[ANNOUNCE] Apache MXNet (incubating) 0.12.0 Release

[Chris Olivier <cj...@apache.org>]

Hello All,



The Apache MXNet (incubating) Community is happy to announce the
availability of Apache MXNet (incubating) version 0.12!



Contributors in the MXNet community have collaborated to bring such feature
enhancements to users. With this release, MXNet adds two new important
features:

• Support for NVIDIA Volta GPUs, which enables users to dramatically reduce
the training and inference time for a neural network model

• Support for Sparse Tensors, which enables users to train a model with
sparse matrices in a storage and compute-efficient manner



Apache MXNet (incubating) is a deep learning framework designed for both
efficiency and flexibility. It allows you to mix symbolic and imperative
programming to maximize efficiency and productivity.



A full list of the changes in this release can be found in the release
notes:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/MXNet+0.12.0+Release+Notes



A Link to the Download is here: http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/mxnet/



If you prefer to build from source and experiment with various compile-time
configuration options, use this link to get the instructions:

http://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/install/index.html



Or You can download and play with MXNet easily using one of the options
below:

   1. The Pip package can be found here: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mxnet
   2. The Docker Images can be found here: https://hub.docker.com/u/mxnet/



The release tag used for the v0.12 release is:

https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/tree/0.12.0/



Some more MXNet Resources –

   1. Issues: https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues
   2. Wiki: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET



If you want to learn more about MXNet visit http://mxnet.incubator.
apache.org/

Finally, you are welcome to join and also invite your friends to the
dynamic and growing MXNet community by subscribing to
dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org



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Thanks!

Apache MXNet (incubating) Team

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DISCLAIMER:

Apache MXNet (incubating) is an effort undergoing incubation at The

Apache Software Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the name of Apache

Incubator PMC. Incubation is required of all newly accepted

projects until a further review indicates that the

infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have

stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF

projects. While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection

of the completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate

that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF.