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Check it out at SC2002, Booth #1453 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////////// L I V E w i r e from H P C w i r e [ ] 73448 ) Intel to Feature Twenty Industry Expert Presentations From SC2002 Booth #1835 Brought to you Live from SC2002, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND *** Nov. 19, 2002: Vol. 11, No. 46 *** For a Free Trial Subscription to HPCwire E-mail trial@hpcwire.com or Go to the HPCwire Booth #1541 [ ] 73449 ) HP Server Outperforms IBM, Sun Systems on Secure Internet Transaction Benchmark Please visit us at booth #1509 at SC2002 FEATURES & COMMENTARY ============================================================================== [ ] 61063 ) INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AWARD PRESENTED TO TCI'S TOM TABOR.........4K By Mike Bernhardt, Bernhardt Agency On the evening of SC2002, Thomas B. Tabor, founder and president of Tabor Communications, Inc., the publishing parent company of HPCwire, was named recipient of the first HPC Industry Recognition Award. [ ] 61064 ) INTERVIEW WITH ROSCOE GILES, GENERAL CHAIR, SC2002...........13.9K By Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief HPCwire presents an interview with Roscoe Giles, General Chair for SC2002. Dr. Giles spoke about his experiences as General Chair and about the SCxy relationship with the HPC community. [ ] 61065 ) AN INTERVIEW WITH ORNL'S DAVID BERNHOLDT.....................12.2K By Neil Alger, Special Correspondent HPCwire contacted David Bernholdt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, who leads the CCA tutorial team. Bernholdt spoke about component-based software development and its impact on high-performance computing. [ ] 61066 ) PLANNING HORIZONS FOR THE GLOBUS TOOLKIT 3.0..................6.5K By Steve Tuecke, Lisa Childers, ANL As part of its ongoing effort to improve the Globus Toolkit, the Globus Project launched an R&D program aimed at creating a next-generation Globus Toolkit based on Open Grid Service Architecture mechanisms. [ ] 61067 ) NCSA/ALLIANCE BOOTH TO SHOW TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGIES TODAY.....6.3K Visitors at SC2002 will get a peek at the power of the TeraGrid, learn about the technology behind the IntelliBadge project, observe the capabilities of an early version of the NEESgrid, and much more. [ ] 61068 ) ONE PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE ON HIGH END COMPUTERS, PART I.......19.4K By Paul C. Muzio, Network Computing Services In part I of this historical overview, Paul C. Muzio of Network Computing Services documents the background of data-intensive computing - a story that provides some fascinating lessons. [ ] 61069 ) SGI, LIGHTSAND - 1ST TRANSCONTINENTAL SHARED-DATA-ACCESS SAN.10.4K SGI and LightSand announced a breakthrough in providing instant access to terascale data with the successful testing of a high-speed multi- operating system shared filesystem over a wide area network. [ ] 73450 ) Simplify: Unisys Self-Managing, Self-Healing Server Systems Learn More About Breakthrough Unisys Server Sentinel Technology Please visit us at booth #1335 at SC2002 [ ] 61070 ) INTEL-BASED SYSTEMS MOVE UP IN SUPERCOMPUTING RANKS...........6.1K The TOP500 supercomputer rankings released at the Supercomputing 2002 conference show a dramatic increase in the number of Intel-based systems being deployed in high-performance computing (HPC) or supercomputing areas. [ ] 61071 ) SUN BOOSTS SUPERCOMPUTER EFFORT WITH FIRE LINK................4.2K Sun Microsystems took a giant step into supercomputing with the announcement of Fire Link, a technology that joins its high-end servers with a single high-performance cluster. [ ] 61072 ) RACE FOR FASTEST COMPUTER HEATS UP............................4.8K In a computing power struggle tinged with national pride, IBM Corp. says it hopes to regain the title for world's fastest supercomputer from Japan's NEC Corp. [ ] 61073 ) IBM TO BUILD FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTERS FOR U.S. DOE..............9.2K At a press conference Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham announced that The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded IBM a $290 million contract to build the two fastest supercomputers in the world. [ ] 61074 ) CHIARO NETWORKS AND CAL-(IT)2 TO PROVIDE OPTIPUTER SUPPORT....8.4K The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology Cal-(IT)2 and Chiaro Networks, announced a partnership supporting development of the "OptIPuter," a next-generation optical networking Grid. [ ] 61075 ) ASIA RECORD-BREAKING SUPERCOMPUTER UNVEILED...................5.2K Microsoft Korea announced that a Windows-based Supercomputer called "PEGASUS" was successfully