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 *** September 12, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 36 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 420 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74101 ) The Universe Will Have Fewer Secrets SGI - The Source of Innovation and Discovery ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 105883 ) FEATURES: IDC REPORTS FASTEST COMPUTERS IN THE WORLD | | [ ] 105889 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: APPRO INTRODUCES INTEL BASED 2U DUAL SERVER| | [ ] 105895 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: INTEL EXPANDS SYSTEMS WITH NEW PROCESSORS | | [ ] 105900 ) NEWS BRIEFS: SGI ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXTEND ALTIX LINE | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74102 ) Intel Expands Reach Of Intel Itanium 2-Based Systems With Two New Processors FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 105883 ) IDC REPORTS FASTEST COMPUTERS IN THE WORLD...................5.4K IDC recently reported the newest performance ratings of supercomputing and high-performance computing systems based on its enhanced metrics for the IDC Balanced Rating. [ ] 105884 ) THE FUTURE OF ANTIBIOTIC AMMUNITION..........................7.8K Though they've been around for eons, antimicrobial peptides are among the "new" antibiotics being studied by a University of Minnesota research team. [ ] 105885 ) IBM USES INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR HIGH MOBILITY TRANSISTORS....5.1K IBM announced that its scientists have achieved two major milestones that could enable the IT industry to produce higher performing, lower power devices as early as several years from now. [ ] 105886 ) THE SCO GROUP'S OPEN LETTER TO THE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY....11.6K Darl McBride, CEO of The SCO Group, sent the following letter, dated Sept. 9, 2003, to the Open Source community concerning the ongoing battle over software copyrights and intellectual property. [ ] 105887 ) TRIBUTES MARK ANITA BORG CELEBRATION AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT.....3K Pre-eminent technologists and business leaders gathered on September 9th, 2003 at Stanford University to celebrate the life and vision of the late Dr. Anita Borg, founder of the Institute for Women and Technology. [ ] 105888 ) METCALFE'S LAW KEY TO UBIQUITOUS NETWORKING?.................6.6K "Faster and smarter" is the mantra in the wireless world, but Robert Poor has a different vision: He dreams of networks that are slow and stupid. [ ] 74103 ) HP Advances Grid Strategy for the Adaptive Enterprise CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 105889 ) APPRO INTRODUCES INTEL BASED 2U DUAL SERVER..................2.9K Appro, a leading developer of high-density, high-performance servers, introduced the new dual, 2U rack server powered by new Intel Itanium2 processors. [ ] 105890 ) SUN, TOPSPIN RUN CLUSTERS USING INFINIBAND TECHNOLOGY........4.6K Leading the effort to provide high-performance data center solutions for InfiniBand-based technology, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Topspin Communications demonstrated an InfiniBand-based Oracle Database clustering solution. [ ] 105891 ) ASPEN OFFERS GLACIER SYSTEMS BASED ON INTEL PROCESSORS.......2.5K Aspen Systems, Inc. announced the release of two new Glacier systems based on the Intel Itanium 2 processor and targeted specifically at high-performance computing (HPC). [ ] 105892 ) DELL AWARDS STANFORD UNIVERSITY FOR INNOVATIVE CLUSTER USE.....3K Dell presented the Dell Centers for Research Excellence award to Stanford University's Bio-X program in recognition of the program's leading-edge use of technology in studying Alzheimer's disease and cancer. [ ] 105893 ) GENOME SEQUENCING CENTER DEPENDS ON VERITAS....................4K VERITAS Software Corporation announced that the Genome Sequencing Center significantly increased the availability and lowered the costs of managing terabytes of data on its Oracle9i Real Application Cluster database using VERITAS software. [ ] 105894 ) CGG AWARDED DELL CENTER FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE..............4.1K Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell designated CGG (Compagnie Generale de Geophysique) as a Dell Center for Research Excellence, citing the company's innovative use of technology in the field of seismic research for oil and gas exploration. [ ] 74104 ) Register for Technical Linux Cluster Training with Linux Networx _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74105 ) Linux Networx Announces LinuxBIOS on Opteron [ ] 74106 ) MSC.Software Announces Release of SimDesigner Suspension ===========================*** CENTER NEWS ***================================ [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== [ ] 74107 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 105895 ) INTEL EXPANDS ITANIUM 2-BASED SYSTEMS WITH NEW PROCESSORS....4.2K Intel Corporation introduced two Intel Itanium 2 processors optimized for dual-processor systems, expanding the processor family's reach and enabling lower-cost, lower-power systems for technical computing and front-end enterprise applications. [ ] 105896 ) AUDI DEPLOYS LINUX NETWORX CLUSTER SYSTEM....................2.8K Linux Networx announced that Audi is using a Linux Networx Evolocity II (E2) MAGMASOFT cluster to simulate components for the new Audi Space Frame for future car models. [ ] 105897 ) SGI ALTIX 3000 SERVERS MAKE ORACLE WORLD DEBUT...............4.8K Further extending its leadership in technical and scientific computing environments, SGI announced that its acclaimed SGI Altix 3000 systems will be featured at OracleWorld, the annual gathering of Oracle software users. [ ] 105898 ) SGI HELPS TATA MOTORS ENHANCE VEHICLES.......................6.2K SGI announced that Tata Motors