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 *** October 3, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 39 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 322 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74152 ) Intel Software College Offers High Performance Computing-Clustering Workshop: A Hands-On Training In Cluster System Setup, Parallel Programming Models, and Tuning for Single-Node Performance. Register for a Class by 10/15/03 and Save 25% Off The List Price by Entering Promotion Code HPCW1003 ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 106064 ) FEATURES: NEW TRANSISTOR CREATED, USES 80 PERCENT LESS POWER | | [ ] 106071 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: INFINICON PROVIDES CLUSTER FABRIC FOR RIKEN| | [ ] 106073 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: MICROSOFT TO REVEAL LONGHORN OS DETAILS | | [ ] 106093 ) NEWS BRIEFS: AMAZON.COM STARTUP INVADES GOOGLE'S TURF | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74153 ) Register for Technical Linux Cluster Training with Linux Networx FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 106064 ) NEW TRANSISTOR CREATED THAT USES 80 PERCENT LESS POWER.........3K An innovative chip design for future wireless devices has been created that can improve performance fourfold or reduce power consumption fivefold. [ ] 106065 ) A QUIETER BLUE YONDER..........................................7K Jonathan Freund, assistant professor at the University of Illinois, and his graduate student Mingjun Wei are using NCSA's Origin2000 and Platinum Linux cluster to clarify the nature of the mechanism of aerodynamic noise by working backwards. [ ] 106066 ) PROGRAMMED DNA MOLECULES LEAD TO SELF ASSEMBLED CIRCUITS.......5K Duke University researchers have used self-assembling DNA molecules as molecular building blocks called "tiles" to construct protein-bearing scaffolds and metal wires at the billionths of a meter, or "nanoscale." [ ] 106067 ) SOFTWARE TACKLES PROTEIN PATHWAYS............................4.7K A software tool developed by Whitehead Institute scientists promises to apply Google-type computational muscle to the far more intricate world of protein interaction networks, giving researchers a new view of the complexities of cellular life. [ ] 106068 ) INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE REWORKED.......................2.3K The National Science Foundation has provided researchers at Stanford University along with seven other institutions $7.5 million over five years to explore the options and outcomes that would accompany a massive reconstruction of the Internet. [ ] 74154 ) HP Builds on Linux Market Leadership With New Enterprise Management, Clustering Technologies CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 106069 ) GALILEO GENOMICS USES IBM LINUX CLUSTER TO SPEED UP RESEARCH.3.4K IBM announced that Galileo Genomics has chosen IBM servers to run its laboratory, clinical and business applications. This standardization will improve efficiencies for laboratory operations and research efforts. [ ] 106070 ) ArboNed SELECTS CLUSTERING TECHNOLOGY FROM HP AND ORACLE.....5.9K HP and Oracle Corporation announced that ArboNed has deployed a new centralized IT infrastructure based on an HP Superdome server cluster running Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters. [ ] 106071 ) INFINICON TO PROVIDE CLUSTERING FABRIC FOR RIKEN.............3.4K InfiniCon Systems announced that it has been selected to provide an InfiniBand-based clustering fabric for the world's fastest Linux-based supercomputer. [ ] 106072 ) SCALI ANNOUNCES VP OF SALES FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH HP..2.7K Scali, a leader in high performance clustering solutions, announced that it has appointed a new Vice President (VP) of Sales focusing on managing the global partnership with Hewlett Packard (HP). [ ] 74155 ) The Universe Will Have Fewer Secrets SGI - The Source of Innovation and Discovery _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74156 ) Linux Networx Announces LinuxBIOS on Opteron [ ] 74157 ) MSC.Software Announces Release of SimDesigner Suspension ===========================*** CENTER NEWS ***================================ [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== [ ] 74158 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 106073 ) MICROSOFT TO REVEAL LONGHORN OS DETAILS......................2.4K Next month at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) Microsoft will shed some light on the details of the pending Longhorn OS upgrade. Little will be said, however, about the new Aero user interface. [ ] 106074 ) MSC UNVEILS MSC.ROBUST DESIGN FOR PROBABILISTIC SIMULATION...3.5K MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products, including simulation software and services, announced the availability of MSC.Robust Design, the next generation in the evolution of simulation software. [ ] 106075 ) AMADEUS, IBM IN AGREEMENT FOR AIRLINE IT SOLUTIONS...........4.2K Amadeus and IBM have formed a strategic relationship to address the needs of airline and transportation companies looking to upgrade their IT infrastructure and adapt their business processes. [ ] 106076 ) HP WINS U.S. ARMY CONTRACT WORTH UP TO $500 MILLION..........3.6K HP announced it has been awarded a