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 *** February 21, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 7 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 290 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73629 ) HP Introduces New Technology For Eight-Processor Proliant Servers ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 104456 ) FEATURES: PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER GETS $1.3M FROM NIH| | [ ] 104463 ) SCIENCE NEWS: FASTER QUANTUM COMPUTERS ON HORIZON | | [ ] 104465 ) COMMERCIAL NEWS: HP INTRODUCES NEW PROLIANT SERVER TECHNOLOGY | | [ ] 104470 ) NEWS BRIEFS: IBM POWER5 SERVERS TO SEE LARGE PERFORMANCE JUMP | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73630 ) Intel Solution Blueprints Program Nets More Than $1 Billion in New Business For Server Industry FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 104456 ) PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER GETS $1.3M FROM NIH.........3.8K The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) has received an award of $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to advance research in biology and medicine. [ ] 104457 ) MICROSOFT EXPANDS WORLDWIDE ALLIANCE WITH ACADEMIA...........9.2K Microsoft increased its commitment to fostering innovation by expanding its global alliance with academia. The company announced the 25 recipients of the 2003 Microsoft Research (MSR) University Relations Innovation Excellence research grants. [ ] 104458 ) ASIA/PACIFIC TO HAVE MOST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS WORLDWIDE..4.1K IDC forecasts that in 2005, the Asia/Pacific region will overtake North America as the region with the largest share of professional developers. [ ] 73631 ) Interoperability without services! AutoParalellization Turboworx.com SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS =================================================== [ ] 104459 ) WORD SCANS INDICATE NEW WAYS OF SEARCHING THE WEB............6.2K Jon Kleinberg, a professor of computer science at Cornell University has developed a method for a computer to find the topics that dominate a discussion at a particular time by scanning large collections of documents for sudden, rapid bursts of words. [ ] 104460 ) ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT RIDES A CHEMICAL FILM.....................3.7K To make useful devices from conducting polymers requires a degree of chemical wizardry that often proves elusive. University of Illinois at Chicago chemistry professor Luke Hanley has found a new and effective way around the problem. [ ] 104461 ) GLOBAL INTERNET POPULATION GROWS.............................6.9K Nielsen//NetRatings, the global standard for Internet audience measurement and analysis, shows that 11 major Internet markets experienced a four percent average increase in online population growth between Q4 2001 and Q4 2002. [ ] 104462 ) CALBIO SUMMIT 2003 PROGRAM TO INCLUDE IT TRACKS..............5.8K BIOCOM announced the expansion of CALBIOsummit 2003's program to include a new track focused on the role of information technology in the biotechnology industry. [ ] 104463 ) FASTER QUANTUM COMPUTERS ON HORIZON..........................1.6K Japan's NEC Corp. and a public research body said they had made a technological breakthrough that brought ultra-fast quantum computers a step closer. [ ] 104464 ) SDSC RELEASES VERSION 2.0 OF THE STORAGE RESOURCE BROKER.....8.2K The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UCSD has released version 2.0 of the popular SDSC Storage Resource Broker (SRB) middleware package, which enables scientists to collaborate with heterogeneous data resources distributed across a network. [ ] 73632 ) The First Annual Forum on Data Mining Technology for Military and Government Applications February 25-26, 2003 Hotel Watergate, Washington DC, USA http://worldrg.com/ _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73633 ) AVAKI Closes $4.2 Million Financing ______________________________________________________________________ ===========================*** NEW! CENTER NEWS ***=========================== [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== [ ] 73634 ) HP Expands