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For subscription information, email gridfree@gridtoday.com All comments regarding content should be sent to: grideditor@gridtoday.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] A649 ) Making Grids Easy The Sun Grid Rack System is Ready to Deploy: * Powerful AMD x64 architecture * Runs your Solaris, Linux, and Windows applications faster! * Integrated at the factory -- just plug into your network IN THIS ISSUE: [ ] M404460 ) Ian Foster on the Impact of 'Service-Oriented Science' [ ] M407334 ) It's Alan's Turn to Cry [ ] M405841 ) Sun Grids Gain Ground in Financial Services [ ] A516 ) Creating a Virtual Worldwide Network Of Grid Computing Power - INTEL - SPECIAL FEATURES ============================================================== [ ] M404460 ) Ian Foster on the Impact of 'Service-Oriented Science' In an exclusive agreement with Science magazine, GRIDtoday is able to bring you an article by by Ian Foster in which he discusses the enormous potential for service-oriented science, a term that he defines as "scientific research enabled by distributed networks of interoperating services." ** E-mail edition readers, access can only be granted through the Web edition of this article, which can be found at http://news.taborcommunications.com/msgget.jsp?mid=404460&xsl=story.xsl. [ ] M407334 ) It's Alan's Turn to Cry By Alan J. Weissberger, Contributing Author GRIDtoday contributing author Alan J. Weissberger left the WS-I Spring Community Meeting feeling a little disappointed, and he tells you why in this detailed report from the conference. Not all was disappointing, however, as Weissberger discusses an IBM-led session on creating a business-to-business profile of emerging Web services standards. [ ] M404356 ) DRI Resource Exchange Exceeds 1M CPU Hours per Month Digital Ribbon Inc. has added a high speed 97-node Beowulf cluster at the University of Central Florida Institute for Simulation and training (IST) to its stable of potential resources. This addition brings Digital Ribbon's total capacity to more than 1,030,000 CPU hours per month at the market rate of around 60 cents per hour. [ ] A515 ) HP: Pioneering Grid Computing's Move Into The Enterprise Market SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE ============================================================ [ ] M405841 ) Sun Grids Gain Ground in Financial Services Two investment firms, the D.E. Shaw Group and Mitsubishi Securities International, have chosen Sun to deploy Grids on Solaris 10 OS. The D.E. Shaw Group purchased 1,700 x64-based Sun Fire servers for its Grid environments, while Mitsubushi Securities International's Grid consists of 49 Sun Fire V20z servers. [ ] M405075 ) Platform Continues Grid Momentum in Financial Services Platform Computing completed on June 10 its first Financial Services Customer Advisory Council, and introduced the next generation of Platform Symphony, version 2.2, featuring key updates that enable FS organizations to transform IT resources into efficient enterprise Grids. [ ] M404358 ) DataSynapse GridServer Offered w/ HP Linux Cluster Platforms DataSynapse's GridServer Virtual Enterprise Edition will be offered within the HP Unified Cluster Portfolio to support Linux-based HP Cluster Platform 3000 and 4000 systems including ProLiant servers and HP BladeSystem server blades. The bundled offering provides users with a complete Grid solution out-of-the-box. [ ] M405946 ) Platform, Macrovision Announce Grid Licensing Solution The solution is a result of customer interest in a comprehensive license management system that makes Grid implementation possible for a wider range of enterprise environments. The announcement is a follow-up to last week's article "Platform, Macrovision Optimize Grid Software Licensing." [ ] M405043 ) Societe Generale Enhances Performance with Algo Suite on Linux Running half of the financial instruments on a Grid of HP Proliant DL360 G4s with dual Intel Xeon 3.6GHz processors, Societe Generale has achieved a 33 percent performance increase on their entire portfolio. The gain will be even higher when Societe Generale moves the remaining credit exposure simulations to Linux over the coming months. [ ] A506 ) Want to Know the Market Potential of Grid Computing Worldwide? Request Your Free Executive Summary http://www.insight-corp.com/survey/gridtoday.htm APPLICATIONS ================================================================== [ ] M404357 ) Raytheon Collaborates with Univa on Grid Infrastructure Raytheon chose the Globus Toolkit, the most widely used open source Grid software, for