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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: [ ] 103994) TeraGrid ENTERS FULL PRODUCTION PHASE [ ] 103992) SUN'S NEW GRID GUY ADDRESSES 'FREE' SECURITY [ ] 103997) VALEN, SUN TO DELIVER GRID SOLUTIONS FOR INSURANCE INDUSTRY [ ] 740118) Multiprocessors, Clusters, Grids and Parallel Computing: What's the Difference? SPECIAL FEATURES =========================================================== [ ] 103992) SUN'S NEW GRID GUY ADDRESSES 'FREE' SECURITY By Derrick Harris, Editor Bjorn Andersson, Sun's new marketing manager for Grid computing, discusses the future of Grid security and storage, as well as why we might not even be talking about Grid a few years down the road. [ ] 103993) PITT, PSC JOIN NATIONAL LambdaRail The connection to NLR is implemented at PSC's Three Rivers Exchange (formerly the Pittsburgh GigaPoP), a high-speed network crossroads connecting regional academic institutions, businesses and government agencies to next-generation, national network backbones such as NLR. [ ] 103994) TeraGrid ENTERS FULL PRODUCTION PHASE TeraGrid's unified user support infrastructure and software environment allow users to access storage and information resources as well as over a dozen major computing systems via a single allocation, either as stand-alone resources or as components of a distributed application using Grid software capabilities. [ ] 103995) INTEL, MS, SUN, OTHERS DRIVE WEB SERVICES SPECIFICATION AMD, Dell, Intel Corp, Microsoft Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc announced the publication of Web Services Management (WS-Management), a Web services specification that addresses the cost and complexity of IT management by providing a common way for systems to access and exchange management information across their entire IT systems. [ ] 103996) LEVEL 3 HELPS UNIVERSITIES CREATE FLORIDA LambdaRail Services from Level 3 Communications Inc are helping a consortium of nine public and private Florida universities create a statewide high-performance network to facilitate collaborative research and education in a full spectrum of disciplines, including hurricane-related studies. [ ] 740104 ) Extreme Performance: Get the new Sun Fire V20z server with AMD Opteron SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE ========================================================= [ ] 103997) VALEN, SUN TO DELIVER GRID SOLUTIONS FOR INSURANCE INDUSTRY Valen and Sun will jointly provide Valen's decision enabling software running on a proven Jini technology-based Grid computing infrastructure. By building decision models rapidly, these customers will have access to up-to-date data, allowing them to retain a competitive edge and stay aligned with shifting market conditions. [ ] 103998) APPRO INTRODUCES ON DEMAND COMPUTING FOR OIL/GAS INDUSTRY Customers now can use Appro Compute On Demand to contract for additional capacity and services to meet the short-term computational requirements of planned or unplanned peak workloads, new projects and new business opportunities. [ ] 103999) NEW YORK BOARD OF TRADE IMPLEMENTS BEA-POWERED SOA The system, powered by BEA WebLogic Server, can enable automatic integration with IBM WebSphere MQ messaging products, a business integration product series. The newly implemented NYBOT SOA system aims to provide reduced risk, cost and complexity, and ultimately to help change the IT economics of the exchange. [ ] 104100) ACHIEVE HEALTHCARE SELECTS INTACCT/IBM ERP ON DEMAND SOLUTION Intacct ERP On Demand adds accounts payable, general ledger, payroll and order entry to the Achieve Matrix system, which includes robust clinical and business management functionalities, giving long-term care organizations a complete system for all clinical, financial and human resources needs. [ ] 104101) CAPE CLEAR ANNOUNCES TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY SOLUTION This industry solution is in response to the rapid adoption of Web services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) integration platform throughout the telecommunications industry. [ ] 104102) UXComm ANNOUNCES AutonomIQ FOR DYNAMIC SERVER PROVISIONING AutonomIQ for DSP applies advanced technology and broad support for open standards to deliver a powerful autonomic server management solution designed to provide businesses with a logical, sequential path from today's manual, people-intensive systems management tools and processes to true automated utility management for modular computing environments. [ ] 740115 ) Who's Boosting Opteron Performance at AMD, IBM and Sun? That would be us. Who's Ready for a FREE Trial? That would be you. Try our PathScale EKO Compiler FREE for 30 days. APPLICATIONS =============================================================== [ ] 104103) AGILE EXPANDS AGILE 9 ENTERPRISE PLM OFFERINGS This suite includes Agile Product Governance and Compliance, a solution for managing product and program compliance to standards and regulatory requirements, offering assurance of effective compliance throughout the product lifecycle. [ ] 104104) SAP REPORTS STRONG SAP xApps ADOPTION SAP xApps leverage the SAP NetWeaver technology platform and Web services to deliver next-generation services-oriented business applications. [ ] 104105) WCC SERVICES UTILIZES GRID IN ELISE 5.1 MATCHING TECHNOLOGY ELISE uses Grid techniques that make optimal use of industry-standard hardware. These Grid techniques also enhance ELISE's impressive scalability, and facilitate high-availability of the product by distributing software components redundantly over multiple servers or even across data centers. [ ] 740117 ) HP -- Taking Distributed Computing To The Next Level BREAKING NEWS ============================================================= SECURITY [ ] 104106) Forum, F5 Alliance To Offer Interoperable WS, Traffic Mgmt [ ] 104107) netForensics Introduces nFX Open Security Platform [ ] 104108) Westbridge Technology Achieves Security Certification PLATFORMS [ ] 104109) Enigmatec Supports Solaris 10 On Opteron, Efficient Computing [ ] 104110) IBM Propels Open Blade Server Into Mainstream Datacenter [ ] 104111) IBM Announces Mainframe Strategy To Anchor On Demand Business NETWORKING [ ] 104112) PNNL Set To Take Advantage Of New High-Speed Network Connection [ ] 104113) InfiniCon Announces InfiniBand Interconnect Solution For 10g [ ] 104114) Azul Systems To Bring Network Attached Processing To Japan [ ] 104115) Mellanox, Gore Extend Reach Of 10 Gbps Connections Over Copper [ ] 104116) Virtela Announces Multi-Carrier MPLS Service STORAGE [ ] 104117) Digi-Data Introduces STORM Xtreme Array [ ] 104118) Verari Ships ipSAN Virtualized Clustered Storage System OPERATING SYSTEMS & MIDDLEWARE [ ] 104119) Novell Supports Innovation, Competition In Open Source [ ] 104120) ObjectWeb Open-Source ESB Initiative Gaining Industry Attention [ ] 104121) STMicroelectronics Participates In China Open-Source Initiative [ ] 104122) W3C Workshop Explores Next Web Services Layer [ ] 104123) Yankee Group Survey Reveals Web Services Fulfilling Promises GENERAL [ ] 104124) DataSynapse Expands Executive Team To Support Growth [ ] 104125) Intel Revenue Hits $8.5 Billion In Third Quarter [ ] 104126) Meiosys Secures $7.5 Million Investment In Series D Financing [ ] 104127) Technology Leaders Outline Issues Of Concern In Political Debate [ ] 740106) HELP DEFINE THE FUTURE OF GRID Take a 5 Minute Survey and Get a Free Market Overview A $250 VALUE Summary Results Will Be Published in GRIDtoday QUOTE OF THE WEEK ========================================================== [ ] 103992) "Obviously, I'm a big Grid fan, but even the naysayers of yesterday are starting to believe that Grid computing has massive potential. 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