridge, or Boston, but in Holyoke, a historic industrial city in western Massachusetts.
More than 150 people—including residents, local business owners, city officials and students—crowded into the room at the Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College to witness Governor Deval Patrick announce the go-ahead for the planned construction of the region’s first high performance computing center in a new “innovation district”. Partners in the $100 million undertaking include Cisco, EMC, MIT, Boston University and the University of Massachusetts. Governor Patrick was greeted with a heartfelt, two-minute standing ovation.
The Republican / MassLive – “Gov. Deval L. Patrick is due today to unveil the results of a 120-day study of plans to build a high-performance computer center in the canal area, officials say. Patrick is set to be joined at a press conference at 3 p.m. at Holyoke Community College by representatives of the top universities and businesses that are to be the partners in the venture that could have a potential investment of $100 million and business spin-offs.”
The Republican / MassLive – “Gov. Deval L. Patrick and administration officials announced Wednesday the schedule for construction of the high-performance computer center in Holyoke, with administration official Greg Bialecki saying he expects a site along the canals to be selected by the end of the calendar year.”
