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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: [ ] 103528) GRID ADOPTION RISES 75% IN 6 MONTHS [ ] 103532) ALCATEL SOLUTIONS SELECTED FOR GERMAN GRID RESEARCH PROJECT [ ] 103534) HEALTH CARE COMPANY ADOPTS 3G STANDARDS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY ARCHIVE [ ] 740104 ) Extreme Performance: Get the new Sun Fire V20z server with AMD Opteron SPECIAL FEATURES =========================================================== [ ] 103528) GRID ADOPTION RISES 75% IN 6 MONTHS Survey findings from Evans Data Corp's new Database Development Survey Summer 2004 show that Grid computing has risen by more than 75 percent in the past six months. Thirty-seven percent of database developers are implementing or planning to implement a Grid computing architecture. [ ] 103529) UC-SAN DIEGO UNDERGRADS GO ABROAD TO STUDY CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE They were selected to participate in the first of a three-year program funded by the National Science Foundation and other organizations, to help prepare more U.S. engineers and scientists to work on international projects. Gt'04 PHOTO GALLERY Visit the Photo Gallery to see Images from this year's Gt'04 Conference and Tradeshow. http://www.gridtoday.com/gallery/index.html SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE ========================================================= [ ] 103530) BROOKS UNVEILS FACTORYworks3, INDUSTRY'S FIRST THIRD-GEN MES As the first third-generation MES, Brooks FACTORYworks3 leverages a Web-based architecture and industry standard protocols to enable collaborative manufacturing and supply chain execution. [ ] 103531) SWEDISH NAT'L ROAD ADMINISTRATION SELECTS IBM ON DEMAND SOLUTION IBM announced that its consulting division, Business Consulting Services, has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Road Administration to help them build, integrate, implement and run their new congestion charging system in the City of Stockholm. [ ] 740108 ) The Italian Southern Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructures (SPACI) Selects HP for Strategic Grid Computing Implementation APPLICATIONS =============================================================== [ ] 103532) ALCATEL SOLUTIONS SELECTED FOR GERMAN GRID RESEARCH PROJECT Alcatel announced that it is part of a multi-party consortium, including Deutsche Telekom (DTAG), and that it will provide key optical and IP technologies for project VIOLA (Vertically Integrated Optical test bed for Large Applications). [ ] 103533) FERMILAB ENHANCES GRID CAPABILITIES BY CONNECTING TO StarLight The connection to StarLight will enhance Fermilab's ability to conduct research in computer science as well as particle physics. The laboratory plays a leading role in developing data Grid software that will enable experiments to distribute data worldwide. [ ] 103534) HEALTH CARE COMPANY ADOPTS 3G STANDARDS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY ARCHIVE i3ARCHIVE Inc will become the first company to adopt the new third-generation (3G) standards for Grid Computing in a medical offering. i3ARCHIVE will integrate the standards into its National Digital Mammography Archive (NDMA), the largest archive of digital mammography images and patient data. [ ] 740109 ) Intel Peer-to-Peer Computing in the Enterprise: Implications for IT and Business Decision Makers BREAKING NEWS ============================================================= SECURITY [ ] 103535) CSIA Announces Affiliate Member Program [ ] 103536) Partners Support Network Access Protection Technology From MS [ ] 103537) Netegrity In Leader Quadrant For Extranet Access Mgmt [ ] 103538) Sensory Networks, NEXCOM Form Security Partnership [ ] 103539) Exec Survey Says Security Top Concern For Corporate Networks PLATFORMS [ ] 103540) Egenera Announces Processing Blades Based On Xeon MP 3 GHz [ ] 103541) Gelato Highlights New Linux-Itanium Advances [ ] 103542) IBM Changes Economics Of UNIX Computing NETWORKING [ ] 103543) Statewide High Speed Internet Nearly Complete In Cleveland Area [ ] 103544) Performance Technologies IPnexus CPC4416 Now Supports FlexNAT [ ] 103545) Intelliden Joins SMARTS Technology Alliance Program STORAGE [ ] 103546) Asyst EIB Delivers Distributed Equipment Data-on-Demand [ ] 103547) Ticketmaster Standardizes On NetApp Unified Storage Solutions [ ] 103548) SMU Gives High Marks To Ascential Software [ ] 103549) United States Coast Guard Selects VERITAS Software OPERATING SYSTEMS & MIDDLEWARE [ ] 103550) Active Endpoints Announces Open Source BPEL Initiative [ ] 103551) Dralasoft Selected By Centrata To Enhance IT Service Product [ ] 103552) OC-Manager 2.0 Sets Standard In Accelerating Linux Deployments [ ] 103553) Nimrod/G v2.0 Released By Nimrod Project 07.19.04 [ ] 103554) Oracle 10g Enhances Certified With Leading B2B Standards [ ] 103555) SWsoft Launches Virtuozzo 2.6 For Enterprises Worldwide [ ] 103556) Trigent Defines Approaches For Migrating From ASP To ASP.NET GENERAL [ ] 103557) Altair Announces Second Optimization Technology Conference [ ] 103558) Avaki Taps Systems Integration Expert For Advisory Board [ ] 103559) Intel Announces Second Quarter Revenue Of $8.05 Billion [ ] 103560) Oracle Names Harry L. 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