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 *** November 7, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 44 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 413 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74254 ) 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 _______________________________ | | | [ ] 106304 ) FEATURES: INTEL DISCOVERS NEW CHIP-SHRINKING MATERIAL | | [ ] 106315 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: IBM INTRODUCES NEW OPTERON SUPERCLUSTERS | | [ ] 106316 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: NEC TO RESELL MCDATA'S INTREPID DIRECTORS | | [ ] 106345 ) NEWS BRIEFS: LETTER TO THE EDITOR RE VORTICES UNBOUND | |_______________________________________________________________________ |_____| [ ] 74255 ) The Universe Will Have Fewer Secrets SGI - The Source of Innovation and Discovery FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 106304 ) INTEL DISCOVERS NEW CHIP-SHRINKING MATERIAL..................2.4K by Jennifer Tabor Chip makers are searching for ways to create smaller and smaller computer chips, and researchers at Intel believe they have discovered a new material that would help them to do just that. [ ] 106305 ) NSF ANNOUNCES STEPS TO ENHANCE CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE...........4.1K The National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to take steps toward deploying an enhanced cyberinfrastructure for science and engineering research and education. [ ] 106306 ) HPC USER FORUM HOLDS SECOND ROUND OF U.S.-EUROPE MEETINGS...12.1K Senior representatives from leading user organizations and vendors attended HPC User Forum meetings in Paris and London last week and heard presentations on notable developments and current issues. [ ] 106307 ) CORNING, IBM LAUNCH $20 MILLION OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM...3.4K Corning Incorporated and IBM announced that they will team with the US DoE and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on a $20 million project to develop high-speed, optically switched interconnects for supercomputers. [ ] 106308 ) BIG CITY SHAKEDOWN.............................................8K by Michael Schneider, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Inside PSC's LeMieux, the 1994 Northridge earthquake shakes almost like the real thing and Carnegie Mellon's Quake Group has demonstrated the feasibility of solving the inverse problem. [ ] 106309 ) U OF TENN WILL RELEASE HPCchallenge BENCHMARKS AT SC2003.....4.7K Jack Dongarra and Piotr Luszczek of the Innovative Computing Lab at the University of Tennessee will announce the release of a new benchmark suite --- the HPCchallenge Benchmarks --- at SC2003 in Phoenix (15-21 November 2003). [ ] 74256 ) 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! [ ] 74257 ) Empowering New Frontiers Come Visit us in Phoenix, Arizona at SC2003, Booth #2625 CLUSTER COMPUTING============================================================= [ ] 106310 ) HP FUELS STANDARDS-BASED COMPUTING w/ EXPANDED SERVER LINE.....9K HP announced new HP Integrity and ProLiant servers and Linux clustered systems, further expanding the company's reach to emerging markets as well as traditional enterprise computing customers. [ ] 106311 ) SUN MICROSYSTEMS SLASHES COSTS OF CLUSTER SOLUTION...........2.7K Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced a promotion for users of the Sun Java System Cluster which reduces, by up to 50 percent, the license fees for Sun Cluster 3 agent licenses and Scalable Coherent Interconnects (SCI) cards and switches. [ ] 106312 ) OCTIGABAY ADVANCES HPC WITH BREAKTHROUGH TECH INNOVATIONS....5.7K OctigaBay introduced a new High Performance Computing (HPC) platform that promises three times greater price/performance over state-of-the- art HPC servers. [ ] 106313 ) SANDIA SELECTS VOLTAIRE'S INFINIBAND SOLUTIONS...............3.1K Voltaire announced that Sandia National Laboratories has selected and installed Voltaire's high performance InfiniBand solutions to support terascale data and visualization development at its Albuquerque, New Mexico laboratory. [ ] 106314 ) MEIOSYS EXPANDS BUSINESS OPERATIONS INTO U.S.................2.1K Meiosys, a provider of transparent