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For subscription information, email gridfree@gridtoday.com All comments regarding content should be sent to: grideditor@gridtoday.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 740098) ALTIX(TM) FAMILY OF SERVERS AND SUPERCLUSTERS SGI Combines the Industry Leading Performance Of the Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) 2 Processor With a Production-Class Linux(TM) Solution IN THIS ISSUE: [ ] 103300) GRID CREATES 'VIRTUAL' POOL OF IBM RESOURCES [ ] 103306) ROBERT MARCUS NAMED DIRECTOR OF COLORADO GRID INITIATIVE [ ] 103309) GRID TECHNOLOGY WIDE-REACHING IN WORLD OF SCIENCE [ ] 740096 ) HP -- Grid Computing: IT outside the box SPECIAL FEATURES =========================================================== [ ] 103300) GRID CREATES 'VIRTUAL' POOL OF IBM RESOURCES Based on new Grid and IBM Virtualization Engine technologies, the IBM Virtual Innovation Center for Hardware significantly improves IBM's ability to serve small and medium size software developers by granting equal access to a full range of on-demand technologies. [ ] 103301) SUN'S HPTC MARKETING MGR DISCUSSES COMMERCIAL GRIDS By Derrick Harris, Editor GRIDtoday recently interviewed Peter Foulkes, group manager of HPTC marketing at Sun Microsystems, about Sun's role in the enterprise Grid computing market and what effects the Enterprise Grid Alliance will have, among other topics. [ ] 103302) ANALYZING IBM'S MAINFRAME IN A CHANGING TECH CLIMATE Though mainframe use is still strong, industry experts believe adapting its services cannot work forever. Eventually, they say, the mainframe will become extinct, similar to key-punch machines and the like. [ ] 740103 ) Managing Complexity: Distributed Systems Management at Intel SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE ========================================================= [ ] 103303) DCML ORGANIZATION RELEASES DRAFT 1.0 FRAMEWORK SPECIFICATION The DCML Framework Specification defines key concepts and vocabularies for the data center environment, which will be used by the DCML Working Groups to define data center components and processes in their respective areas. [ ] 103304) VOLTAIRE TO PROVIDE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS WITH 10g GRIDS The Voltaire/Demantra Grid computing solution enables retail and consumer products customers to analyze and respond to market data collected at point-of-sale at greater speeds and at a lower total cost of ownership than ever before. [ ] 103305) LEADERS RALLY BEHIND WS-MessageDelivery SPECIFICATION Designed to facilitate the patterns outlined in Web Services Description Language (WSDL), this specification lays a foundation to achieve far more sophisticated message-based interactions without sacrificing the loosely coupled model that underlies Web services. [ ] 740100 ) Sun Microsystems Helps Found The Enterprise Grid Alliance As Blue-Chip Technology Companies Drive Adoption Of Grid Computing APPLICATIONS =============================================================== [ ] 103306) ROBERT MARCUS NAMED DIRECTOR OF COLORADO GRID INITIATIVE COGrid is forging a public/private partnership to integrate high-performance computers from around Colorado into a general application Grid computing system that will have a wide-ranging impact on all levels of education, research and government. [ ] 103307) EMPIRIX HELPS COMPANIES DEPLOY .NET APPLICATIONS IN LESS TIME Building on a long history of leadership in testing Web applications, Web Services and J2EE applications, e-TEST suite 7.0 is the first complete native .NET Web application testing solution, incorporating features designed to help companies deploy better .NET applications in less time. [ ] 103308) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA EMPLOYS UNITED DEVICES GRID MP The institution intends to make this resource available to university faculty and students who require computational resources at that level. [ ] 103309) GRID TECHNOLOGY WIDE-REACHING IN WORLD OF SCIENCE The study of Alzheimer's disease and the analysis of particle collisions may not appear to have much in common, but behind the scenes, middleware being developed with support from the NSF is helping groups of researchers in various fields apply the power of Grid-based computational resources. BREAKING NEWS ============================================================= SECURITY [ ] 103310) Survey Ranks Top Three Security Mgmt Issues [ ] 103311) Leading Vendors To Demo Federated ID Using Web Services [ ] 103312) Reactivity, CA Team To Secure, Manage Web Services [ ] 103313) Sygate Intros Product For Eliminating Rogue Devices PLATFORMS [ ] 103314) Intel-Based SGI Altix Servers Facilitate Innovation At P&G NETWORKING [ ] 103315) Korea Connects To StarLight Across Canadian Optical Network [ ] 103316) Force10 Achieves No. 1 Marketshare In Layer 3 10GbE [ ] 103317) MCI Demonstrates 40 Gbps IP Network Connection STORAGE [ ] 103318) CA, JBoss To Create Advanced Open Source Solution For Java [ ] 103319) NYC Health, Mental Hygiene Dept Selects Metatomix SMARTE [ ] 103320) Fujitsu Delivers TRIOLE Strategy For IT Optimization OPERATING SYSTEMS & MIDDLEWARE [ ] 103321) DataDirect Intros New Version Of Suite Of JDBC Drivers [ ] 103322) Thousands of New Partners Join Novell In Linux Push [ ] 103323) Oracle Builds Largest Linux-Based Development Organization [ ] 103324) OSDL To Support Enhancements To Linux Development Process [ ] 103325) Sun Broadens Solaris Availability On AMD, Intel-Based Systems GENERAL [ ] 103326) ClearCube CMS Includes Innovative "Grid Center" Feature [ ] 103327) The Middleware Company Introduces SOA Blueprints [ ] 103328) United Devices Appoints Industry Leader Ben Rouse As CEO [ ] 103329) SGI VAN Helps WestGrid Achieve Better Results QUOTE OF THE WEEK ========================================================== [ ] 103301) "The EGA is actively engaging in conversation with many companies including Microsoft and IBM, but each needs to decide whether and when to participate in EGA activities according to their own priorities." -- Peter Foulkes, HPTC Marketing Manager, Sun Microsystems JOB BANK =================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] 710) Bycast Inc, C&C Research Laboratories/NEC Europe Ltd, Computer Sciences Corporation, HP, Intel, Louisiana State University, Raytheon Company Army Research Laboratory, Swiss Center for Scientific Computing, United Devices (2), University of Nebraska, Whitestein Technologies [ ] 711) Job Bank Rates and Regulations CONFERENCE CALENDAR ======================================================== GRIDtoday is proud to be affiliated with the following organizations: The Globus Project Developing Fundamental Technologies for Computational Grids http://www.globus.org Global Grid Forum Leading the global standardization effort for Grid computing www.ggf.org [ ] 700) Conferences & Seminars GRIDtoday INFORMATION ====================================================== [ ] 701) Subscriptions & Removals [ ] 702) About GRIDtoday [ ] 703) Index of Back Issues [ ] 706) FAQ / Contact Information [ ] 707) Submitting Letters and Articles [ ] 709) Advertising Opportunities _____________________________________________________________________ | | | Full background information on all sponsoring companies | | Firms marked with an * have updated their info in the last 30 days | | | | | | [ ] 921) SGI [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 527) Intel [ ] 942) Sun Microsystems | | | | | | | | For sponsorship information contact: Gridads@Gridtoday.com | |_____________________________________________________________________| GRIDtoday welcomes bylined comments for publication. 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