HPCwire's "Breaking News" 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. www.hpcwire.com \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////////// H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** May 2, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 17 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 279 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73777 ) Linux Networx Case Study Cluster Delivers Fast, Accurate Simulations; One Week ROI ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 104940 ) FEATURES: SPECIAL REPORT - HPC FOR NATIONAL SECURITY | | [ ] 104947 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: SGI SUPERCLUSTER CHOSEN FOR U.K. RESEARCH | | [ ] 104952 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: NEC SUPPORTS MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 | | [ ] 104961 ) NEWS BRIEFS: FUJITSU RELEASES NEW ACCELARRAY TECHNOLOGY | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73778 ) HP Continues Performance Leadership With Next Generation of Itanium 2 Processor FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 104940 ) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REPORT: HPC FOR NATIONAL SECURITY......12.5K A Report accompanying the House FY02 Defense Appropriations Bill directed the Secretary of Defense to submit a development and acquisition plan for a comprehensive, high-end computing program to Congress by July 1, 2002. This is the executive summary of the report. [ ] 104941 ) COMPUTER SECTOR GAP WIDENS...................................4.9K Financial results from the biggest computer and storage companies are the latest indication that, after two years of a global decline in technology spending, the field is increasingly split between winners and losers. [ ] 104942 ) TOP COMPANIES EXPECT NETWORKING ENHANCEMENTS.................3.2K At the RMDA consortium, some well-known computer and communications companies expect to provide major enhancements to Ethernet networking. [ ] 104943 ) SUN SHINES A LIGHT ON ITS PAST...............................2.8K This week, Sun Microsystems began an effort to return to its computing past, specifically to its high-performance computing origins. In a Sun News conference, products were presented which were appropriate to the HPC market. [ ] 104944 ) NSF SUPPORT HELPS START A ROBOT SOCCER DYNASTY...............7.2K Researchers wanting to start a robot soccer dynasty are being supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the independent federal agency that supports fundamental research in all fields of science and engineering. [ ] 104945 ) INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES MAY LEAVE GERMANY......................4.3K Europe's second-biggest chipmaker Infineon Technologies added to the growing debate over Germany's economic competitiveness, repeating its threat to move abroad to avoid the country's high tax burden. [ ] 104946 ) RESEARCH HOLDS PROMISE FOR OPTICAL CHIP........................4K University of Toronto researchers have developed a hybrid plastic that can produce light at wavelengths used for fibre-optic communication, paving the way for an optical computer chip. [ ] 73779 ) Intel-Based Servers With New Microsoft OS Deliver Industry-Leading Capabilities, Performance CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 104947 ) SGI SUPERCLUSTER CHOSEN FOR U.K. RESEARCH COUNCIL............6.1K SGI announced a contract for one of the largest SGI Altix 3000 superclusters to date. The contract was awarded to a consortium comprising prime contractor Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), SGI and the University of Manchester. [ ] 104948 ) INFINICON CLUSTER IS A STORAGE WORLD FINALIST................4.3K InfiniCon Systems announced that its InfinIO 7000 Shared I/O and Clustering System has again been recognized by industry experts; this time being named a finalist in the Most Valuable Product (MVP) awards category at the Storage World Conference. [ ] 104949 ) VOLTAIRE DEPLOYS STARTER KIT FOR INFINIBAND CLUSTERS.........2.7K Voltaire announced the availability of an HPC starter kit for customers and resellers to rapidly and easily deploy InfiniBand clusters in High Performance Computing (HPC) environments. [ ] 73780 ) HP Simplifies Installation of Server Security with Two New Tools _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73781 ) Linux Networx Supercomputer Powers U.S. Government Antiterrorism Smallpox Research [ ] 73782 ) MSC.Software Strengthens Strategic Agreement with nCode To Provide Durability Solutions ===========================*** CENTER NEWS ***================================ [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== [ ] 73783 ) HPCwire's - 2003 People and Organizations to Watch Lee Holcomb, Tom Coleman, Tetsuya Satoh, Ken Neves, Bill Appelbe, Michael Levine, Ralph Roskies, Mark Seager, Chaitan Baru, Alan Blatecky, Jay Boisseau, Russ Miller, Bob Graybill, Christian Bischof, Cray, Shahin Kahn. From Lee Holcomb at Homeland Security to Tetsuya Satoh at the Earth Simulator, this year we've put together a list of must watch HPC luminaries!! VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 104950 ) INTEL, HP AND MICROSOFT ACHIEVE TOP TPC-C BENCHMARK..........6.4K Intel Corporation President and COO Paul Otellini described how Intel- based servers combined with Microsoft's new operating system and database deliver industry-leading capabilities and performance. [ ] 104951 ) MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 IS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE.........7.5K Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2003, an integrated server platform that