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 31, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 43 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 231 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74233 ) 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 -- Come see us at SC2003 Booth #1015 -- ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 106265 ) FEATURES: NEW PROCESSOR COMPUTES AT SPEED OF LIGHT | | [ ] 106272 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: INTL CONFERENCE ON LINUX CLUSTERS PLANNED | | [ ] 106275 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: MICROSOFT UNVEILS LONGHORN FEATURES | | [ ] 106297 ) NEWS BRIEFS: THE THREAT OF CYBERCRIME GROWING IN BRAZIL | |_______________________________________________________________________ |_____| [ ] 74234 ) HPCnow Supercomputing 2003 November 18-20th, 2003 Come by and Visit our Booth #3011 And receive Some Great Giveaways, Plus a Chance to Win an XBOX Package! We Look Forward to Seeing You There! FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 106265 ) NEW PROCESSOR COMPUTES AT SPEED OF LIGHT.....................3.7K An Israeli start-up has developed a processor that uses optics instead of silicon, enabling it to compute at the speed of light, the company said. [ ] 106266 ) IDC HPC USER FORUM HELD IN EUROPE...........................10.6K by Christopher Lazou Over 40 experts attended the one day IDC user forum held at the IBM offices in central London with the aim of promoting the HPC industry and sharing experiences within this eclectic community. [ ] 106267 ) DIGITAL LIBRARY AIDS VISUALIZATION OF AERIAL REPTILES..........6K Scientists using skull fossils to examine the neuroanatomy of aerial reptiles have found key structures to be specialized and enlarged, a discovery that could revise views of how vision, flight, and the brain itself evolved. [ ] 106268 ) RED STORM SYSTEMS SOFTWARE TESTED AT NERSC CENTER............5.3K High-performance computing experts from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) NERSC Center have helped to complete the initial operating system and messge-passing functional scalability testing for the Red Storm supercomputer. [ ] 106269 ) VORTICES UNBOUND.............................................9.5K By simulating the movements of microscopic bar magnets, a condensed matter physicist at the University of Kentucky is shedding some new light on the nature of a fundamental physical process. [ ] 74235 ) The Universe Will Have Fewer Secrets SGI - The Source of Innovation and Discovery CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 106270 ) APPRO SHOWS HYPERBLADE SERVER CLUSTER SOLUTIONS AT SEG SHOW..3.4K Appro is demonstrating its HyperBlade Cluster solution and Workstations products based on the Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron processors at the SEG, Society of Exploration Geophysicists at Dallas Convention Center, TX, October 26-31, 2003. [ ] 106271 ) LOS ALAMOS LAB WINS AWARD AT STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD........1.8K Panasas, Inc. and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), announced that LANL was named a winner of the Fall 2003 "Best Practices in Storage Award." [ ] 106272 ) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LINUX CLUSTERS PLANNED...........1.7K The HPC Revolution 2004, planned for May of 2004, is the premier international forum to share information on management, administration, and scientific computing techniques on clusters. [ ] 74236 ) Demand More from HPTC. Get More from HP. Join HP @ SC2003 Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center Phoenix, Arizona Booth # 2813 November 17-20, 2003 _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74237 ) Linux Networx Provides John Deere Evolocity Cluster For Advanced Engineering Analysis [ ] 74238 ) MSC.Software Announces New MSC.Robust Design For Probabilistic Simulation ============================================================================== [ ] 74239 ) Empowering New Frontiers Come Visit us in Phoenix, Arizona at SC2003, Booth #2625 VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 106273 ) SGI INTRODUCES SERIAL ATA STORAGE SOLUTIONS..................3.6K SGI became among the first UNIX system vendors to introduce Serial ATA (SATA) technology in enterprise class storage systems. [ ] 106274 ) SUN GRABS SIGNIFICANT FOOTHOLD IN STORAGE MARKET.............6.8K At Storage Networking World (SNW), Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced substantial customer wins in a variety of industries, offering mounting evidence of its momentum in the storage market. [ ] 106275 ) MICROSOFT UNVEILS LONGHORN FEATURES..........................4.5K Microsoft gave developers a glimpse of their new Windows program which includes a new look and updated features. [ ] 74240 ) Linux Cluster Training Regardless of Your Knowledge-Level Register Today For Cluster System Fundamentals, Migrating to Clusters, Storage & Filesystems, Resource & Job Management, System Administration, and MPI courses. [ ] 74241 ) Linux Performance Continues to Soar with Large-Scale