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HPE

American computing hardware maker; delivered the Arrhenius supercomputer.

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#15 8 Sept

Delivered the Arrhenius supercomputer

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Background

HPE delivered the Arrhenius supercomputer under a EuroHPC procurement contract signed in July 2025, and the machine was inaugurated at Linköping University on 8 September 2026.

HPE, short for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, split from the original Hewlett-Packard company in November 2015 to focus on enterprise computing, and moved its global headquarters from California to Spring, Texas, in 2022.

Arrhenius adds to HPE's run of EuroHPC hardware contracts, and like Finland's LUMI-AI it runs on AMD rather than European-made processors.

Common Questions

What does HPE stand for?

HPE stands for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the enterprise-computing company split from Hewlett-Packard in 2015.Source: Wikipedia

Where is HPE headquartered?

Spring, Texas, since HPE moved its global headquarters there from California in 2022.Source: Texas Governor's office

Source Material

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