middleware solutions for optimizing and protecting business-critical applications, announced its expansion into the United States. [ ] 106315 ) IBM INTRODUCES NEW OPTERON SUPERCLUSTERS FOR HPC.............4.8K IBM announced the industry's first pre-packaged and tested Opteron processor-powered super cluster. The new IBM eServer 1350 supercluster provides unmatched flexibility to simultaneously run 32- and 64-bit applications. [ ] 74258 ) Force10 Networks Come See Us At SC2003, Booth #1711 _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74259 ) Linux Networx Provides John Deere Evolocity Cluster For Advanced Engineering Analysis [ ] 74260 ) MSC.Software Announces New MSC.Robust Design For Probabilistic Simulation ============================================================================== [ ] 74261 ) Demand More from HPTC. Get More from HP. Join HP @ SC2003 Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center Phoenix, Arizona Booth # 2813 November 17-20, 2003 VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 106316 ) NEC TO RESELL MCDATA'S INTREPID DIRECTORS....................2.1K McDATA Corporation announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with NEC Corporation's High Performance Computing division for McDATA's award-winning Intrepid 6000 Series Directors. [ ] 106317 ) MICROSOFT UNVEILS WINDOWS RMS FOR WINDOWS SERVER 2003........5.5K Microsoft Corp. announced public availability of Windows Rights Management Services (RMS), information protection technology for Windows Server 2003 that helps enterprises safeguard their sensitive digital information. [ ] 106318 ) SGI, EDS PLM BRING NX NASTRAN TO ALTIX FAMILY................4.6K SGI and EDS PLM Solutions announced a joint effort that will deliver breakthrough price/performance for computer-aided engineering analysis (CAE) customers worldwide. [ ] 106319 ) MSC ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF SIMDESIGNER 2004 FOR CATIA V5.......5.4K MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software and services announced the release of SimDesigner 2004 r1 for CATIA V5R11. [ ] 106320 ) CORNELL, STANFORD AND WGBH TEAM w/ SUN TO SHOWCASE TOOLS.....5.3K Sun Microsystems, Inc. is teaming with Cornell University, Stanford University and WGBH at EDUCAUSE to showcase solutions that will help campuses and media organizations manage intellectual property on the network. [ ] 106321 ) INTERVIEW WITH OCTIGABAY'S CTO - DR. PAUL TERRY.............10.1K by Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief OctigaBay Systems recently announced the OctigaBay 12K high performance computer. HPCwire conducted an interview with Dr. Paul Terry, CTO of OctigaBay to learn more about their new product and innovative Direct Connected Processor architecture. [ ] 74262 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution Come Visit Us At SC2003 At Booth #2224 [ ] 74263 ) 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. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 106325 ) "The fastest processors available today dissipate on the order of 100 watts of power in the form of heat, or about as much as a large light bulb. The main reason you can't run them faster is because they get too hot. If you could make them produce less heat in the first place, you could end up running them faster overall, especially if you want to pack a lot of chips together." -- Michael Frank, University of Florida Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74264 ) 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 ===================================================================== [ ] 106322 ) SGI Delivers Precision Imaging w/ ViewSonic 9.2 MP Display...3.9K [ ] 106323 ) Alienware Unveils Intel Extreme Processor-Based System.......1.9K [ ] 106324 ) ARSC Announces Installation Of New Vector Computer...........3.1K [ ] 106325 ) 'Reversible' Computers More Energy Efficient, Faster?........5.3K [ ] 106326 ) VA Tech Offers Supercomputing Kit..............................3K [ ] 74265 ) Linux Performance Continues to Soar with Large-Scale SGI Altix 3000 Systems SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106327 ) Sun Establishes Benchmark Performance Running i2 Service.....3.5K [ ] 106328 ) China To Invest