BIOS SIG: Unifying Software Architecture and Interfaces for Collaborative, Scalable Development

The basic input/output system (BIOS), a type of firmware, is the fundamental software loaded to a computer hardware system. In the technology chain of the computer industry, the BIOS is a vital link that connects foundational hardware and system software. It initializes and manages hardware resources, shields their details, and boots the operating system (OS).

2025-03-18

Confidential Computing Special Interest Group Strives to Build a Solid Data Security Foundation

Amid the rising significance of data as a key factor of the digital economy that features the sweeping implementation of cloud computing, big data, and AI, many countries and regions have been upping data security and privacy protection, with relevant policies and measures introduced to ensure maximal data security and value.

2025-03-18

GCC Sets Open-Cool Special Interest Group in Motion for Open, Unified Liquid Cooling

The Second Session of the First Council Conference of the Global Computing Consortium (GCC) in July 2024 considered and approved the application for establishing the Open-Cool Special Interest Group, which was jointly brought up by China's three tier-1 telecom carriers — China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom — alongside Huawei, xFusion, and several other enterprises covering chipsets, components, and servers in the computing and liquid cooling sector, as well as think tanks and other research institutions. The decision was followed the ongoing efforts to prepare for the group's formation and convene its first plenary meeting.

2025-03-18

GCC Sets Up Edge Computing Development Group

Digitalization is sweeping the world, driving new technological and industrial revolution with growing momentum towards a fully connected and sensed, intelligent world. In this process, edge computing is essential, integrating network connectivity, data aggregation, chipsets, sensing, and AI to improve operational, information, and communications services. This trend has turned edge computing into a gravitating sensation of computing, new information businesses, and industry transformation.

2025-03-18

Green Computing DG｜The First Member Meeting of the GCC Green Computing Development Group Successfully Held

On March 13, 2025, the first member meeting of the Green Computing Development Group (GC DG) of the Global Computing Consortium (GCC) was grandly held in Beijing, China. The meeting brought together representatives from leading technology chip vendors, operating system vendors, firmware vendors, server vendors, system integrators, user organizations, and research institutions, jointly witnessing a new starting point for the development of the green computing industry.

2025-03-17

The First Plenary Meeting of the GCC High Performance Computing Development Group Successfully Held

On February 28, 2025, the first plenary meeting of the High Performance Computing Development Group of the Global Computing Consortium (English abbreviation: GCC; High Performance Computing Development Group abbreviation: HPC DG; Chinese abbreviation: HPC-DG) was successfully held in Shenzhen. The meeting marked the official establishment of the HPC DG, representing a key step in promoting global collaboration and technological innovation in the high performance computing industry and supporting the prosperity of the global computing ecosystem. Representatives from 24 founding organizations across academia, industry, and research institutions gathered to witness this important moment.

2025-03-04