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 10, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 40 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 329 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74171 ) The Universe Will Have Fewer Secrets SGI - The Source of Innovation and Discovery ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 106117 ) FEATURES: THE INVISIBLE COMPUTER | | [ ] 106125 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: NEW VERSION OF OSCAR RELEASED | | [ ] 106126 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: IBM ANNOUNCES AUTOMATED COMPUTING SYSTEMS | | [ ] 106132 ) NEWS BRIEFS: ac3 SUPERCOMPUTER DRAWS ATTENTION | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74172 ) Visit Us to Recieve Your FREE Exhibit Pass To Supercomputing 2003 FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 106116 ) SGI: OPEN LETTER TO THE LINUX COMMUNITY........................4K SGI VP of Software Rich Altmaier addresses the Linux community about the current controversy over intellectual property rights. [ ] 106117 ) THE INVISIBLE COMPUTER.........................................5K By Alan Ganek, VP, Autonomic Computing, IBM Software Group Vice President of Autonomic Computing for IBM's Software Group Alan Ganek examines the precarious nature of technological systems and options for increased stabilization and automation. [ ] 106118 ) CRUISING WITH THE TOP DOWN..................................10.7K by J. William Bell NCSA University of Illinois and NCSA researchers, using an uncommon mass spectrometer and the Alliance's Condor computing system, craft a new method of identifying proteins and characterizing changes in those proteins. [ ] 106119 ) VIRUS WRITERS PROBED FOR TERROR TIES.........................3.3K Britain's task force against high-tech crime is investigating links between virus writers and extremist groups as it prepares defenses for a possible attack, a top law enforcement officer told Reuters. [ ] 106120 ) GRIDtoday 2004: FOCUSING ON COMMERCIAL GRID APPLICATIONS.......9K GRIDtoday 2004 (Gt04), the first major conference and exhibition to focus on the emerging market for commercial business applications of Grid computing, will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 24-26, 2004. [ ] 74173 ) Register for Technical Linux Cluster Training with Linux Networx CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 106121 ) LINUX NETWORX PROVIDES JOHN DEERE EVOLOCITY CLUSTER..........3.1K Linux Networx announced John Deere is using a Linux Networx Evolocity cluster supercomputer for next generation product development. The cluster is designed to provide optimum performance for advanced engineering design. [ ] 106122 ) APPRO ANNOUNCES MINI-CLUSTER BASED ON AMD PROCESSORS.........4.2K Appro, a leading provider of high-density, high-performance enterprise computing systems, announced the Appro HyperBlade Mini-Cluster solution based on dual AMD Opteron processors. [ ] 106123 ) SCALI SHIPS 4.1 OF SOFTWARE WITH MYRINET-2000 SUPPORT..........5K Scali, a leader in high performance clustering solutions, announced the 4.1 release of their cluster management (Scali Manage) and message passing interface (Scali MPI Connect) software. [ ] 106124 ) U OF TEXAS DEPLOYS DELL SUPERCOMPUTER FOR RESEARCH...........2.7K The University of Texas (UT) at Austin introduced a Dell high- performance computing cluster (HPCC) at its Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to help enable critical research by scientists and engineers across disciplines. [ ] 106125 ) NEW VERSION OF OSCAR RELEASED................................2.1K A new version of OSCAR has been released that supports the use of high- performance computing by reducing the work of cluster configuration, installation, operation, and management. [ ] 74174 ) HP Collaboration and Competency Network _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74175 ) Linux Networx Announces LinuxBIOS on Opteron [ ] 74176 ) MSC.Software Announces Release of SimDesigner Suspension JOB BANK ============================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] 667 ) *AIST, Altair Engineering, Daresbury, EMCWF, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Indiana University, *Infosys, Intel, LBNL, Microsoft, NCAR, NREL, PNNL, Queensland University, SGI, Sun Microsystems [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K ============================================================================== [ ] 74177 ) 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 VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 106126 ) SGI DELIVERS NEW SGI ALTIX 3000 SYSTEM TO ASTRAZENECA R&D....4.3K SGI announced that AstraZeneca, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, has purchased SGI Altix 3000 and SGI Origin 3000 servers and superclusters. [ ] 106127 ) HP PROCURVE NETWORKING EXTENDS GIGABIT ETHERNET..............5.8K HP ProCurve Networking announced a new line of Gigabit Ethernet solutions priced to increase adoption of Gigabit Ethernet in the enterprise. [ ] 106128 ) SUN DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE UPGRADE PROGRAM FOR JAVA CONTENT..3.2K Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced a comprehensive program for developers upgrading Java applets and MSJVM based applications to the most current and compatible version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from Sun. [ ] 106129 ) IBM ANNOUNCES NEW AUTOMATED COMPUTING SYSTEMS................4.9K IBM announced a new computing system based on blade servers and IBM software designed to automate and reduce the cost of running an IT infrastructure. [ ] 106130 ) EXTREME NETWORKS TO PARTICIPATE IN IPV6 CAPABILITIES DEMO......4K Extreme Networks, Inc., a leader in Ethernet networking, is participating in an IPv6 Demonstration Collaborative Initiative in conjunction with the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Labs. [ ] 74178 ) 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 [ ] 74179 ) STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD The Leading Conference for IT Managers, Storage Architects and Infrastructure Professionals October 27-30, 2003 JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA http://www.storagenetworkingworld.com/orlando_2003/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 106120 ) "The long view on Grid computing is that it, like several revolutionary developments before it, will permeate all aspects of future computing-that industry, government, and academic institutions will all take part in its construction and its use." -- Rick Stevens, Division Director, Mathematics and Computer Science, Argonne National Laboratory, and Professor of Computer Science, University of Chicago [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74180 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! ORACLE'S PLAN TO UNLOCK THE GRID IBM'S GRID COMPUTING PUSH CONTINUES http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106131 ) Toshiba Produces Functional Silicon Using X Architecture.....4.2K [ ] 106132 ) ac3 Supercomputer Draws Attention............................1.8K [ ] 106133 ) IT Infrastructure Slated For Auction In Northern California..2.7K [ ] 74181 ) SGI Delivers New SGI Altix 3000 System To AstraZeneca R&D Wilmington SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106134 ) Microsoft Moving Windows Closer To BIOS......................1.3K [ ] 106135 ) Microsoft To Alter Web Browser For Ruling....................1.9K [ ] 106136 ) Microsoft To Extend Java In Windows............................3K [ ] 106137 ) Dept Of Energy Selects Seagull For Mainframe Connectivity....2.7K [ ] 106138 ) Versant Delivers JDO For Versant Object Database.............2.6K [ ] 106139 ) Picture Of Longhorn Becoming Clearer.........................1.8K [ ] 106140 ) Versant Receives New Order From Major Oil Company............1.7K [ ] 106141 ) MapObjects-Java Edition 2 Is Now Available...................2.1K [ ] 106142 ) MEDai Launches New Version Of Predictive Modeling Software...1.9K [ ] 74182 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 106143 ) AMCC, IBM, Infineon, TI And Xilinx To Align 10Gbps Standards.4.5K [ ] 106144 ) BEA WebLogic Server Selected By NEC For New Hosting Service..2.1K [ ] 106145 ) CSC Awarded Boeing Distributed Computing Services Contract.....2K [ ] 106146 ) Verisign Shuts Down Web Site Finder............................3K [ ] 106147 ) ClearSight Launches Analyzer For Application Layer Problems..5.7K [ ] 106148 ) Performance Tech's WAN/LAN Server Offers Greater Reliability.2.2K [ ] 106149 ) VeriSign Responds To IAB Site Finder Commentary.............18.1K [ ] 106150 ) VA Tech Edges Toward Finish Line In The Supercomputing Race....4K [ ] 74183 ) HP Builds on Linux Market Leadership With New Enterprise Management, Clustering Technologies STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 106151 ) Displaytech Receives Million Dollar Award From NIST............2K [ ] 106152 ) QLogic Fibre Down Powers RLX ServerBlades....................2.9K [ ] 106153 ) Broadening The Bandwidth In Government Sciences.............10.3K [ ] 74184 ) 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. GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 106154 ) IBM And Russian Ministry To Promote Linux Adoption...........2.8K [ ] 106155 ) HP Offers Sun Customers $25,000 To Switch......................1K [ ] 106156 ) Microsoft Sued For Security Failures.........................2.5K [ ] 106157 ) Motorola Gives Serbia $21 Million For Integrated ID System.....4K [ ] 106158 ) Ecma Intl To Standardize C++ Binding For CLI Organization....3.4K [ ] 106159 ) Top Court Rejects Infineon Appeal Versus Rambus..............3.7K [ ] 106160 ) NVIDIA Elected Permanent Member Of OpenGL Review Board.......2.9K [ ] 106161 ) Xilinx Forms Research Project w/ Queens University Belfast...4.1K [ ] 106162 ) Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Announces Data Management Books...7.1K [ ] 74185 ) 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 http://www.mcs.anl.gov/ccgrid2004 SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 106163 ) Product Watch: Autodesk Introduces AutoCAD Electrical 2004..10.1K WRQ Unveils PC X Server For IT Savings. Xilinx Ships Spartan-3 Family w/ 90nm Tech. [ ] 106164 ) Financial Update: SGI Expects To Beat Sales Target...........5.1K Aspen Named One of CO's Growing Tech Co. Motorola To Launch Semiconductor Co. [ ] 106165 ) Corporate Liaisons: EMC and IBM to Increase Compatibility....5.7K IBM, Callidus Form Strategic Alliance. BioAnalytics Joins With Predix. [ ] 106166 ) People and Positions: Rosenberg New FileMaker Marketing VP..12.4K High Tower Recruits Executive Talent. SAIC Names Dahlberg New Ceo. [ ] 74186 ) Myrinet Used In 178 of the June 2003 TOP500 CONFERENCES & EVENTS ============================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 10.08.03)..............10K [ ] 74188 ) LCI - Linux Cluster Institute Mark Your Calendars For Our Upcoming Workshops October 13-18, 2003 December 8-12, 2003 http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/ [ ] 74189 ) SC2003 IGNITING INNOVATION November 15-21, 2003 Phoenix, Arizona, USA www.sc-conference.org/sc2003/ [ ] 74190 ) SC2003 Education Program November 15-18, 2003 Call for Participation www.sc-conference.org/sc2003/edu_general.html 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 leading HPC solution providers | | Firms marked with an * have updated their info in the last 30 days | | | | | | [ ] 533) SRC Computers [ ] 946) Quadrics | | [ ] 921) SGI [ ] 947) Etnus / TotalView | | [ ] 529) Linux Networx [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 541) MSC Software [ ] 930) NEC | | [ ] 539) Microsoft [ ] 902) IBM Corp. | | [ ] 550) @XI Computer Corp. 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