In Linux-Based Software Industry.............1.8K [ ] 106329 ) Autodesk Inventor Helps Stellenbosch University w/ 3D Design.4.2K [ ] 106330 ) CodeFutures Launches Update Of FireStorm/DAO Database Tool...1.7K [ ] 106331 ) BMC Delivers Heterogeneous Data Mgmnt From Common Console....3.7K [ ] 106332 ) RSA Security Announces New Encryption Software...............3.9K [ ] 106333 ) Borland Unveils Unified Development Environment For Java.......5K [ ] 106334 ) Advanced Visual Systems Chooses VRCO's CAVElib...............2.7K [ ] 106335 ) Pathscale Set To Unveil New Linux Cluster Software...........2.9K [ ] 74266 ) HP Ranks No. 1 in High-performance Technical Computing According to New Benchmark Results NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 106336 ) Sun and Oracle Set Application Server Performance Record.....4.4K [ ] 106337 ) HPWREN Cameras Capture Animations Of San Diego Wildfires.....3.5K [ ] 106338 ) Law Enforcement Network Expanding Using Analytical Tech......3.5K [ ] 106339 ) Raptor Networks Announces Results Of Ether-Raptor Tests........2K [ ] 106340 ) Bandwidth Challenge To Push Limits Of Technology At SC2003..14.2K [ ] 106341 ) Dell Supercomputing Cluster Aids Princeton Research Efforts..2.5K [ ] 74267 ) 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 STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 106342 ) Neartek, TSI Unveil Virtual Tape Storage Solution............3.3K [ ] 106343 ) Sanrad, Sistina Team To Provide San-Wide Server Clustering...2.5K [ ] 106344 ) QLogic Networks One Of The Most Powerful Supercomputers........3K [ ] 74268 ) 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 GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 106345 ) Letter To The Editor Re Vortices Unbound.....................1.3K [ ] 106346 ) Intel CEO: Optimistic On Longer Outlook......................1.8K [ ] 106347 ) Microsoft To Place Bounty On Virus Writers...................2.1K [ ] 106348 ) Taiwan Launches Virtual Computer Show........................1.7K [ ] 106349 ) CIA Seeks To Capture Eye I.D. From A Distance................3.6K [ ] 106350 ) HP And Oracle Set World Record Performance Mark..............3.8K [ ] 106351 ) PNNL Supercomputer Achieves Full Operations..................1.2K [ ] 106352 ) Simulation Depicts Orbital Sculpture.........................4.2K [ ] 106353 ) In-Stat/MDR Sticks w/ Original Semiconductor Market Forecast.3.1K [ ] 106354 ) Berkeley Lab Mathematician Co-Authors Two New Books..........4.8K [ ] 106355 ) University's 'Big Mac' Ranked As Third Fastest Supercomputer.2.7K [ ] 106356 ) Nominations For SIIA's Annual Codie Awards Hit Record High...1.5K [ ] 106357 ) CAE Receives Subcontracts From Lockheed For C-130J Training..2.9K [ ] 106358 ) Genomatica Awarded $765,000 Phase II SBIR Grant From NIH.....1.9K [ ] 106359 ) Molecular Electronic Device Shows Promise....................1.7K [ ] 106360 ) Novell Announces Agreement to Acquire SUSE LINUX.............6.9K [ ] 106361 ) SCO Receives High Marks In VARBusiness Annual Report Card....2.6K [ ] 106362 ) Computer Model Offers New Tool To Probe Woburn Waste Site...11.3K [ ] 74269 ) Myrinet Product Announcement, 14 October 2003 High-End, Two-Port, Myrinet/PCI-X Interface SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 106363 ) Product Watch: Perforce Applauds Apple's Tool Integration....4.6K Zend Integrates PHP Solution w/ Sun Server. OpenLink Unveils 64-Bit Ed Of ODBC Drivers. [ ] 106364 ) Financial Update: Third Quarter Global Chip Sales Up 17.5%...5.4K Raindrop Geomagic Opens German Subsidiary. Shipments Put IBM Among Top Vendors. [ ] 106365 ) Corporate Liaisons: Avaya, Extreme Networks Form Alliance....3.4K [ ] 106366 ) People and Positions: Akamai Names Ruffolo Chief Op Officer.5.8K Royal Joins Sistina As Exec VP. Concern Worldwide US Awards Fiorina. [ ] 74270 ) 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, *CalTech, Fujitsu, *GlaxoSmithKline, HP, Indiana University, Infosys, Intel, LBNL, Linux Networx, Microsoft, *PSC, Queensland University, SGI, University of California, San Diego, *Sun Microsystems [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K [ ] 74271 ) 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. 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