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NVIDIA Powers Japan’s ABCI-Q Supercomputer for Quantum Research

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Monday, March 18, 2024

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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTC—NVIDIA today announced that Japan’s new ABCI-Q supercomputer — designed to advance the nation’s quantum computing initiative — will be powered by NVIDIA platforms for accelerated and quantum computing.

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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTC—NVIDIA today announced that Japan’s new ABCI-Q supercomputer — designed to advance the nation’s quantum computing initiative — will be powered by NVIDIA platforms for accelerated and quantum computing.
The high-performance, scalable system is integrated with NVIDIA® CUDA-Q ™, an open-source hybrid quantum computing platform with powerful simulation tools and capabilities to program hybrid quantum-classical systems.
“Researchers need high-performance simulation to tackle the most difficult problems in quantum computing,” said Tim Costa, director of high performance computing and quantum computing at NVIDIA.
“The NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform and NVIDIA H100 will help these scientists pursue the next frontiers of quantum computing research.”
ABCI-Q is part of Japan’s quantum technology innovation strategy, which aims to create new opportunities for businesses and society to benefit from quantum technology, including through research in AI, energy and biology.

YSB Inc. Global Offering

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

HONG KONG, June 15, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - YSB Inc. (the "Company"; Stock code: 9885) announced the details of its global offering (the "Global Offering") and its proposed listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange").

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HONG KONG, June 15, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - YSB Inc. (the "Company"; Stock code: 9885) announced the details of its global offering (the "Global Offering") and its proposed listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange").
Highlights of the Global Offering:
-- Number of Offer Shares under the Global Offering: 15,808,800 Shares (subject to the Over-allotment Option).
Assuming that the Over-allotment Option is not exercised, after deducting the underwriting commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by us in connection with the Global Offering, and assuming an Offer Price of HK$21.00 per Share (being the mid-point of the Offer Price), the Company estimates that it will receive gross proceeds of approximately HK$332.0 million from the Global Offering, and net proceeds of approximately HK$253.6 million from the Global Offering.
The Cornerstone Placing will form part of the International Offering, and Cornerstone Investor will not acquire any Offer Shares under the Global Offering (other than pursuant to the Cornerstone Investment Agreement).

PFCC Launches Matlantis High-Speed Universal Atomistic Simulator for AI-Driven Materials Discovery in United States

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

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Preferred Computational Chemistry (PFCC), a joint venture between Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) and ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS), has launched Matlantis ™, a cloud-based, high-speed universal atomistic simulator for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven materials discovery, for companies and organizations in the United States.

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Preferred Computational Chemistry (PFCC), a joint venture between Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) and ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS), has launched Matlantis ™, a cloud-based, high-speed universal atomistic simulator for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven materials discovery, for companies and organizations in the United States.
Since PFCC launched Matlantis in Japan in July 2021, PFN and ENEOS have been continuously updating its simulation accuracy and universality while PFCC expanded the client base, incorporated user feedback and prepared for international launches.
The use of target materials includes batteries and semiconductors as well as catalysts, absorbents and alloys for clean energy, environment and sustainable industry processes.
The latest version of Matlantis’s neural network potential was developed using National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology’s AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure (ABCI) as well as PFN’s in-house supercomputers.

Fujitsu to provide AIST's "ABCI," the world's largest computational infrastructure for AI processing via Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS)

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Friday, December 23, 2022

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With the new service, Fujitsu aims to support companies in accelerating their R&D activities and improve their productivity using AI and HPC technologies.

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With the new service, Fujitsu aims to support companies in accelerating their R&D activities and improve their productivity using AI and HPC technologies.
With the aim to accelerate AI development in Japan, AIST in 2018 launched "ABCI", one of the world's largest computational infrastructures.
Fujitsu offers CaaS as a cloud service portfolio including high-performance computing (HPC) and AI technologies as well as Fujitsu's quantum-inspired Digital Annealer.
A service launched by AIST in August 2018 to promote the social implementation of AI as a large-scale AI cloud computing system that can be used by general enterprises.

