International Data Corporation (IDC) announced the publication of its final report done for the European Commission that recommends the first-ever supercomputing strategy for Europe as a whole. Through stepped-up investments in high performance computing (HPC) resources between now and the year 2020, the proposed strategy aims to help Europe advance to world leadership in specific areas with strong potential for advancing Europe's scientific and industrial leadership. The culmination of an IDC-led research study carried out in collaboration with supercomputing experts from: Teratec, France; Daresbury Laboratory, U.K.; Leibniz Rechenzentrum, Germany; and Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany.