This conference was different from other conferences. There were very few amateurs in the audience. Most of the attendees were people who worked in scientific research or had a certain level of experience.
Once the conference started, all kinds of flowers bloomed. Various companies and institutions had brought their latest technologies or products to show. The most cutting-edge technologies could be seen everywhere.
After coming here, Lu Zixin's biggest regret was that China's high-tech industry was still too weak.
Scientific research institutions and high-tech enterprises from America and Europe could be seen everywhere, but only a few from Huaxia could be counted on the fingers of one's hand.
Lenovo, Keli, Tencent, Hua Wei, Shuguang, Inspur … These were all top Chinese companies in the computing, data, and information industry.
Lu Zixin was talking to a few foreigners in the conference hall. These people were members of the IEEE and the American Computer Association.
"Mr. Lu, this is the first time Hongxin Group is participating in the Global Supercomputing Conference. I represent the IEEE to welcome you," said Toran Bell, the Vice President.
"Thank you. We are also honored to participate in such an academic event," Lu Zixin replied politely and shook hands with the people beside him.
"Mr. Lu, this time your Red Letter Group is participating in the conference as a computer technology company. I wonder what achievements the Red Letter Group has made in this field. Can you let us have a look?" An American took the lead and asked.
His name was Pleater, and he was an honorary academician of the American Computer Association. He was also the head of a computer research center at IBM International Business Machines Corporation.
"Yes, I am also very curious. As far as I know, Hua Wei and other Chinese companies are participating in the conference as hardware suppliers or data companies. Only Hongxin Group is participating in the conference as a computer industry company. " Another person said, "And the most strange thing is that in addition to computer software, you have also filled in computer hardware. What kind of computer hardware products does Hongxin Group have?"
This person's words were filled with contempt and hostility. The other Americans also looked at Lu Zixin and the rest with the same look.
Lu Zixin was not familiar with them, but he knew why they were hostile. Previously, when Hongxin aggressively entered the US market, it had offended almost all of the high-tech companies in the US in terms of tariffs, intellectual property fees, market share, etc.
These people were more or less related to those companies, so it was normal for them to be unfriendly to Hongxin.
Especially now that Hong Xin had made it clear that he wanted to enter the computer industry, this made them feel a sense of crisis. They also wanted to provoke Hong Xin by saying this. They wanted to find out the next step of Hong Xin Group.
Toram Bell also looked at Lu Zixin with a smile, but didn't say anything. Obviously, his attitude was the same as the others.
"Hongxin Group is currently working on the computer hardware, and they have already achieved some results. I believe that everyone will be able to see it soon." Lu Zixin's answer was very smooth, and it was as good as not saying anything.
The other party was not satisfied, and Pleater continued. "I am looking forward to seeing Hongxin's PC in the future. It will be like your Lenovo PC. It will be very good."
"Oh, if Hongxin Group needs our help, we will be happy to provide the necessary hardware."
On the surface, there seemed to be no problem with his words, but in fact, there was some intentional or unintentional contempt. Although Lenovo Group's PC is a Chinese brand, the hardware used in the PC is from overseas.
Pleater's company, IBM, is also one of Lenovo Group's hardware suppliers. In their eyes, Chinese PC is only a shell, and the core is from them.
Lu Zixin laughed. "I am also thinking the same. If you all need Hongxin Group to provide hardware services in the future, we are also willing to cooperate."
The few Americans smiled as if they had heard a joke.
Toram Bell stopped this topic and said. "Mr. Lu, the Global Supercomputer Ranking Conference will be held soon. Shall we go together?"
"That's what I want to do." Lu Zixin nodded.
At this conference, the organizers of the United Nations International Top 500 Organization would jointly select and release the top 500 supercomputers in the world for computing speed.
This is to attract the public's attention, and at the same time, increase the competition between different organizations.
Lu Zixin met a few friends at the conference. Hua Wei Group's CEO, Wu Zhigao, Lenovo Group's CEO, Bai Chenghui, and a few experts from China's National Academy of Sciences are there.
"My Chinese friends, who do you think will be the top 3 supercomputers this year?" Toram Bell suddenly asked.
"This year, there will be a few more supercomputers in the world. But if we are talking about the top 3 supercomputers, two of them will belong to China." A Chinese PC expert said proudly. "China's Shenwei Supercomputer had been the top supercomputer for a few consecutive years, and we still have Tianhe No. 2 supercomputer. We should be able to get into the top 3!"
"Hahaha!" Toram Bell laughed and said. "Those two supercomputers from China are indeed very good. But this year, the situation might be different."
"Different?" A few Chinese PC experts were puzzled. "Could it be that another organization has developed a more powerful supercomputer?"
"I'm going to give you a big surprise!" Pleater said confidently. Listening to his tone, it seemed that there was indeed a faster supercomputer.
Everyone entered the conference hall and began the selection of supercomputers. Other than the data collected by the TOP500, the participants could also provide the latest supercomputer data for them to review and rank.
As soon as everyone arrived at the conference hall, they heard a heated discussion.
"The Titan No. 2 supercomputer is faster than China's Shenwei Supercomputer!"
"Its floating point calculation speed is more than a billion billion times per second!"
"Our American supercomputer is still the best in the world!"
"Titan II?" The people from Huaxia were all surprised and confused.
An expert said, "The Titan supercomputer is a supercomputer under the United States Department of Energy. It used to be one of the top 10 supercomputers in the world. Could this Titan No. 2 be an improved version of the Titan supercomputer? "
"That's right!" A member of the American Computer Society proudly introduced, "The Titan II supercomputer is a more powerful supercomputer developed by Clay Supercomputing Company based on the Titan I supercomputer."
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