Eviden (Atos) Launches Qaptiva Platform for Quantum Instrument Construction

Eviden – quickly to be the impartial part of Ecu IT large Atos which is splitting itself in two this 12 months – nowadays presented a wide quantum computing portfolio, led through the newly-minted Qaptiva suite of application equipment and products and services and the renaming of the Atos quantum simulator equipment from QLM to Qaptiva 800. Widely talking, all kinds of products and services and sources are being bundled below the Qaptiva logo, assembling in combination what was once Atos’ important push into the quantum marketplace.

Whilst Atos could also be a much less acquainted identify at the U.S. quantum panorama, it’s an entrenched participant within the unexpectedly rising Ecu quantum neighborhood. The QLM (quantum studying device) equipment, as an example, is broadly used and will emulate circuits as much as 41 qubits, now not a trivial job. Atos has even advanced its personal benchmark – Q-score – which the corporate says, “measures the potency of operating a consultant quantum software, a device’s effectiveness at dealing with real-life issues, as a substitute of its theoretical or bodily efficiency.”

(Atos has lengthy been an international power in HPC. Just lately it’s been beefing up its HPC cloud features together with the acquisition of U.S.-based HPC cloud specialist Nimbix (2021). For extra element on Eviden’s drawing close break up from Atos see HPCwire protection, Atos Launches ‘Eviden’ Logo Forward of Deliberate Cut up.)

As described through Eviden/Atos, “Qaptiva gives all-in-one features and a best-in-class advancement atmosphere to put in writing code as soon as and seamlessly run it on other Quantum {hardware}, both on-premises or throughout the cloud. Designed to surround in a single position all quantum applied sciences equipped through Qaptiva application companions, this platform supplies builders, researchers, and scientists with all of the vital equipment and sources (libraries, connectors, emulators, and compilers) to program, optimize, assemble, emulate, and run code on a Quantum Processing Unit (QPU), handing over tangible effects very unexpectedly with out looking forward to Massive Scale Quantum (LSQ).”

For the instant, Eviden/Atos isn’t development a QPU and touts its emphasis on final quantum hardware-agnostic (i.e. qubit modality). Like others within the quantum neighborhood it has additionally embraced the concept that it will possibly ship some type of quantum merit now the use of qubit-emulation generation run on classical programs, together with the Qaptiva 800.

In a briefing with HPCwire, Eric Eppe, VP, portfolio and technique for HPC,AI and Quantum Computing, Eviden, Atos Crew, mentioned, “What we’re providing shoppers is a large platform to broaden their programs with a collection of companions serving to us. But it surely’s additionally complete coverage of your funding, since you don’t wish to make any guess on any [particular] QPU nowadays. I don’t know any individual who could make a raffle nowadays, on IQM on IBM, Pasqal, QuEra or on any of those applied sciences, as a result of day after today, any individual can get a hold of a brand new generation that can damage [some] barrier and alter the foundations. The entire shoppers we see say, “I don’t wish to purchase a pc nowadays, I simply wish to be sure that my software runs and the consequences are predictable.”

These days the Qaptiva features are delivered in a QaaS means thru Atos cloud or by way of acquire of the Qaptiva 800 equipment to be used on-premise. Eppe mentioned Eviden was once exploring different public cloud choices however declined to call any. To some degree, it sort of feels most probably Eviden/Atos will want a while to hone its go-to-market methods.

Eppe mentioned Eviden/Atos has a powerful roster of consumers  from {industry}, govt, and academia, together with some large HPC facilities. Eppe mentioned that Oak Ridge Nationwide Laboratory was once in fact its first large HPC heart buyer. He mentioned {industry}’s POC tire-kicking within the quantum area has began changing into less attackable plans for particular programs. He cited France-based TotalEnergies (power large) as one instance. “It’s having a look at subject material science, and at techniques to seize CO2,” mentioned Eppe, including that Eviden/Atos has 40-plus shoppers nowadays.

The corporate has additionally been increasing its spouse ecosystem to supply a large selection of quantum application libraries and other {hardware} alternatives. Right here’s an excerpt from the announcement, “To reinforce the evolution of quantum application, the crew has partnered with innovation-driven Quantum gamers like ColibrITD, QuantFI, QubitSoft, Qubit Prescription drugs, QuRISK and Multiverse Computing to combine them in Qaptiva and to handle industry-specific use circumstances associated with automobile, protection, power, finance, lifestyles science and retail. For quantum computing {hardware}, after the signature of an settlement with our forward-thinking spouse IQM Quantum Computer systems in 2022, Eviden is now additionally taking part with French generation leaders Quandela and Pasqal for joint business gives.”

Hyperion Analysis leader quantum analyst Bob Sorensen was once sure at the Eviden technique and is quoted within the respectable announcement, “With the release of Qaptiva, an entire as-a-service be offering eager about programs advancement, Eviden is at the proper trail towards fast innovation and adoption of Quantum Computing for enterprises and companies. This permits Eviden to procure new features, lengthen its answers to handle new markets, and meet buyer wishes.” He additionally famous Eviden would be capable to leverage its HPC energy to reinforce combined Quantum-HPC-AI efforts.

Whilst Atos’ historic HPC energy has been in Europe, it’s at all times been an international participant. The purchase of the U.S.-based Nimbix HPC cloud happened as Atos was once ramping up a push within the U.S. Eppe mentioned its consulting teams, which broaden quantum shoppers, have tended be advanced on a rustic/area bases and that the united statesand Asia have been spaces of higher process.