Council on Competitiveness to Unveil Study Showing University Supercomputing Centers Are National Treasures; Study Shows National Science Foundation Supercomputing Centers Give Industry the Platform to Make Breakthrough Discoveries

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Council on Competitiveness:

  
WHAT:   The Council on Competitiveness will release a pioneering
        study of a National Science Foundation (NSF) program that
        helped U.S. businesses leverage the supercomputing resources
        of the federal government. Forty businesses participated in
        the study, which paired them with NSF-funded supercomputer
        centers around the country. All of the businesses reported the
        partnerships helped boost innovation and their ability to
        compete globally. Industry participants said they view the NSF
        supercomputing resources as national treasures that can be
        leveraged to help American companies increase their
        competitive edge in the global economy.

WHERE:  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300
        Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20004. The study
        findings will be presented as part of the Council's annual
        High Performance Computing Users Conference.

WHEN:   September 7, 2006. Registration and breakfast 7:30-8:15 a.m.
        Meeting 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WHO:    The High Performance Computing Users Conference will feature
        speakers from the Council on Competitiveness, National Science
        Foundation, Department of Energy, Defense Advanced Research
        Projects Agency (DARPA), and businesses including DreamWorks
        Animation, Microsoft, Pratt & Whitney, Proctor & Gamble,
        Acxiom, Cloplay Plastic Products, and Wal-Mart Stores.

        For more information about the HPC Users Conference, and to
        register, go to http://www.hpcusersconference.com/. Media
        registration at media@compete.org

ABOUT THE COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS: An organization of the top business, university and labor leaders in the United States, the Council on Competitiveness is responsible for influencing the course of American competitiveness on regional, national and global scales. The Council stands unique in its ability to anticipate and respond to changing economic conditions through a series of comprehensive programs to maintain competitiveness and security, support innovation, benchmark national competitiveness and shape public policy. The Council is available on the web at www.compete.org or for details on the National Innovation Initiative visit www.innovateamerica.org