U.S. Army Information Technology Enterprise Solutions, Functional Area 1, Enterprise Hardware Solutions procurement contract. The three-year contract, with two 2-year option periods, began Wednesday. [ ] 106077 ) STUDY USES SGI COMPUTER PROGRAM TO TEACH AUTISTIC CHILDREN...5.6K Researchers at the University of Valencia's Robotics Institute, using OpenGL Performer software from SGI, have developed a breakthrough computer program specifically designed to assist children with autism in acquiring figurative thinking skills. [ ] 74159 ) HPC USER FORUM ASKS EUROPEAN USERS TO HELP RESHAPE THE INDUSTRY European HPC users are urged to contribute to upcoming discussions in Paris, October 20 and London, October 22, as part of the HPC User Forum's initiative to help reshape the global HPC industry. [ ] 74160 ) 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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 106066 ) "The big promise is that if we can increase the size of our lattices we can template nanoelectronics onto them and make useful devices and circuits at a smaller scale than has ever been done before." -- Thom LaBean, molecular biologist & assistant research professor of computer science, Duke University [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74161 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! IBM, MICROSOFT SHOWCASE INTEROPERABILITY BIG COMPANIES CATCH ON TO GRID POTENTIAL http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106078 ) 3D Printers May Soon Generate Computer Chips...................4K [ ] 106079 ) August Worldwide Chip Sales Up 4% To $13.42 Billion..........2.2K [ ] 106080 ) NIST Develops New Method To Scan Semiconducters For Defects..2.1K [ ] 106081 ) Lenslet's Optical Processor To Make Its Debut At MILCOM 2003.1.2K [ ] 74162 ) HP Advances Grid Strategy for the Adaptive Enterprise SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106082 ) BYU Prof Completes TenFold-Powered App In Record Time........3.3K [ ] 106083 ) Animation Will Predict Wildfire Behavior For An Hour.........3.9K [ ] 106084 ) MathWorks Unveils Embedded Targets For Software Deployment.....3K [ ] 106085 ) Open Source Architecture To Create A Scalable Enterprise.....4.5K [ ] 106086 ) Software Developed To ID Computer Users By Typing Style........3K [ ] 106087 ) SUSE LINUX Releases Latest Advances In Linux Technology......6.5K [ ] 106088 ) CAR Leads 16-Company Team On A $10.8M NIST ATP Project.........3K [ ] 106089 ) Library Of Congress Picks ON iCommand To Manage Workstations.3.3K [ ] 106090 ) NPF Adds Four New Software Implementation Agreements.........4.9K [ ] 74163 ) GRIDtoday Job Bank Providing Career Opportunities within the Global Grid Communities and Providing The Professional You Seek Job Listings from USA, Europe and Asian Pacific Rim NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 106091 ) HP Maintains No. 1 Unix Ranking In Server Evaluation Model...1.5K [ ] 106092 ) IBM Teams With VMware For Capacity On Demand Service.........1.8K [ ] 106093 ) Amazon.com Startup Invades Google's Turf.....................3.6K [ ] 106094 ) NSF Announces Awards To Extend Reach Of Terascale Facility...5.1K [ ] 106095 ) Motorola Launches PowerQUICC Processor Families w/ Security..6.2K [ ] 106096 ) Symantec: Viruses Becoming Faster, More Complex..............1.8K [ ] 106097 ) RAD Unveils Suite Of Solutions Aiding Ethernet Access........4.5K [ ] 106098 ) Teragrid Tutorial To Be Featured At SC2003...................2.6K [ ] 74164 ) SGI Altix 3000 Servers Make OracleWorld Debut STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 106099 ) Candera Aligns With IBM Global Services And Sanmina-SCI......2.7K [ ] 106100 ) Dell Offers High Performance Sata Hard Drive -- Wd Raptor......3K [ ] 106101 ) Digi-Data Takes Fibre-Sata Storage To New Heights............3.1K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 106102 ) Topcoder Announces Intel As Sponsor For Programming Event......2K [ ] 106103 ) Autonomy Powered DTi i-BIO Site Wins Prestigious Award.......3.3K [ ] 106104 ) 2nd GlobusWORLD Conference Planned...........................2.7K [ ] 106105 ) SC2003 Conference Advance Registration Ends Oct. 10............3K [ ] 106106 ) Internet Security Head Accused Of Hacking....................1.6K [ ] 106107 ) Braintech Wins Distinguished Henry Ford Technology Award.....2.2K [ ] 106108 ) Industry Pioneers To Be Honored At Fellow Awards.............2.6K [ ] 106109 ) Warsaw University Orders Supercomputer.......................1.4K [ ] 74165 ) CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION 4th International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid 2004: IEEE support pending final approval) 19-22 April, Chicago, Illinois, USA SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 106110 ) Product Watch: IBM Developing Advanced Wireless Chips.......15.4K Intel Readies Prescotts At Diff Frequencies. Mathworks Receives Ford Technology Award. [ ] 106111 ) Financial Update: BEA Named To List of Growing Companies.....1.6K [ ] 106112 ) Corporate Liaisons: AMCC Acquires IBM Switch Fabric..........7.3K Informatica Acquires Striva. Mysticom, Samsung Enter Ethernet Deal. [ ] 106113 ) People and Positions: Fiorina Ranked Powerful Corp Woman.....2.7K IBM Exec Tapped as New Pres Of NAPA. 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