Qingci Games Announces Proposed Listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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Monday, December 6, 2021

HONG KONG, Dec 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - An established mobile game developer and publisher in China, Qingci Games Inc. ("Qingci Games" or the "Company", together with its subsidiary, the "Group", stock code: 6633.HK), today announced the proposed listing of its Shares (the "Shares") on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange").

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HONG KONG, Dec 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - An established mobile game developer and publisher in China, Qingci Games Inc. ("Qingci Games" or the "Company", together with its subsidiary, the "Group", stock code: 6633.HK), today announced the proposed listing of its Shares (the "Shares") on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange").
Qingci Games Announces Proposed Listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On the left is Mr. Huang Zhiqiang, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, and on the right is Mr. Liu Siming, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Qingci Games Announces Proposed Listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Dealings in Shares of Qingci Games on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is expected to commence on December 16, 2021 (Thursday).

DDN's High-Capacity Storage Solutions Adopted for "AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure" Supercomputer System for Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

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More than 1,000 users, from AI start-ups to electronics manufacturers, have been conducting research and development using the current system.

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More than 1,000 users, from AI start-ups to electronics manufacturers, have been conducting research and development using the current system.
Faced with rapid growth in demand for AI research and development in recent years in industry, government and academia, AIST has decided to add the "AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure" in collaboration with ABCI.
The new storage environment, which will be used on both systems, consists of an 11.2 petabyte high-capacity storage system based on DDN's EXAScaler parallel file system solution.
EXAScaler is based on open-source Lustre, which has been adopted by many supercomputer systems and large-scale AI computing infrastructure projects, both domestically and internationally.

Fujitsu Receives Order for "AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure" Supercomputer System from Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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Friday, November 13, 2020

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The "AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure" system will be added to the AI Data Center Building at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Kashiwa Center in Japan with the beginning of operations scheduled for fiscal 2021.

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The "AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure" system will be added to the AI Data Center Building at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Kashiwa Center in Japan with the beginning of operations scheduled for fiscal 2021.
The 11.2 petabyte storage system built into the "AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure" system can be linked with the existing "ABCI" storage system to enable integrated "ABCI" and "AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure" operations.
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services.
Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.9 trillion yen (US$35 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

Navigant Research Report Estimates the Annual Global Market for Advanced Batteries for Critical Infrastructure Solutions Will Near 10 GW in 2027

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

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The report, Advanced Batteries for Critical Infrastructure , examines ABCI solutions that leverage utility-scale and behind-the-meter C&I DESS technology.

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The report, Advanced Batteries for Critical Infrastructure , examines ABCI solutions that leverage utility-scale and behind-the-meter C&I DESS technology.
Navigant Research, the dedicated research arm of Navigant, provides market research and benchmarking services for rapidly changing and often highly regulated industries.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Advanced Batteries for Critical Infrastructure, is a summary and reflects Navigant Researchs current expectations based on market data and trend analysis.
Neither Navigant Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.

Asetek Announces Thirteen Installations on the TOP500 Supercomputer List

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

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Ranked #7 on the TOP500 list is the fastest supercomputer in Japan, the AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure system (ABCI) installed at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

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Ranked #7 on the TOP500 list is the fastest supercomputer in Japan, the AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure system (ABCI) installed at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
Ranked #14 on the TOP500 list is the Oakforest-PACS system installed at the Joint Center for Advanced High Performance Computing (JCAHPC), also installed by Asetek's OEM partner Fujitsu.
All thirteen TOP500 clusters were also ranked on the Green500 list, eight of which were in the Green100, led by ABCI installed at AIST ranked at #4.
"We are pleased that Asetek has seen yet another increase in TOP500 installations moving from eleven to thirteen installations in the latest edition of the TOP500 list, with three systems in the TOP20," said John Hamill, Chief Operating Officer at Asetek.

Asetek Announces Eleven Installations in the TOP500 Supercomputer List

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Ranked 5th on the Top500 list is the AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure system (ABCI) installed at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

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Ranked 5th on the Top500 list is the AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure system (ABCI) installed at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
This is the fastest supercomputer computer in Japan and was installed by Asetek's OEM partner Fujitsu.
In November 2016, Asetek also had the highest ranked system in Japan, Oakforest-PACS which is #12 in the June 2018 Top500.
We look forward to additional entries in the next TOP500 list in November of 2018."