SGI Altix 3000 Systems QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 106287 ) "Optical processing is a strategic competitive advantage for nations and companies. Processing at the speed of light, you can have safer airports, autonomous military systems, high- definition multimedia broadcast systems and advanced next- generation communications systems." -- Avner Halperin, Vice President For Business Development At Lenslet [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74242 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! THE RISE OF THIRD-GENERATION GRIDS ORACLE DEFINES GRID CONCEPT AT OracleWorld IN PARIS http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106276 ) Layer8 Uses IPnexus Products For Military Applications.......1.9K [ ] 106277 ) Modular Computing Core Functions As Pocket Sized PC..........2.4K [ ] 74243 ) HP Ranks No. 1 in High-performance Technical Computing According to New Benchmark Results SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106278 ) Billions Of Dollars Lost w/ Project Management Software......2.4K [ ] 106279 ) MPP Product Based On Red Storm Supercomputer.................3.9K [ ] 106280 ) Kashya, Brocade Unveil Replication/Disaster Recovery App.......2K [ ] 106281 ) Oracle, Red Hat Jointly Drive Features In Red Hat Linux 3....4.5K [ ] 106282 ) ANSYS Delivers Enterprise Solution For Multiphysics Analysis.8.2K [ ] 106283 ) Ascential Outlines Direction For Future Data Integration.....5.8K [ ] 106284 ) A4Vision Introduces World's First 3D Facial Imaging Products.3.9K [ ] 74244 ) CALL FOR SPEAKERS GRID TODAY 2004 (Gt04) -- the first major conference and exhibition to focus on the emerging market for commercial business applications of Grid computing, has issued a Call for Speakers We are looking for high-level speakers from commercial organizations to speak on applications and implementation of Grid computing http://www.gridtoday.com NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 106285 ) IBM Unveils New Servers At CAE Symposium In Germany............2K [ ] 106286 ) Three Ohio Schools Receive Grant For Connection To TFN.......4.9K [ ] 106287 ) UCSD, VA And CAL-(IT) Wireless Enhance Disaster Treatment...15.7K [ ] 106288 ) NetEx Adds Data Compression Capability To HyperIP..............3K [ ] 74245 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 106289 ) MirrorStore Delivers High Availability Data Protection.......5.1K [ ] 106290 ) Brocade Awarded Product Of The Year At Forum Stockage........2.8K [ ] 74246 ) Myrinet Product Announcement, 14 October 2003 High-End, Two-Port, Myrinet/PCI-X Interface GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 106291 ) Motorola, SMIC To Fully Utilize Semiconductor Factory..........4K [ ] 106292 ) "Spectacular Exhibits" At Supercomputer Conference...........3.7K [ ] 106293 ) SCO Group Argues Against General Public License..............1.2K [ ] 106294 ) Supercomputers Face Heavy Challenge In Predicting Wildfires..3.9K [ ] 106295 ) Intl Symposium To Honor Atanasoff, Computer's Inventor.......6.8K [ ] 106296 ) Power Mac G5 Supercomputer To Be "Pantherized"...............1.4K [ ] 106297 ) The Threat Of Cybercrime Growing In Brazil...................3.6K [ ] 74247 ) 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. SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 106298 ) Product Watch: Developer Productivity Center Stage At PDC...14.1K SMART Modular Introduces 1 GB PC2700 DIMM. LSI Adapters Achieve Solaris Ready Cert. [ ] 106299 ) Financial Update: Microsoft Reports First Quarter Earnings...6.7K Extreme Networks Returns To Profitability. Rogue Wave Reports Financial Results. [ ] 106300 ) Corporate Liaisons: Informatica Expands Relationship w/ IBM..8.4K SAS, RTI Announce Partnership. Hitachi, IXOS Announce Global Agreement. [ ] 106301 ) People and Positions: Microsoft's Brown To Head EMEA Group...2.3K [ ] 74248 ) 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 JOB BANK ============================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] 667 ) AIST, Altair Engineering, Daresbury, EMCWF, Fujitsu, HP, Indiana University, Infosys, Intel, LBNL, Linux Networx, Microsoft, NCAR, NREL, PNNL, Queensland University, SGI, University of California, San Diego [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K [ ] 74249 ) 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 CONFERENCES & EVENTS ============================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 10.29.03)..............10K [ ] 74250 ) LCI - Linux Cluster Institute Mark Your Calendars For Our Upcoming Workshops December 8-12, 2003 http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/ [ ] 74251 ) SC2003 IGNITING INNOVATION November 15-21, 2003 Phoenix, Arizona, USA www.sc-conference.org/sc2003/ [ ] 74252 ) SC2003 Education Program November 15-18, 2003 Call for Participation www.sc-conference.org/sc2003/edu_general.html [ ] 74253 ) globusWORLD The premier GRID conference featuring the Globus Toolkit January 20-23, 2004 - San Francisco, CA www.globusworld.org 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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