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parallel processing,
the use of multiple processors for the simultaneous execution of steps of a computer program that would normally run sequentially, done in order to shorten the time necessary to run the program.


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announced today that CyberLink MediaShow 5, a new software program that organises digital photos based on who is in them, is utilising the CUDA parallel processing power of NVIDIAA GeForceA graphics processing units (GPUs) to search and sort photo libraries.
This means that the Windows Vista password system, which would normally take months and months to crack using a brute force technique, could be cracked in a matter of days, thanks to the parallel processing capabilities of the nVidia graphics processor," said Calum Macleod, Cyber-Ark's European director.
Applications include decision fusion of hyperspectral classification, morphological hyperspectral image classifications in a parallel processing perspective and three-dimensional wavelet-based compression of hyperspectral imagery.
 
 
 
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