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 *** January 31, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 4 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 329 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73584 ) HPCwire on Tour: Photo Gallery Visit the Photo Gallery to see images from this year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in New York, USA ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 104301 ) FEATURES: ARMY ORDERS CRAY X1 SUPERCOMPUTER | | [ ] 104313 ) SCIENCE NEWS: RICE UNIV ANNOUNCES NANOTECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT | | [ ] 104314 ) COMMERCIAL NEWS: NEC CREATES NEW COMPANY FOR HPC BUSINESS | | [ ] 104319 ) NEWS BRIEFS: LOCKHEED MARTIN SELECTS SGI SUPERCOMPUTERS | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73585 ) HP Introduces Most Powerful Generation of AlphaServer Systems FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 104301 ) ARMY ORDERS CRAY X1 SUPERCOMPUTER............................4.8K Cray Inc. announced a $15 million order for Cray X1 supercomputer equipment and maintenance from Network Computing Services, Inc., systems integrator and computing facilities manager for the Army High Performance Computing Research Center. [ ] 104302 ) INTERVIEW WITH TURBOWORX PRESIDENT JEFFREY AUGEN.............9.4K By Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief In an interview with HPCwire, TurboWorx's President Jeffrey Augen talks about HPC workflows and interoperable computing with grids and clusters. [ ] 104303 ) ANY NEW IRON? MAINFRAMES ARE BACK IN FASHION.................4.2K By William Fellows of the451.com There's a lot of big iron on the runway, and observers are getting weak in the knees with anticipation. A potential mainframe upgrade cycle may be in the works. [ ] 104304 ) LINUX - MORE MAINSTREAM EVERY DAY............................6.8K The evidence is now overwhelming that Linux, once a symbol of software's counterculture, has become a mainstream technology. [ ] 104305 ) OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY, EXHIBITORS MAKE NEWS AT LINUXWORLD...12.2K IDG World Expo announced that 19,383 members of the Open Source community gathered in New York to learn about the latest Open Source trends, network with peers and test-drive the newest products. [ ] 104306 ) INTERNET ATTACK RATTLING ASSUMPTIONS.........................4.7K Disruptions from the weekend attack on the Internet are shaking popular perceptions that vital national services, including banking operations and 911 centers, are largely immune to such attacks. [ ] 104307 ) U.S. DEMAND FOR IT SERVICES CONTINUES TO VARY................3.8K The U.S. IT services sector continues to grow, but at a slower pace than previous years. According to a new IDC report, the current and future market opportunities for IT services continue to vary by vertical market. [ ] 73586 ) New Intel Tools Help Developers Optimize Software Applications SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS =================================================== [ ] 104308 ) LBNL'S DAVID QUARRIE TO MANAGE ATLAS SOFTWARE PROJECT........5.5K David Quarrie, a senior computer scientist of the U.S. DOE's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, has accepted a two-year appointment as software project leader within the reorganized computing organization for the ATLAS experiment in Switzerland. [ ] 104309 ) ELECTRON SPIN STEERS TECHNOLOGIES TOWARD REAL WORLD..........8.8K Researchers at UCSB and the University of Pittsburgh have provided "proof of concept that quantum spin information can be locally manipulated using high-speed electrical circuits," according to the abstract of their paper being published. [ ] 104310 ) XANOPTIX ANNOUNCES HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY......4.1K Xanoptix, a leading innovator of high performance components for next generation data communications and computing equipment, has developed a wafer scale process for three-dimensional stacking of silicon and compound semiconductors. [ ] 104311 ) KASPAROV TAKES ON CHESS COMPUTER "DEEP JUNIOR"...............6.1K World number one chess player Garry Kasparov crushed the champion computer program Deep Junior in his trademark aggressive style in the first game of their six-game "Man vs Machine" match in New York. [ ] 104312 ) LIGHT PARTICLES GO THE EXTRA MILE..............................3K Using a facet of quantum mechanics, scientists have taken particles of light, destroyed them and then resurrected copies more than a mile away. [ ] 104313 ) RICE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES NANOTECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT...........4.1K Rice University announced a research agreement with IBM that will provide nanotechnology researchers at Rice's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) with a supercomputer to decipher the quantum phenomena of carbon nanotubes. [ ] 73587 ) Interoperability without services! AutoParalellization Turboworx.com _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73588 ) Complete Cluster Solutions from Linux NetworX Introducing the E2 Cluster Solution [ ] 73589 ) AVAKI Packages New Grid Software Introduction Kit: Avaki Quick Connect ______________________________________________________________________ INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS Offering Technology Solutions for Industry. ============================================================================== [ ] 95005 ) Indiana University Research computing news from Indiana