Ltd. has purchased several high- performance computing, visualization and storage solutions from SGI that will be used to improve its passenger cars and commercial vehicles. [ ] 105899 ) SUN TO PROVIDE SECURE NETWORK TO RUN MASTERCARD SECURECODE...3.9K Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced that MasterCard International has chosen to run the MasterCard SecureCode hosted service on Sun Fire servers running Java technology and the Solaris Operating Platform. [ ] 74108 ) Myrinet Used In 178 of the June 2003 TOP500 QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 105934 ) "The Blaster worm and SoBig.F virus brought home the reality that unsecured computer systems are all too prevalent and that as a nation, across all levels, including government, business and home users, we absolutely must take computer security more seriously." -- U.S. Representative Adam Putnam, Chairman of House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74109 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! GRID COMPUTING -- THE TRUTH BEHIND THE HYPE GLOBUS ALLIANCE ESTABLISHED http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 105900 ) SGI Announces Plans To Extend Altix Line.....................3.6K [ ] 105901 ) Programmable Chips Enable Regenerating Electronic Tissue.....2.7K [ ] 105902 ) Printing Plastic Circuits Stamps Patterns In Place...........3.4K [ ] 105903 ) AMD Announces New AMD Opteron Processors.....................2.3K [ ] 105904 ) Computer With 3-D Display Planned By Japan's Sharp...........1.9K [ ] 74110 ) HP Builds on Linux Market Leadership With New Enterprise Management, Clustering Technologies SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 105905 ) MSC Launches MSC.visualNastran For Windows 2003..............3.7K [ ] 105906 ) Windows Can Be Cheaper To Use Than Linux.....................2.5K [ ] 105907 ) Sun Offers Oracle 10g Customers Unix-Based Platforms.........4.5K [ ] 105908 ) Chemistry Software Automatically Generates Computer Code.....5.3K [ ] 105909 ) Vivisimo Announces Release 4.0 Of Clustering Engine..........4.7K [ ] 105910 ) Accelrys Announces DS Modeling 1.2 - SBD.....................2.5K [ ] 105911 ) Oracle Announces 4-Processor TPC-C Single-System Record......2.3K [ ] 105912 ) RT-LAB Simulators Strengthen Embraer's Prototyping Process...3.3K [ ] 105913 ) SAIC's IT Solutions Achieves SEI CMMI Maturity Level 5.......2.1K [ ] 105914 ) Tripos Announces Release Of SYBYL Drug Discovery Software....3.4K [ ] 105915 ) New Xilinx ISE 6.1i Software Contains 250 New Features.......6.1K [ ] 105916 ) European Commission To Show Results Of Vision Trials.........6.1K [ ] 105917 ) Saab Increases Online Viewership Using Scene7 Platform.......2.6K [ ] 105918 ) SG CIB Partners With Platform Computing For Grid Work........3.7K [ ] 105919 ) MKS Releases New UNIX-Windows Interoperability Tools...........3K [ ] 105920 ) Ohio State Graduate Program Standardizes On Nvidia Graphics..1.6K [ ] 105921 ) Toyota Australia Selects BEA For Transformation Program......6.6K [ ] 105922 ) Smart Software Makes Sense Of Sketches.......................2.3K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 105923 ) SGI InfiniteStorage Powers Leading Digital Film Companies....8.6K [ ] 105924 ) Books24x7, Intel Deliver Subscription-Based Online Library...3.9K [ ] 105925 ) Sun Helps NCB Jamaica Limited Reinvent Its Business..........5.4K [ ] 105926 ) Meriton Announces High-Speed Metro Services Architecture.....4.4K [ ] 105927 ) Japan Broadband Tower Deploys Force10 Switch/Routers.........2.3K [ ] 105928 ) Windows Server 2003 Available On Stratus ftServer Shipments..4.2K [ ] 105929 ) Visual Networks Gets Patent For Isolation Of IP Problems.....2.2K [ ] 105930 ) AT&T Selects Lucent To Provide Next-Generation SONET.........3.1K [ ] 74111 ) 1964- Lockheed Build's the World's Fastest Airplane 1997- The Thrust SSC Team Build's the World's Fastest Car 2002- Linux Networx Builds World's Fastest Linux Supercomputer Celebrate this Landmark Computing Achievement And Receive a Free History of Supercomputing Timeline Poster STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 105931 ) SGI Launches Major Storage Initiative........................8.4K [ ] 105932 ) Silicon Motion Expands Leadership Into New Market Segments.....3K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 105933 ) SGI Helps NASA Answer Questions About Origin Of Universe.....5.4K [ ] 105934 ) Network Associates Testifies At U.S. Congressional Hearing...3.3K [ ] 105935 ) Panels Announced For Tapia Computing Conference 2003........10.3K [ ] 105936 ) Warrant Seeks N.Y. Times, Google Hacker......................2.1K [ ] 105937 ) Sports Commissioner Announces The 'X3D Man Vs. Machine'......3.6K [ ] 105938 ) Altair's Zuzelski To Discuss Simulation-Driven Package.......1.2K [ ] 105939 ) NCMS Completes Computing Center For Excel Institute..........1.7K [ ] 105940 ) Nanotubes Surprise Again: Ideal Photon Emission..............4.2K [ ] 105941 ) Last Call For SC2003 Conference Opening Video..................2K [ ] 105942 ) Targacept Awarded NIST ATP Grant For Drug Research...........3.9K [ ] 74112 ) SGI Altix 3000 Servers Make OracleWorld Debut SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 105943 ) Product Watch: ISSI Deploys No-Wait, Synchronous SRAMs......26.9K Tape System Allows Protection Of More Data. Accelrys Presents Enterprise, DS Accord. [ ] 105944 ) Financial Update: Ascential Extends Tender Offer.............5.5K Dow Corning Announces Photonic Business. U.S. Signs Contract For Security Product. [ ] 105945 ) Corporate Liaisons: Sun, Oracle Drive Cost Out Of Network...19.6K Sun, RealNetworks Sign Agreement. SGI And APPIQ Form Strategic Alliance. [ ] 105946 ) People and Positions: Bill Joy To Leave Sun Microsystems....15.7K Intel Exec Named WCA Chairman. Network Associates Names VP Of Sales. 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