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Log onto HPCwire.com at the beginning and the end of your day for up to the minute news and information in the HPC industry. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////////// H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** August 16, 2002: Vol. 11, No. 32 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 303 Pages of Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article retrieval instructions at end of this file more@hpcwire.tgc.com For subscription information, email sub@hpcwire.tgc.com For a free 4-week trial subscription, e-mail trial@hpcwire.tgc.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73234 )"The new HP is proving that it can do what it said it could" HP Announces Powerful Upgrades to PA-RISC and AlphaServer Lines Enhanced Systems Outperform IBM and Sun on Industry Benchmarks, Offer Customers Unmatched Value ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 103276 ) FEATURES: BIG COMPUTING FLEXES LINUX MUSCLE | | [ ] 103279 ) SCIENCE NEWS: CORNELL JOINS FORCES WITH DELL, INTEL, AND MS | | [ ] 103283 ) COMMERCIAL NEWS: SUN TESTS NEW WATER WITH LINUX COMPUTER | | [ ] 103304 ) NEWS BRIEFS: SGI TO JOIN BIOTECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE SUMMIT | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73235 ) Appro's high performance platforms offer customers the best in cluster engine design and embody the Appro Engineering philosophy of Power, Scalability and Reliability. FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 103276 ) BIG COMPUTING FLEXES LINUX MUSCLE...........................11.6K The growing influence of the Linux operating system and the open-source software movement was on display this week as several large companies announce products and plans at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. [ ] 103277 ) NEW METHOD CREATED FOR FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION.............3.1K A new way of communicating over fiber optics is being developed by physicists supported by the Office of Naval Research. Rather than using the amplitude and frequency of electromagnetic waves, they're using the polarization of the wave to carry the signal. [ ] 103278 ) THE LINUX HPC REVOLUTION CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON CLUSTERS.....3.9K The Linux HPC Revolution is a conference organized by the Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) for users and administrators of high performance Linux clusters. The deadline for early registration is Aug. 26, 2002. [ ] 73236 ) HP Announces Portfolio of Itanium 2-based Systems, Solutions and Services New Offerings Deliver Optimal Customer Value with Breakthrough Performance and Price SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS =================================================== [ ] 103279 ) CORNELL JOINS FORCES WITH DELL, INTEL, AND MICROSOFT.........7.2K Cornell Theory Center announced an agreement with Dell, Intel, and Microsoft to develop and deliver CTC High-Performance Solutions, a suite of industry standards-based high-performance computing solutions and services for business, government and academic clients. [ ] 103280 ) HIGH-SPEED NETWORK CONNECTION TIES TOP UNIVERSITIES TO ORNL..6.5K Oak Ridge National Laboratory's new computer link to Atlanta is 200,000 times faster than the fastest dial-up connections typical of home computers and is expected to spur significant advances in science and economic development in the region and beyond. [ ] 103281 ) DEMONSTRATION OF SMALLEST ELECTROLUMINESCENCE LIGHT SOURCE...5.9K Using photon emissions from individual molecules of silver, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created what may be the world's smallest electroluminescent light source. [ ] 73237 ) Free Web Conference Aug 21: Brought To You By Intel, HP, and MSC.Software. MSC.Nastran running on the Design Chain Accelerator. Featuring the latest Itanium-2 Benchmark data. _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73238 ) The Linux NetworX Evolocity cluster, when delivered to LLNL, will be the fastest Linux cluster machine ever built. It is expected to be one of the five fastest supercomputers in the world... [ ] 73239 ) AVAKI Announces Three Customers to Accelerate Drug Discovery Using Comprehensive Grid Software Product AVAKI 2.1 is the First Commercially-available