an enterprise Grid infrastructure that provides its federal government users with maximum flexibility, reduced capital expenditures and reduced operating expense. [ ] M405064 ) 'Window on the Brain' Could Help Treat Disorders A 100-node Grid helps power a discovery by scientists at the University of Oregon's Neuroinformatics Center (NIC) that promises to help physicians "see" electrical activity in the brain more clearly, opening the way to improved medical care for epilepsy and other brain disorders. [ ] A607 ) Innovation Matters June 20-21, 2005 Sun Microsystems High Performance Computing Consortium - Europe 2005 Heidelberg, Germany http://www.sun-registration.com/hpc QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================= [ ] M407333 ) "With the increased adoption of high-performance computing in organizations around the world, requirements have moved beyond the areas of communication and control to focus on the intelligent optimization of resources within the Grid." -- Steven Richards CEO, MetiLinx BREAKING NEWS ================================================================= Security [ ] M404372 ) Sun Microsystems Extends ID Mgmt Portfolio [ ] M404373 ) Cavium Networks Accelerates Web Services Security Platforms [ ] M405060 ) Verari Introduces BladeRack 2 Blade Server Platform [ ] M404391 ) Softricity Secures $15 Million in Venture Funding [ ] M405959 ) SAVVIS to Deliver Virtualized Desktop Utility Service [ ] M404375 ) CoCreate Plans for 64-bit OneSpace Designer Modeling [ ] M404389 ) Attunity Helps AccuWeather.com Stream Weather Information Networking [ ] M405836 ) MCNC, N.C. State Lead Experiment Support for NLR [ ] M405061 ) Canada's SHARCNET Chooses HP for Leap in Power [ ] M407303 ) DOE Launches Scientific Research Network Architecture [ ] M405073 ) Voltaire Announces Support for Double Data Rate InfiniBand [ ] M404361 ) Myricom Unites HPC, 10 GbE [ ] M404385 ) Level 5 Unveils High Performance Networking Solution [ ] M405041 ) Ammasso Ethernet Solution to Support HP MPI Library [ ] M405052 ) Foundry Achieves Demanding IPv6 Certification [ ] M405057 ) Cisco Unveils Application-Oriented Networking Storage [ ] M405072 ) HP Updates StorageWorks Grid Strategy [ ] M404388 ) EqualLogic Dominates Financial Market w/ IP San Deployments Operating Systems & Middleware [ ] M405941 ) MetiLinx, ParTec Partner to Optimize Grid Infrastructures [ ] M405960 ) GemStone Enhances Distributed Data Management [ ] M404382 ) IONA to Introduce Open Source Java Enterprise Service Bus [ ] M404393 ) JBoss Delivers Enterprise-Ready JBoss Portal 2.0 [ ] M405071 ) Systinet Expands Family for SOA Governance, Lifecycle Mgmt General [ ] M407328 ) GGF, IDG Launch GridWorld [ ] M406655 ) SDSC to Host Workshop on Data Integration in Life Sciences [ ] M405050 ) Azul Opens Doors to Center for Unbound Compute [ ] M405042 ) Appistry Names John Lovitt to Board of Directors JOB BANK ====================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] FL365 ) CSCS, D.E. Shaw Group, Informatica, LSU, Mountain View Data, TACC, Univa, Utah State University [ ] XJOBRATES ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines CONFERENCES & EVENTS ========================================================== [ ] A582 ) Calendar of Upcoming GRID Events (Updated 06.20.05) [ ] A567 ) Security '05 14th USENIX Security Symposium August 1-5, 2005 Baltimore, Maryland http://www.usenix.org/events/sec05/ [ ] A654 ) SC|05 - Gateway to Discovery November 12-18, 2005 Seattle, Washington, USA Housing Now Open to All Attendees! http://sc05.supercomputing.org/travel ______________________________________________________________________ Full background information on all sponsoring companies Firms marked with an * have updated their info in the last 30 days [ ] A382 ) Sun [ ] A383 ) Intel [ ] A381 ) HP For sponsorship information contact: promote@gridtoday.com ______________________________________________________________________ LAST WEEK'S TOP 5 ARTICLES ================================================= [ ] M403500 ) Grid Community Must 'Get Security Story Straight' [ ] M403561 ) Pharma Grids Facing Obstacles Aplenty [ ] M402583 ) Grid: The Future of Enterprise Information Processing [ ] M398562 ) Univa Spearheads Enterprise Enhancements to Globus Toolkit [ ] M399286 ) Platform Hosts Top Investment Banks to Plan for Enterprise Grid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RETRIEVING ARTICLES To retrieve articles: Insert an x or an X (no other characters, please) within the square brackets adjacent to article(s). 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