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 *** January 23, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 03 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 385 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74414 ) The Universe Will Have Fewer Secrets SGI - The Source of Innovation and Discovery ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 106836 ) FEATURES: QUANTUM COMPUTING REALITIES | | [ ] 106838 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: SGI TO IMPROVE LINUX VIZ CAPABILITIES | | [ ] 106843 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: MICROSOFT TO EASE SETTLEMENT TERMS AGAIN | | [ ] 106861 ) NEWS BRIEFS: JAVA RUNS REMOTE-CONTROLLED MARS ROVER | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74415 ) 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. FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 106835 ) INTERVIEW WITH BOEING HPC SERVICE MANAGER SHUKLA.............8.7K By Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief HPCwire recently interviewed Suresh Shukla, HPC Service Manager of the Boeing Company regarding Suresh's presentations in US and Europe on CART, the decision making model he proposed for the HPC industry. [ ] 106836 ) QUANTUM COMPUTING REALITIES.................................14.7K by Christopher Lazou Tony Hey, director of the UK e-Science Core Programme, gave a lecture to the British Computing Society titled: ?Quantum Computing Realities³. Below is a brief preamble of near future CMOS technologies and quantum computing in the spirit of Tony's presentation. [ ] 106837 ) SDSC LAUNCHES SUSTAINABLE ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY TECH LAB......6.2K The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego, internationally recognized for leadership in large-scale scientific data management and knowledge discovery, has recently organized the Sustainable Archives and Library Technologies (SALT) lab. [ ] 74416 ) HP Integrity Servers Trounce the Competition On Linpack and SPEC Benchmarks CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 106838 ) SGI TO IMPROVE LINUX VISUALIZATION CAPABILITIES..............7.4K Silicon Graphics launched an initiative that will bring the world's most advanced graphics technology to computers running the Linux operating system. [ ] 106839 ) SGI, VOLTAIRE BRING INFINIBAND CLUSTERS TO ALTIX FAMILY........5K Silicon Graphics and Voltaire announced that they will jointly provide SGI Altix server customers with Voltaire InfiniBand solutions, enabling easy creation of high-speed clusters. [ ] 106840 ) ASPEN UNVEILS 1U ITANIUM 2 SERVER SOLUTION AT LINUXWORLD.....2.5K Aspen Systems introduces a new high-end server solution in a 1U form factor that is optimized for HPC, large databases, clusters and storage. [ ] 106841 ) INFINICON PROVIDES INFINIBAND SWITCHING ARCH FOR AMD CENTER....4K InfiniCon Systems announced that it will provide a 128-node InfiniBand- based network fabric to support testing and scaling of high-performance computing (HPC) clusters at the AMD Developer Center in Sunnyvale, California. [ ] 106842 ) STEELEYE UNVEILS LINUX DISASTER RECOVERY SOLUTION............5.6K SteelEye Technology Inc. announced the immediate availability of SteelEye LifeKeeper Disaster Recovery Solution for Linux, the solution for disaster recovery of applications, databases and infrastructures running on industry-standard Intel-based servers. [ ] 74417 ) Korean Telecommunications Provider Moves From RISC-Based Systems To Intel Server Technology _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74418 ) Linux Networx Delivers ARL Most Powerful Linux Cluster [ ] 74419 ) MSC.Software Announces Release of MSC.Simulation Data Management 2004 ============================================================================== [ ] 74420 ) Mellanox Technologies Announces General Availability Of Low Profile PCI-X InfiniBand Adapter VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 106843 ) MICROSOFT TO EASE SETTLEMENT TERMS AGAIN.....................4.3K Microsoft Corp. has agreed to do more to help rivals compete after antitrust enforcers complained a key piece of their landmark settlement with the company has "fallen short," the U.S. Justice Department said. [ ] 106844 ) INGETUR INVESTS IN MSC.MASTERKEY LICENSE SYSTEM..............4.1K MSC.Software Corp. announced that INGETUR, a fully owned subsidiary of EHN, has invested in MSC.Software's MSC.MasterKey License System for the design and development of wind turbines. [ ] 106845 ) HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE CHOOSE SUN IN LAST 90 DAYS...9.2K From major retailers such as Office Depot, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia National Guard Health System, organizations throughout the world and across numerous industries are benefiting from Sun's open, secure and affordable systems. [ ] 106846 ) BUSINESSES EMBRACE LINUX AND IBM POWER TECHNOLOGY...........17.4K At LinuxWorld, IBM announced new customer adoption and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) support of Linux on POWER processor-based systems. [ ] 74421 ) 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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 106871 ) "In 2003, the world watched Slammer, Sobig and Blaster ravage and bring down internal networks. Combating today's sophisticated attack environment requires intelligent, pre-emptive attack solutions that go beyond protecting the Internet perimeter to protect an organization's internal network. Such a solution must be easy-to-manage, capable of segmenting networks into security zones, provide quarantines, and have good in-line performance." -- Richard Stiennon, Vice President, Gartner [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74422 