IDG Contributor Network: IBM readies open standard for high performance interconnect

IBM and partners announced this week another open standard under the umbrella of and analogous to OpenPOWER, which covers processor design. The new standard, OpenCAPI, addresses system interconnect — the links among various system elements at the core of high-performance computers. OpenCAPI specifies an improved, high-speed, reliable way for processors to connect with things like accelerators (graphics and others), advanced memory, networking and storage. 
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