developed through cooperation between the Aerospace Structure Lab of Seoul National University, Samsung Electronics, Intel and Microsoft. [ ] 61076 ) WINDOWS, APACHE MAKE THEIR WAY TO OPTERON.....................3.4K At SC2002, AMD is demonstrating 64-bit versions of Windows, Apache and other applications on Opteron systems. [ ] 61077 ) THE PARIS "AUGMENTED" VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICE DEBUTS AT SC02...5.4K A virtual reality device now on exhibit at SC02, shows how surgeons and medical modelers working together in a virtual space can produce precise fitting, pre-fabricated surgical implants without costly molding, casting or sculpting steps. [ ] 73451 ) FORCE10 NETWORKS AND IXIA TO DEMONSTRATE WORLD'S MOST SCALABLE CLUSTER/GRID NETWORK AT SC2002 High Performance Ethernet for Cluster/Grid ...................... - 336 GigE or 28 10GigE ports per chassis : Visit us at SC2002 : - True 10GigE line-rate performance : Booth #2035 : - Robust L2 switching and L3 routing ...................... LIVEwire NEWS BRIEFS ============================================================================== [ ] 61078 ) Sun "Makes The Grid Work" At Supercomputing 2002..............3.4K [ ] 61079 ) SGI Reinforces Leadership In Grid Solutions At SC2002.........7.6K [ ] 61080 ) IBM Updates Workstations, eServers............................3.8K [ ] 61081 ) Platform Software Boosts Performance On New IBM eServer.......3.3K [ ] 61082 ) DataDirect Demonstrates SwiftCluster Technology At SC2002.....6.4K [ ] 61083 ) Texas Tech University Selects AVAKI Grid Technology.............5K [ ] 61084 ) TACC And Platform Collaborate To Develop Research Grids.........6K [ ] 61085 ) Entropia DCGrid 5.1 Sets New Standard For PC Grid Computing...5.3K [ ] 61086 ) Etnus Announces TotalView 6.0 With Added Support Features.....3.9K [ ] 61087 ) SC2002: Globus Project Participants To Contribute Demos.......6.2K [ ] 61088 ) TeraGrid Demo At SC2002 To Highlight Future Of Computing......6.7K [ ] 61089 ) Benchmark Raises InfiniBand To Industry-standard For HPC......8.3K [ ] 61090 ) Ixia Introduces Powerful Performance Analysis Platform........3.4K [ ] 61091 ) Juniper Networks To Participate In SCinet At SC2002...........1.7K [ ] 61092 ) Keynote Lecture To Japan To Use Internet2 And IPv6............7.9K [ ] 61093 ) Live Netcasts From SC02 To Feature Keynote, Plenary Speakers..1.4K [ ] 73452 ) Myricom to Demonstrate Myrinet-Ethernet Interoperability at SC2002 Please visit us at booth #1017 at SC2002 [ ] 61094 ) NAG, HPCVL Partnership To Advance Canadian HPC Research.......2.5K [ ] 61095 ) Paceline Systems Unveils New InfiniBand Switching Solutions...6.8K [ ] 61096 ) REVOLARC Computing Node To Launch At SC2002...................2.7K [ ] 61097 ) Topspin Demonstrates 10 Gbps Switching Solution At SC2002.....3.6K [ ] 61098 ) Unisys ES7000 Tops Windows-Based Servers In Benchmark...........4K [ ] 61099 ) Bay Microsystems, DOD Demonstrate New 10G Platform At SC02....3.6K [ ] 61100 ) CCSI Announces High Density Super Beowulf Cluster System......2.8K [ ] 61101 ) Comdex Producer May File For Bankruptcy.......................1.6K [ ] 61102 ) Bill Could Jail Hackers For Life..............................2.4K [ ] 61103 ) InfiniSwitch To Demonstrate InfiniBand Switching Solutions....3.6K [ ] 61104 ) RackSaver Announces Exhibit, Demo Lineup For SC2002...........4.2K [ ] 61105 ) ASACA Launches A Revolution In Nearline Storage...............3.2K [ ] 61106 ) JNI Announces Dual 10 Gbsec InfiniBand HCA Modules............4.9K [ ] 61107 ) Cluster System In Sweden Built With The Dolphin WulfKit3......3.7K [ ] 61108 ) Axceleon Moves Grid Computing To A New Frontier...............3.5K [ ] 61109 ) Fakespace Sys And Mechdyne Announce Planned Merger............2.9K [ ] 61110 ) Computer Scientist Beckman Joins Argonne......................2.4K [ ] 73453 ) BlueArc SiliconServers Chosen for Formula 1 Car Designs at British American Racing Please visit us at booth #1921 at SC2002 ____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS___________________ [ ] 73454 ) NCSA and SDSC select Force10 Networks E-Series for cluster connection to National Science Foundation's TeraGrid [ ] 73455 ) Something New will be UP-FRONT at SC2002: High-end Visualization, Terascale Clustering, and Grid Computing from Sun Microsystems. "We Make the Grid Work" Please visit us at booth #1709 at SC2002 [ ] 73456 ) 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 _________________________________________________________________________ [ ] 73457 ) STMicroelectronics Announces Collaboration with AMD to Supply the Portland Group Compiler Technology Please visit us at booth #1504 at SC2002 [ ] 73458 ) Do More with High-Productivity Computing. 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