Collaboration With Cisco Systems For Utility Computing Solutions COMMERCIAL NEWS ============================================================== [ ] 104465 ) HP INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR PROLIANT SERVERS............6.5K HP introduced two servers delivering record-breaking performances. They feature the groundbreaking HP F8 chipset and HP ProLiant Essentials management software, making them ideal platforms for high-performance IT consolidation projects. [ ] 104466 ) NEW PRODUCTS DETAILED BY INTEL...............................5.3K Intel has given some details for the release of this year's desktop, mobile and server processors, announcing several new programs at its developer forum in San Jose. [ ] 104467 ) SGI WINS BULK OF DOD'S 2003 SUPERCOMPUTER PROCUREMENT........9.3K SGI announced that the U.S. General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service, on behalf of the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program, issued an initial order for SGI hardware and services worth $26 million. [ ] 104468 ) INTEL DETAILS NEW VERSION OF ITANIUM PROCESSOR...............4.4K Intel has disclosed that it would pull in a next-generation Xeon processor as well as forthcoming Itaniums. The company also provided detailed information on the "Deerfiled" version of the Itanium processor. [ ] 73635 ) Plug in the power... of W E S T E R N S C I E N T I F I C High-Performance Computing Cluster Solutions - Intel Xeon - - AMD Athlon - - Apple X-Serve - W E S T E R N S C I E N T I F I C Technology the Smart Way http://www.wsm.com QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 104459 ) "Deeper analysis, exposing the structure of communities embedded in the Web, raises the prospect of bringing together individuals with common interests and lowering barriers to communication." -- Jon Kleinberg, computer science professor, Cornell University [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73636 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! ENVISIONING THE GRID By Paul Preuss LIFE SCIENCES GGF7: AN INTERVIEW WITH FARAZDEL, ARZBERGER By Neil Alger, GRIDtoday *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104469 ) Intel Plans $2 Billion Chip Plant Upgrade....................1.3K [ ] 104470 ) IBM Power5 Servers To See Large Performance Jump.............1.5K [ ] 104471 ) IBM Supercomputer To Help Computer Center Recover............3.6K [ ] 104472 ) IBM PowerPC Processor Wins Industry Honor....................7.4K [ ] 104473 ) Rambus Unveils Fastest Parallel Bus Logic Interface..........2.9K [ ] 104474 ) German Agency Extends Supercomputer For Weather Forcasts.......2K [ ] 73637 ) New E2 from Linux Networx A Powerful Cluster Solution with a sub U density SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104475 ) IBM Taps Software Maker For Linux Devices....................1.6K [ ] 104476 ) CirTran Receives Major Follow-On Order From Linux Networx....2.3K [ ] 104477 ) Etnus Announces Support For UPC On SGI With TotalView 6.1....3.6K [ ] 104478 ) Sun And SAP Optimize IT Operations For Texas Instruments.....3.4K [ ] 104479 ) Sun Releases XACML Security Standard For Open Source Project.4.1K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 104480 ) HP To Exhibit Network Solutions At 3GSM World Congress.......5.6K [ ] 104481 ) NSF Announces Scholarship For Computer Security..............5.4K [ ] 104482 ) InfiniCon Systems To Bring Networking Solutions To China.....5.7K [ ] 104483 ) OASIS Approves XACML As An Open Standard.....................2.2K [ ] 104484 ) Radware Announces First 10 Gigabit Ethernet..................3.3K [ ] 73638 ) Recent TOP500(TM) lists show a large growth in clusters, and widespread use of Myrinet(TM) technology. STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 104485 ) IBM Introduces New Enterprise-Class Storage Solutions.......10.3K [ ] 104486 ) EWSolutions Announces Industry's First Meta Data ROI Study...3.4K [ ] 104487 ) Imation Completes Compliance Testing For Ultrium Cartridges....5K [ ] 104488 ) Infiniband Association Hosts Infiniband Community At IDF.....4.8K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 104489 ) LCI Conference Paper Deadline Extension Announcement.........3.9K [ ] 104490 ) AMS 2003 Workshop Announcement.................................5K [ ] 104491 ) NPACI Announces Fifth Annual All-Hands Meeting...............1.8K [ ] 104492 ) Workshop On Adaptive Computation Announcement................5.3K [ ] 73639 ) HPCwire on Tour: Photo Gallery Visit the Photo Gallery to see images from this year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in New York, USA SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 104493 ) Product Watch: ESI Group Announces PAM-CRASH 2G.............36.6K ACT Europe Launches GNAT Programming System. InfoVista Releases New IT Software Solution. [ ] 104494 ) Financial Update: Cray Completes Public Offering..............17K Dell Reports Sharply Higher 4Q Profits. Overture To Buy AltaVista For $140M. [ ] 104495 ) Corporate Liaisons: Hitachi And Cisco Join Forces...........19.2K ILOG Teams With Telecom Leaders. Xilinx, Jungo Software Team Up. [ ] 104496 ) People and Positions: New PNNL Leader Selected..............12.7K Platform Appoints New Marketing VP. Pervasive Software Names New Member. JOB BANK ============================================================================== Employment Opportunities (* Recently Listed) [ ] 65291 ) * Mississippi State University (Assistant/Associate Research Professor) [ ] 65290 ) * Pennsylvania State University (PSU) (Research Programmer/Scientist) [ ] 65289 ) Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) (C Visualization Specialist- ID# UH23078) [ ] 65288 ) University of New Mexico - HPC, Education & Research Center (HPC Systems Engineer I & II) [ ] 65287 ) University of New Mexico - HPC, Education & Research Center (Sr. Applications Support Analyst) [ ] 65286 ) Cornell Theory Center (Consultant/Advisor III/Sr./Specialist) [ ] 65285 ) Cornell Theory Center (Consultant/Advisor III/Sr./Specialist) [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines..................................1.22K CONFERENCES & EVENTS ============================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 02.19.03)..............10K [ ] 73640 ) The First Annual Forum on Data Mining Technology for Military and Government Applications February 25-26, 2003 Hotel Watergate, Washington DC, USA http://worldrg.com/ [ ] 73641 ) The Seventh SCICOMP Meeting, SCICOMP 7 March 4 - 7, 2003, GWDG, G†ttingen, Germany [ ] 73642 ) Bio-IT World Conference & Expo March 25-27, 2003 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusettes, USA www.bioitworldexpo.com [ ] 73643 ) 17th Annual High Performance Computing & Communications Council Your New Millenium IT Resource March 25-27, 2003 Newport Marriott, Newport Rhode Island www.hpcc-usa.org [ ] 73644 ) LCI's Fourth International Conference on Linux Cluster The HPC Revolution 2003 is merging with ClusterWorld Conference and Expo June 23-26, 2003, San Jose Convention Center www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/Linux-HPC-Revolution 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 [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 529) Linux Networx [ ] 930) NEC | | [ ] 541) MSC Software [ ] 902) IBM Corp. | | [ ] 539) Microsoft [ ] 932) Portland Group | | [ ] 909) Fujitsu [ ] 942) Sun Microsystems | | [ ] 536) Myricom [ ] 535) AVAKI | | [ ] 543) Western Scientific* [ ] 537) PLATFORM | | | | | | | | | | For sponsorship information contact: advertise@hpcwire.com | |______________________________________________________________________| -------------------- * -------------------- This year, HPCwire proudly celebrates its tenth consecutive year of service to the scientific, industrial and commercial HPC communities: 1992-2002. *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES *** [ ] 104396 ) IBM PULLS BACK ON LINUX SUPPORT FOR ITANIUM..................4.4K [ ] 104392 ) GORDON MOORE SEES ANOTHER DECADE FOR HIS LAW.................3.1K [ ] 104394 ) SGI ALTIX 3000 GLOBAL SHARED MEMORY: AN HPC INNOVATION.......5.5K [ ] 104414 ) CRAY RECEIVES $62M IN ORDERS FOR CRAY X1 SYSTEMS.............0.9K [ ] 104497 ) TOP 20 REQUESTED ARTICLES FROM LAST WEEK'S HPCwire...........1.5K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for your continued support of HPCwire. 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