University Research in Indiana 2002 at SC2002! http://www.research-indiana.org 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 ============================================================== [ ] 104314 ) NEC ESTABLISHES NEW COMPANY FOR HPC BUSINESS IN EUROPE.......4.1K NEC announced that its European Supercomputer Systems (ESS) division, formerly a part of NEC Deutschland, has become an independent company. NEC High Performance Computing Europe GmbH will be established with headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany. [ ] 104315 ) INTEL, FUJITSU TEAM UP ON LINUX SERVERS......................3.7K Intel and Fujitsu said they would jointly develop server computers that aim to push Intel's chips into the lucrative market for high-end corporate computer systems. [ ] 104316 ) ENTERPRISE WIRELESS DRIVES GROWTH IN NETWORKING MARKET.......3.7K Though the networking market has been turbulent over the last two years, enterprises are deploying new network technologies and moving forward with network expansion, according to two new studies published by Infonetics Research. [ ] 104317 ) WLAN - A SUCCESS IN PRIVATE BUT STILL TO BE PROVEN IN PUBLIC.3.6K Wireless LAN (WLAN) is a clear success in homes and offices around the world with a substantial increase in WLAN equipment sales last year. Convincing users to do in public, what they now are doing in privacy is however something completely different. [ ] 104318 ) COURT HANDS RAMBUS LEGAL VICTORY AGAINST INFINEON............3.8K A federal appeals court handed Rambus Inc. a major legal victory, throwing out fraud charges leveled by Infineon Technologies AG and resuscitating Rambus' claim that Infineon infringed its computer chip patents. [ ] 73590 ) New SGI Altix 3000 Blows Away Competition with Across-the-Board Dominance in Performance QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 104303 ) "A potential mainframe upgrade cycle still gets the heart pounding." -- Steve Milunovich, Merrill Lynch chief technology strategist [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73591 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! GRID BUSINESS: AN INTERVIEW WITH PREMAL KAZI By Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief IS GRID COMPUTING ALL THAT IT IS MADE OUT TO BE? *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104319 ) Lockheed Martin Selects SGI Graphics Supercomputers..........3.8K [ ] 104320 ) RLX Wins "Emerging Company" Award At Server I/O 2003 Show....3.3K [ ] 104321 ) Dataram Announces Memory Upgrades For SGI Supercomputers.....3.5K [ ] 104322 ) Machine Vision Technology Markets To Expand..................3.3K [ ] 73592 ) Recent TOP500(TM) lists show a large growth in clusters, and widespread use of Myrinet(TM) technology. SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104323 ) NVIDIA Graphics Solutions Power HP Workstations..............3.2K [ ] 104324 ) MSC.Software Continues CATIA Support With Simulation Tools...4.1K [ ] 104325 ) Etnus TotalView 6.0 Provides Improved Sun Micro Support......3.5K [ ] 104326 ) ANTs Data Server Now Ported To Sun's Operating System........2.1K [ ] 104327 ) DeCypher System, Sun Platform Speeds Study Of Genetics.........3K [ ] 104328 ) OC Systems Awarded Patent For Software Debugging Technology..2.4K [ ] 104329 ) Etnus Announces Seamless Debugging For Java And C++ Codes....0.9K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 104330 ) Ixia Enhances Its Routing Protocol Test Suites...............4.1K [ ] 104331 ) Major Worm Hits Internet, Services Interrupted...............4.2K [ ] 104332 ) Committee Helps Agencies Share Criminal Information..........2.6K [ ] 104333 ) Tyco Offers Intelligent Networking Summit, Products..........6.9K [ ] 104334 ) Sorrento Networks Selects Lattice's Ethernet.................6.2K [ ] 104335 ) Teraburst Networks Deploys Remote Visualization Solution.....5.3K [ ] 73593 ) Bio-IT World Conference & Expo March 25-27, 2003 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusettes, USA www.bioitworldexpo.com STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 104336 ) Magma Granted Patent For Unified Data Model..................5.5K [ ] 104337 ) SwapDrive, Decru To Provide Secure Data Storage Services.....4.7K [ ] 104338 ) Hitachi Data Systems Accelerates Lead In High-End Storage....7.8K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 104339 ) Promicro Systems Expands Operations For HPC Market.............3K [ ] 104340 ) U.S. Summit On Cybercrime Announcement.......................3.5K [ ] 104341 ) CLADE 2003 Workshop Announcement.............................5.2K [ ] 104342 ) Workshop On Active Middleware Services Announcement..........4.9K [ ] 73594 ) Got Graphics? The HPCwire, DSstar, and GRIDtoday graphics contest is well underway. This is a great opportunity to show key industry players exactly what your organization has to offer, so what are you waiting for..... ENTER NOW! SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 104343 ) Product Watch: Pericom Introduces New Logic Devices.........20.9K "Linux In The Workplace" Journal Released. Xilinx Ships New IP Core. [ ] 104344 ) Financial Update: Fujitsu Reports FY2002 Q3 Results.........27.5K Intersil Announces Q4 2002 Results. Akamai Reports Q4 2002 Results. [ ] 104345 ) Corporate Liaisons: Fujitsu Partners With RCO...............16.8K Xilinx And Tarari Team Up. AMI, Mentor Graphics Sign Agreement. [ ] 104346 ) People and Positions: Clarke Said To Quit Next Month........12.2K Metaserver CEO Named Top Innovator. 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