enables customers to improve information technology efficiency, increase user productivity and build better performing applications faster than ever. [ ] 104952 ) NEC SUPPORTS MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003...................6.4K NEC Solutions (America) announced that the company will immediately offer its entire line of NEC Express5800 servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2003. [ ] 104953 ) HP TOPS WORLDWIDE SERVER SHIPMENTS...........................2.1K Worldwide server shipments totaled 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2003, a 10.4 percent increase from the same period last year. Hewlett-Packard retained the top spot in the worldwide rankings with 29.1 percent of server shipments. [ ] 104954 ) SUN IFORCE PARTNERS RELEASE SECURITY APPLIANCES..............4.7K BorderWare, DeepNines, and Sourcefire announced the availability of three new security appliances based on the Sun platform. [ ] 104955 ) IBM EXPANDS ENTERPRISE X-ARCHITECTURE FOR INTEL SERVERS......4.6K IBM announced a new eServer system based on its industry leading Enterprise X-Architecture (EXA), the IBM technology that helps enables Intel-based servers to scale to new levels by bringing mainframe- inspired technology to the xSeries product line. [ ] 104956 ) SGI ANNOUNCES KEY SALES WINS FOR THIRD QUARTER..............10.6K In its recently completed third quarter for fiscal year 2003, SGI posted several key sales wins. Included in these wins were sales of the award-winning SGI Altix 3000 family of Linux OS-based superclusters and servers. [ ] 104957 ) HP SHIPS ITANIUM 2 WORKSTATIONS RUNNING 64-BIT WINDOWS XP....3.5K HP announced the volume availability of its Intel Itanium 2-based workstations running Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003. [ ] 104958 ) FOUNDRY NETWORKS DEMOS 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET NETWORK...........3.9K Foundry Networks and Spirent Communications announced the largest-ever demonstration of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) network technology at Networld+Interop. [ ] 104959 ) INTEL AND CHINESE ACADEMY RELEASE RESEARCH COMPILER..........5.2K Intel Corporation and the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing have released version 2.0 of the Open Research Compiler (ORC) for the Intel Itanium processor family. [ ] 73784 ) Plug in the power... of 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 ============================================================ [ ] 104940 ) "The mix of research, development, and engineering programs lack balance and coordination and is far below the critical mass required to sustain a robust technology/industrial base in high-end supercomputing." -- From the Executive Summary, Report On HPC For The National Security Community [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73785 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! GRID WARS' VICTORS EMERGE IBM EMBRACING THE BIG PICTURE NCSA CELEBRATES MOSAIC BIRTHDAY WITH EXCITING SYMPOSIUM *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104960 ) Microsoft Demonstrates Commitment To Hardware Developers.....4.1K [ ] 104961 ) Fujitsu Releases New AccelArray Technology...................4.3K [ ] 104962 ) SuperMicro Releases New 1U Server............................2.3K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104963 ) Windows Server 2003 Delivers Record-Breaking Performance.....2.6K [ ] 104964 ) Ixia Targets Enterprise With Real World Traffic Suite........3.6K [ ] 104965 ) NCSA Releases Beta Version Of VMI 2.0........................2.8K [ ] 104966 ) New Version Of OmniViz Software Adds Solutions For Chemists..3.4K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 104967 ) Platform Gives Grid Support For RBC Insurance................2.4K [ ] 104968 ) Extreme Networks Redefines Core Ethernet Switching...........4.4K [ ] 104969 ) Foundry Networks Accelerates 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adoption....2.3K [ ] 104970 ) Mosaic Web Browser Celebrates 10th Birthday..................3.8K [ ] 104971 ) Networks Hybridize Living And Robotic Components.............3.7K [ ] 104972 ) Nauticus Networks Selects Xilinx Data Center Solutions.......3.6K [ ] 104973 ) Corporate Alliance To Design 10 Gbps Interconnect Devices......3K [ ] 73786 ) Recent TOP500(TM) lists show a large growth in clusters, and widespread use of Myrinet(TM) technology. STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 104974 ) LLNL Deploys SmartDiscovery For Access To Key Data.............2K [ ] 104975 ) EMC To Resell Cisco Storage Networking Gear..................1.2K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 104976 ) Technical Panels To Explore Multi-Gigabit Systems............2.9K [ ] 104977 ) IEEE International Conference Call For Papers................4.1K [ ] 104978 ) DoE Begins Bids To Manage LANL...............................3.9K [ ] 73787 ) HPCwire on Tour: Photo Gallery Visit the Photo Gallery To See Images from HPC Tradeshows and Conferences SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 104979 ) Product Watch: Solid Deploys BoostEngine 4.0.................8.8K StarTech.com Launches StarView IP2. 3Dlabs Announces Wildcat VP880 Pro. [ ] 104980 ) Financial Update: NEC Trims Losses, But No Profit............9.6K Fujitsu Reports FY2002 Results. IBM Raises Quarterly Dividend. [ ] 104981 ) Corporate Liaisons: Dell And Good Technology Form Alliance...4.9K Genome Quebec And CGI Team Up. [ ] 104982 ) People and Positions: SGI Exec Joins National Committee......9.3K Linden Lab Names New Chairman. RLX Technologies Names New CEO. 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