Software Product to Combine the Power of Compute Grids and Data Grids ______________________________________________________________________ INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS Offering Technology Solutions for Industry. ============================================================================== Centers Actively Seeking Partners [ ] 95000 ) Pacific Northwest National Lab [ ] 95005 ) Indiana University [ ] 95002 ) Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center [ ] 95003 ) Ohio Supercomputer Center [ ] 95004 ) San Diego Supercomputer Center COMMERCIAL NEWS ============================================================== [ ] 103282 ) IBM BREEDS PC CHIP FROM SERVER DNA...........................3.6K IBM is brewing a new, more formidable PowerPC chip for desktop computers. Big Blue plans to design the new desktop PowerPC chip using technology from its Power4 processor for servers. [ ] 103283 ) SUN MICRO TESTS NEW WATER WITH LINUX COMPUTER..................4K Sun Microsystems Inc. unveiled its first general-purpose computer running the free Linux operating system in what is seen as a turning point for the company and a potential threat to it. [ ] 103284 ) INTEL DETAILS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR CHEAPER CHIPS...............2.2K Intel Corp unveiled details of its plan to produce the next generation of tiny transistors, which it claims will make its chips faster, cheaper and more energy efficient. [ ] 103285 ) HP, IBM AND SUN GEARING UP FOR LINUX WORLD...................6.7K By John Abbott, the451.com It's Linux World in San Francisco this week, and the major systems vendors are gearing up to prove their commitment to the open source operating system. [ ] 103286 ) HP UNVEILS ENHANCED LINUX PRODUCT PORTFOLIO....................7K HP revealed its post-merger Linux strategy along with an updated Linux portfolio of products and services. [ ] 103287 ) HP ANNOUNCES POWERFUL UPGRADES TO ALPHASERVER LINES.........11.6K HP announced powerful enhancements to its PA-RISC-based server and AlphaServer lines, offering customers more choice and unparalleled value for their demanding business and technical computing needs. [ ] 103288 ) UNITEDLINUX PREPARES FIRST BETA..............................4.3K UnitedLinux, the project uniting the operating system software of Caldera, Conectiva, SuSE Linux and Turbolinux, will begin beta-testing its new distribution in the next two weeks. [ ] 103289 ) BORLAND, BEA SHAKE HANDS ON JAVA.............................4.6K Software maker Borland is hoping to extend its lead in the Java programming tools market through a closer alliance with BEA Systems. [ ] 73240 ) Cornell Theory Center High-Performance Solutions Allies industry leaders Dell, Intel, and Microsoft Learn about the alliance QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 103279 ) "Intel continues to invest in HPC to propel the industry forward and drive innovation using Intel's volume economics model - delivering absolute performance, price/performance, flexibility and choice to enable supercomputing for the masses." -- Mike Fister, senior vice president and general manager, Intel Enterprise Platforms Group [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73241 ) Register Now For MicroWay's Symposium New Directions In Cluster Technolgies September 18-19, 2002 Plymouth, MA USA *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 103290 ) Sun LX50 Entry-Level Server Attacks Complexity & Cost..........8K [ ] 103291 ) EFILM Delivers Picture-Perfect Movies With SGI Systems.......7.3K [ ] 103292 ) IBM's New Microscope May Mean Faster Chips...................1.4K [ ] 103293 ) Server Market Still Suffers..................................1.1K [ ] 103294 ) Penguin Computing Expands Intel Xeon Linux Server Line.......3.3K [ ] 103295 ) Xilinx Ships Largest And Fastest Programmable IC.............5.3K [ ] 103296 ) Dell PowerEdge Servers With Red Hat Linux Help Make Movies.....5K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 103297 ) IBM Seizes New Opportunity In Solaris-To-Linux Migration.....6.2K [ ] 103298 ) Droplets Announces Linux Validation For IBM Platforms........3.7K [ ] 103299 ) SensAble Technologies Announces GHOST Version 4..............3.9K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 103300 ) DinoStor TapeServer Enables Network Backup...................7.1K [ ] 103301 ) Companies Complete Successful Interoperability Tests.........2.8K [ ] 103302 ) Peribit Announces Products To Prioritize WAN Bandwidth.........6K [ ] 73242 ) Intel(TM) Business Computing: Case Study BriefHigh Performance Computing Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) Architecture: Ensuring Smooth Sailing for Fluid Turbulence Research STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 103303 ) Sun, Platform Announce Grid, Cluster Products At LinuxWorld..8.8K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 103304 ) SGI To Join Biotechnology Executive Summit...................1.6K [ ] 103305 ) Microsoft Enlists HP.........................................1.5K [ ] 103306 ) Object Management Group Announces Integrate 2002 Program.....2.6K [ ] 103307 ) LinuxWorld.com Announces 2002 Enterprise Evolution Awards....4.6K [ ] 103308 ) Hacker Obtains Shuttle Design Files, Baffling NASA...........2.4K [ ] 103309 ) IPDPS 2003 And International Java Workshop Announcement......2.1K [ ] 103310 ) Robot Teaches Itself Flying Skills In Three Hours............2.2K [ ] 103311 ) Kasparov, Computer In Chess Rematch..........................2.1K [ ] 103312 ) HPC User Forum Registration Announcement.....................1.9K [ ] 103313 ) Digital Optics Assigned Patents By UNC Charlotte.............3.7K SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 103314 ) Product Watch: Adaptec Presents New Data Storage Solutions..19.7K Samsung Produces New Flash Memory Device. Gateway Launches All-New Line of Servers. [ ] 103315 ) Financial Update: IBM Cutting More Than 15,600 Jobs..........8.6K Teradyne Closes Circuit Board Facility. IBM Extends Its Global Linux Leadership. [ ] 103316 ) Corporate Liaisons: iManage And Fujitsu Software Team Up.....8.5K Dell & Oracle Sign Server Agreement. [ ] 103317 ) People and Positions: MCNC VP Joins Oak Ridge National Lab..10.9K VERITAS Software Member Joins SNIA. Network Appliance Appoints New CFO. JOB BANK ============================================================================== [ ] 667 ) Employment Opportunities (* New Listing) *University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (Computational Genomics Consultant) *Maui High Performance Computing Center (Lead Network Engineer) Ohio Supercomputer Center (Executive Director) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - NERSC (Advanced Systems Group Leader) Oak Ridge National Laboratory - ORNL (Senior Unix Systems Programmer) Queensland Parallel Supercomputing Foundation - QPSF (Chief Executive Officer) [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines..................................1.22K [ ] 73243 ) Test and run your benchmarks on an Aspen Systems Alpha or Pentium, Linux or UNIX system. CONFERENCES & EVENTS ============================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 08.14.02)..............10K [ ] 73244 ) SCICOMP 6 August 19-23, 2002, Berkeley, California hosted by National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERS) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [ ] 73245 ) The Third LCI International Conference on Linux Clusters The HPC Revolution 2002 October 23-25, 2002 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA [ ] 73246 ) HPCwire is proud to be exhibiting at SC2002 From Terabytes to Insights Baltimore, MD November 16-22, 2002 HPCwire INFORMATION ========================================================== [ ] 670 ) Masthead........................................................2.2K [ ] 601 ) Subscriptions & Removals........................................2.6K [ ] 602 ) Submitting Letters & Articles...................................1.6K [ ] 950 ) Index of Back Issues.............................................28K Comments regarding editorial content may be sent to: editor@hpcwire.tgc.com ______________________________________________________________________ | Full background information on all sponsoring companies | | Firms marked with an * have updated their info in the last 30 days | | | | | | [ ] 533) SRC Computers [ ] 946) Quadrics | | [ ] 532) Veridian / PBS Pro(tm) [ ] 947) Etnus / TotalView | | [ ] 921) SGI [ ] 937) Compaq | | [ ] 530) DataDirect Networks [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 529) Linux NetworX [ ] 930) NEC | | [ ] 527) Intel [ ] 902) IBM Corp. | | [ ] 948) Cray Inc. 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