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 30, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 21 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 289 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73834 ) What Was Complex Is Now Simple What Was Expensive Is Now Affordable The Power Once Held by Few, Now Belongs To Many The Time Is Now ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 105141 ) FEATURES: GARTNER WARNS USERS OF LINUX | | [ ] 105152 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: IBM RE-DESIGNES ITS ESERVER CLUSTER | | [ ] 105157 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: MSC.SOFTWARE RELEASES MSC.MARC 2003 | | [ ] 105163 ) NEWS BRIEFS: SGI ALTIX MEETS THE NEEDS OF MCAE APPLICATIONS | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73835 ) HP Labs Uses Utility Data Center to Invent Tomorrow's Technology Solutions Today FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 105141 ) GARTNER WARNS USERS OF LINUX.................................2.1K The technology research and advisory firm Gartner has weighed into the SCO Group's case against IBM, advising people to minimise the adoption of Linux in mission-critical systems until the merits of SCO's claims or any resulting judgements become clear. [ ] 105142 ) HPC USER FORUM HOLDS FIRST DIALOGUE MEETINGS.................8.3K The HPC User Forum, consisting of high performance computing users from government, industry and academia, held its first dialogue meetings between European and U.S. users last week in Bristol, UK and Annecy, France in partnership with HPCwire. [ ] 105143 ) INTEL SKIPS CHIP-MAKING TOOL GENERATION........................3K U.S. semiconductor maker Intel said it will not buy the new generation of chip lithography tools just launched on the market, casting doubt over the future of these machines. [ ] 105144 ) NEC USER GROUP TALKS PETAFLOP/S AND BRAZILIAN SAMBA.........11.8K By Christopher Lazou, HiPerCom Consultants, Ltd. Around eighty experts from twelve mostly European countries attended the NEC User Group, NUG-XV meeting. This four day meeting enabled experts in computing, meteorology and technical engineering fields. [ ] 105145 ) INFORMATION INTO ACTION......................................8.6K by J. William Bell, NCSA Allstate Insurance Company wins the NCSA Private Sector Program's 2003 Grand Challenge Award, honoring more than five years of data-mining innovation. [ ] 105146 ) SCO/LINUX DEBATE TAKES CENTER STAGE AT USENIX................3.7K The 2003 USENIX Annual Technical Conference, will provide the first public forum for the debate on infringement claims by SCO against Linux. [ ] 105147 ) SUPERCOMPUTERS FROM GAME STATIONS............................2.4K The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has assembled a supercomputer from a group of Sony PlayStation 2 devices. [ ] 105148 ) CYBERSECURITY POST TO BE IN RIDGE'S DEPARTMENT...............2.2K The Bush administration plans to appoint a new cybersecurity chief for the government inside the Department of Homeland Security, replacing a position once held by a special adviser to the President. [ ] 105149 ) RIVAL SENDS MESSAGE TO GATES AT UCSD.........................2.7K In a speech by Bill Gates at the University of California San Diego, one Microsoft rival tried to steal the spotlight. [ ] 105150 ) UNIVERSITY STUDY LOOKS INSIDE "BEATING HEART" OF LASERS......4.6K A new study by University of Toronto researchers offers the first-ever glimpse inside a laser while it's operating, a breakthrough that could lead to more powerful and efficient lasers for fibre-optic communication systems. [ ] 73836 ) Grid Computing, Applications & High End Visualization Sun High Performance Computing Consortium (SHPCC) Conference 21-23 June 2003, Heidelberg, Germany http://www.sun-registration.com/hpc CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 105151 ) HP ACHIEVES LINUX CLUSTERED ORACLE APPLICATIONS BENCHMARK....3.9K HP announced that industry-standard HP ProLiant servers running SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 have achieved the industry's first clustered Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark (OASB) on Linux. [ ] 105152 ) IBM RE-DESIGNES ITS ESERVER CLUSTER..........................1.4K IBM has re-designed its eServer Cluster 1350, introduced last September, to accommodate 84 two-way blade servers (168 processors) per rack in the six-rack cabinet. [ ] 105153 ) MSC.SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTS 8-NODE MSC.LINUX AND IBM CLUSTER.....3.5K MSC.Software announced that Sweden's Sandvik Group, a high-technology and engineering company which specializes in the tooling, industrial machinery and materials science industries, has invested in an 8-node IBM Linux Cluster powered by MSC.Linux. [ ] 105154 ) VERITAS RECEIVES CLUSTER TECHNOLOGY HONORS...................2.8K VERITAS Software, announced that VERITAS Cluster Server, has been recognized for outstanding product achievement in the "Best Storage Software" category of the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 2003 Codie Awards. [ ] 105155 ) GEOPHYSICS FIRM TO SET UP IT HUB IN MALAYSIA.................2.4K CGGAP, a geophysics company, has decided to deploy IBM Linux Cluster technology for seismic data processing in the Asia-Pacific region from an information technology (IT) hub to be set up in Malaysia. [ ] 73837 ) HPC Clustering Workshop- A Hands-On Training In Cluster System Setup & More. Register for a Class by 6/3/03 and Save 25% Off The List Price by Entering Code HPCW0503 _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73838 ) Linux Networx Cluster System Speeds Development of Disease Diagnostic Products [ ] 73839 ) The Chrysler Group Adopts Intel Itanium 2-Based System Cluster From HP and MSC.Software ===========================*** CENTER NEWS ***================================ [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 105156 ) IBM BLADECENTER TO POWER ONLINE BANKING......................4.4K IBM announced that Independence Community Bank (ICB), a provider of a wide range of banking services in the New York metropolitan area, has chosen IBM technology including blade servers, storage and software to power its rapidly expanding online banking service. [ ] 105157 ) MSC.SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MSC.MARC 2003................4K MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software, services and systems, announced the availability of MSC.Marc 2003. [ ] 105158 ) SUN AND GEMSTONE TEAM FOR ONLINE BANK IN SOUTH AFRICA........5.9K GemStone Systems announced that eBucks.com (Pty) Ltd., a Division of FirstRand Bank, will implement an integrated technology solution with Sun Microsystems to simplify their architecture and manage data across the division's hardware and software systems. [ ] 105159 ) NEW IBM ESERVER OFFERS MORE PERFORMANCE........................4K IBM announced a new low-end IBM eServer systems that offers 110 percent more performance at one-third lower cost than its predecessor, making it an attractive option for small and medium sized businesses. [ ] 105160 ) HP EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH VMWARE...........................3.8K HP announced its extended partnership with VMware, a global leader in virtual machine software for Intel-based systems. HP now provides a total VMware solution for IT Consolidation Projects. [ ] 105161 ) ALTIS SEMICONDUCTOR READY TO START MRAM R&D PROGRAM..........3.2K Altis Semiconductor has been elected by its Shareholders IBM/Infineon to make a push forward from MRAM fundamental development to an industrial era. [ ] 105162 ) 3DP AND UDS PUSH THE EDGE ON PHOTOREALISTIC SIMULATIONS......2.2K 3D Pipeline Corporation (3DP) and Univessence Digital Studios (USA), Inc. ("UDS") are collaborating in the development of photorealistic real-time 3D computer-generated simulation technology and databases of urban environments. [ ] 73840 ) The Chrysler Group Adopts Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) 2-Based System Cluster From HP and MSC.Software QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 105142 ) "High performance computing is a global industry with a global community, but the market dynamics can vary substantially from country to country and region to region. To advance the HPC industry and influence the direction vendors take, it's important that European and U.S. users understand each other's perspectives." -- Earl Joseph II, IDC analyst, Exec. Director HPC User Forum [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73841 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! THE COST OF COMPLEXITY AND THE USE OF GRIDS GRIDS: NOT A CHEAP DATE NPACI ROCKS MARKS MILESTONES *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 105163 ) SGI Altix 3000 Meets The Needs Of MCAE Applications..........1.1K [ ] 105164 ) Enhanced Stratus ftServer 3300 Now Available.................2.4K [ ] 105165 ) Raytheon Awarded $90M Supercomputing Contract................1.4K [ ] 105166 ) Toshiba Launches Two New 64-Bit RISC Microprocessors.........2.6K [ ] 73842 ) Linux Networx Case Study Cluster Delivers Fast, Accurate Simulations; One Week ROI SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 105167 ) DreamWorks Selects Mental Ray Software For Sharkslayer Film..4.6K [ ] 105168 ) British Army Sets Sights On The SCO Group's Unix Platform....2.8K [ ] 105169 ) Computer Program To Pinpoint Author's Sex....................1.4K [ ] 105170 ) MathWorks Delivers SimMechanics 2.1..........................2.8K [ ] 105171 ) Fournier Pharma Engages Pharsight's Simulation Methodologies.3.4K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 105172 ) Zarlink Demos New Packet Processor For Metro Ethernet........4.3K [ ] 105173 ) Sprint Replaces Phone Network With Packet Technology.........2.3K [ ] 105174 ) XML For Analysis Council Gains Momentum And Support............6K [ ] 105175 ) Symantec Provides U.S. DoD With Security Intelligence........4.3K [ ] 73843 ) Recent TOP500(TM) lists show a large growth in clusters, and widespread use of Myrinet(TM) technology. STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 105176 ) LSI Logic Powers High-Speed Data Transfer Rates..............3.7K [ ] 105177 ) FalconStor Enhances IPStor With Antivirus Functionality......2.9K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 105178 ) Nominations Sought For Seymour Cray & Sidney Fernbach Awards.1.7K [ ] 105179 ) NSF Speakers To Keynote Symposium On Security Informatics....1.7K [ ] 105180 ) National Science Board Approves Large Awards And Projects......2K [ ] 73844 ) 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 SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 105181 ) Product Watch: SuperMicro Unveils New System Boards.........15.2K Morgan Kaufmann Publishes Updated SQL Book. Vanguard Deploys Enforcer Detector. [ ] 105182 ) Financial Update: Qwest Communications Reports Q1 Earnings...2.8K CSC Signs $450M Outsourcing Agreement. [ ] 105183 ) Corporate Liaisons: IBM And Partners Team On Digital Media...7.7K Marconi And Laurel Networks Team UP. Lindows.com Reveals Caldera Agreement. [ ] 105184 ) People and Positions: Network Associates Names New Member....5.6K Polaris Networks Appoints New VP. Xilinx Appoints New General Manager. [ ] 73845 ) 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!! 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