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! ELLISON STEPS DOWN AS ORACLE CHAIRMAN GRID COMPUTING EXPECTED TO MAKE HISTORY http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106847 ) SGI Unveils Altix Models Targeted At Midrange Tech Market....8.5K [ ] 106848 ) North American Chip Equipment Orders Rise In December........2.2K [ ] 106849 ) Penguin Computing Expands Opteron Product Line...............2.1K [ ] 106850 ) Sandia National Labs Picks Voltaire, Again...................2.6K [ ] 106851 ) New Motorola VMEbus Single-Board Computer Breaks Barrier.....3.1K [ ] 106852 ) MPC Ranked #1 For Dual Processor Performance.................1.1K [ ] 106853 ) COTS Suppliers Rally Around New VME Specification VITA.......3.3K [ ] 74423 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 106854 ) Sun Brings Array Of New Products And Services To Linuxworld..8.2K [ ] 106855 ) IBM, SuSE Receive Linux Government Certification.............1.2K [ ] 106856 ) Bioreason Technology Now Available For Custom Automation.....1.7K [ ] 106857 ) Toyota Uses PLM Dassault Systemes Solution For '04 F1 Season.2.6K [ ] 106858 ) Online Calculator Improves Analysis Of Chemical Data.........1.9K [ ] 106859 ) Autodesk Inventor Series Helps Leading Japanese Manufacturer.5.1K [ ] 106860 ) AlterPoint Enhances Network Config Management Solution.......5.8K [ ] 106861 ) Java Runs Remote-Controlled Mars Rover.......................3.5K [ ] 106862 ) Synergy Software Allows High Speed Inter-Board Communication...3K [ ] 106863 ) Sonic Software Selected For NATO Air Defense Infrastructure..2.6K [ ] 106864 ) Wolfram Research Optimizes Mathematica For Linux On AMD64....2.4K [ ] 106865 ) NASA 3D Mars Tour Available At EOS Website w/ TerraExplorer..3.1K [ ] 106866 ) ESI Group's Foundry Sim Software Optimizes Casting Design....3.1K [ ] 106867 ) Global Linux Leaders Choose BEA WebLogic JRockit.............3.7K [ ] 106868 ) Voltaire Unveils Infiniband Solution For 64-Bit Computing....3.1K [ ] 106869 ) Scyld Demos 64-bit Version Of Scyld Beowulf Cluster OS.......2.8K [ ] 106870 ) New Customers Choose Polyserve For UNIX-To-Linux Migration...5.5K [ ] 106871 ) Check Point Unveils World's First Internal Security Gateway..5.6K [ ] 106872 ) Cluster Software Adds Queuing, Scheduling, Updated GUI.......3.3K [ ] 106873 ) Pathscale Unveils 64-Bit Linux Compilers For AMD Systems.....2.1K [ ] 74424 ) Force10 Networks Delivering High Performance Ethernet NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 106874 ) Appro Unleashes Appro 4U Quad AMD Opteron Servers............3.4K [ ] 106875 ) Qualcomm Taps IBM And Linux For Expansion Of Wireless Web....3.1K [ ] 106876 ) Sun Enhances Network Integration Into Blades Platform........2.3K [ ] 106877 ) Penn State Selects InfiniCon's InfiniBand Switch Fabric......4.9K [ ] 106878 ) Emic Cluster Adds Availability, Load Balancing To XServe G5..1.6K [ ] 74425 ) Linux Networx Complete Cluster Computing Systems For Maximum Sustained Performance & ROI Read our Five Points of Proven Value to Learn More STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 106879 ) LSI's LogicStor Provides Support For IBM DB2 Database........2.3K [ ] 106880 ) OSC Selects IBM For Massive Storage System...................4.4K [ ] 74426 ) Wichita State University Sciences, Math and Engineering Researchers Benefit from Integrated SGI Altix 3000 Solution GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 106881 ) Sun Launches Java For Linux Community On java.net..............5K [ ] 106882 ) LANL Starts Next Generation Supercomputers...................1.8K [ ] 106883 ) Virage To Participate In VACE Research.......................2.3K [ ] 106884 ) Nanoscale Building Blocks Form Spheres, Tubes And Curves.....1.7K [ ] 106885 ) Social Security Enlists Supercomputer........................2.3K [ ] 106886 ) Vormetric Wins CoreGuard Data Protection Arch Patent.........3.9K [ ] 106887 ) U Of I To Compile Social Security Info To Help Disabled......0.9K [ ] 106888 ) Red Hat Unveils Open Source Assurance To Protect Customers...2.2K [ ] 106889 ) NVIDIA Helps Reconstruct Mars Rover Data In Virtual Reality....4K [ ] 74427 ) HP is Pioneering Grid Computing's Move Into the Enterprise Market SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 106890 ) Product Watch: TI Ships Industry's First DSP At 1 GHz.......5.1K Foxconn Enters US Motherboard Market. Altera Ships Industrial-Grade FPGAs. [ ] 106891 ) Financial Update: Sun Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results..8.5K IBM To Add 4,500 Jobs In United States. Motorola Reports Fourth-Quarter Results. [ ] 106892 ) Corporate Liaisons: Superscape To Deliver 3D Tech For Intel..8.6K JADE Board Welcomes Whitestein Tech. ASAT To Provide Tech To Shanghai Micro. [ ] 106893 ) People and Position: Alun Roberts Joins AMI Team............10.5K Former SBC CIO Joins Visual Networks. Linux Veteran Paula Hunter Joins OSDL. JOB BANK ============================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] 667 ) *Accenture, Adaptec, AIST, ARSC, CalTech, General Dynamics Decision Systems, Indiana University, Intel, Merk Frosst & Co., netASPx, PNNL, *OctigaBay Sytems, Radstone, RedSheriff, Swiss Centre for Scientific Computing, ShaoLin Microsystems, University of California, San Diego, University of Manchester, University of Southern California, Sun Microsystems [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K [ ] 74428 ) Myrinet Product Announcement, 14 October 2003 High-End, Two-Port, Myrinet/PCI-X Interface CONFERENCES ================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 01.21.04)..............10K [ ] 74429 ) LCI - Linux Cluster Institute April 12 - 16, 2004 IBM T. J. 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