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Linux Networx P r o v e n FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 107034 ) PITT SCIENTISTS MEASURE PETASCALE SUPERCOMPUTING.............4.2K Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center are developing a software tool, called SUMS, that will quantify and analyze programmer time in next-generation supercomputing. [ ] 107035 ) TOOLS TO GUIDE AND SWITCH LIGHT FOR PHOTONIC MICROCHIPS......5.1K A Cornell University researcher is developing techniques for making photonic microchips, including ways to guide and bend light in air or a vacuum, to switch a beam of light on and off and to connect nanophotonic chips to optical fiber. [ ] 107036 ) TRACKING CAGEY COMPOUNDS.....................................9.6K by Trish Barker NCSA Public Information Specialist Cage-like organic molecules don't always follow the rules, so researchers are using supercomputing calculation to follow the paths these compounds take in complex reactions. [ ] 107037 ) COMPUTER SCIENTISTS DEVELOP TOOL FOR MINING GENOMIC DATA.....5.4K Equipped with cutting-edge techniques to track the activity of tens of thousands of genes in a single experiment, biologists now face a new challenge -- determining how to analyze this tidal wave of data. [ ] 107038 ) HUMANS REGAIN VICTORY IN MAN VS. MACHINE MATCH...............4.2K On February 13th, humans reclaimed their dominance over the chess board when the world's best Arimaa-playing program was defeated 8-0 by a top- rated Arimaa player, Omar Syed. [ ] 107039 ) DOE PROVIDES CENTER W/ COMPUTE HOURS FOR SUPERNOVA RESEARCH....3K The U.S. Department of Energy has helped back an advanced supercomputer simulation to study the mechanics of exploding stars in brilliant new detail. [ ] 74482 ) Intel Outlines Platform Innovations For More Manageable, Balanced And Secure Enterprise Computing CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 107040 ) DoD HPCMP SELECTS LINUX NETWORX FOR RESEARCH LAB CLUSTER.....5.1K Linux Networx announced that the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) has purchased a 2,132-processor Evolocity II (E2) cluster from Linux Networx for the Army Research Laboratory Major Shared Resource Center (MSRC). [ ] 107041 ) IBM SUPPLIES RESEARCH CENTRE JUELICH W/ LARGE SUPERCOMPUTER..5.8K IBM announced that the Research Centre Juelich in Germany has become host to Europe's most powerful supercomputer. [ ] 107042 ) DELL ADDS INFINIBAND SWITCHES TO ITS HPC CLUSTER CONFIGS.....3.1K Dell announced that its supercomputing cluster configurations will be updated to include InfiniBand switches for high-speed, low-latency and standardized networking capabilities. [ ] 107043 ) ALIENWARE SUPERCOMPUTER SET TO INVADE FLORIDA INTL U CAMPUS..3.6K Alienware announced that Florida International University has chosen Alienware to deploy a powerful distributed-memory parallel computer to be utilized by the College of Engineering. [ ] 107044 ) OBJECTIVITY TO SUPPORT RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX, SGI ALTIX...3.8K Objectivity Inc. announced that an upcoming release of Objectivity/DB (8.0.4.EL) runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 and on the acclaimed SGI Altix family of servers and superclusters. [ ] 74483 ) HP Advances Leadership in HPTC Cluster Technology _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74484 ) Our Cluster Works. Will Yours? Download the Clusterworx White Paper from Linux Networx to learn more. [ ] 74485 ) MSC.Software Announces New Release of Manufacturing Solutions, MSC.SuperForm and MSC.SuperForge 2004 ============================================================================== [ ] 74486 ) GRIDToday 2004 WHO'S DEPLOYING GRID COMPUTING AND HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING? Pennsylvania Convention Center May 24 - 26, 2004 www.gridtoday.com VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 107045 ) HP LINUX PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF CAR GEOMETRY.....4.2K At the BMW WilliamsF1 team's headquarters, HP announced it played a critical role in the construction and aerodynamic modeling of the groundbreaking new shape of the FW26 car. [ ] 107046 ) WORK MAY HELP SUN CHANGE THE FACE OF DESKTOP SOFTWARE........2.9K Hideya Kawahara has helped to develop a revolutionary desktop software called Looking Glass, which will allow the manipulation of 3-D and transparent web pages that float in front of users' eyes. [ ] 107047 ) IBM DEVELOPS METHOD FOR MAKING HIGH PERFORMANCE PROCESSORS...4.8K IBM announced it has developed a new method of manufacturing low power, high performance microprocessors using an industry-first combination of silicon-on-insulator (SOI), strained silicon and copper wiring technologies. [ ] 107048 ) INTEL, IN SHIFT, UNVEILS 64-BIT PC CHIP FEATURE..............3.4K Intel Corp. on Tuesday unveiled plans to bring features previously reserved for "big iron" business computers into PCs for home offices and small businesses, a strategic shift that marked a renewed challenge to smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. [ ] 107049 ) MSC HELPS CHERY AUTO IMPROVE VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT WITH VPD....3.9K MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software and services, announced a multi-phase, enterprise consulting services engagement with Chery Automobile Company Ltd. (Chery). [ ] 107050 ) MICROSOFT BROADENS COMMITMENT TO 64-BIT WINDOWS..............2.9K Microsoft Corp. announced at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco that its Windows operating systems for 64-bit extended systems will be fully compatible with Intel Corp.'s newly announced processors with 64- bit extension technology. [ ] 107051 ) MAC OS X NOW SUPPORTED BY SGI INFINITESTORAGE CXFS...........9.5K Silicon Graphics announced that it is offering the first truly heterogeneous Storage Area Network (SAN) that fully supports Mac OS X: SGI InfiniteStorage Shared Filesystem CXFS. [ ] 74487 ) Force10 Networks Delivering High Performance Ethernet QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 107038 ) "This victory shows that even though computers can now perform billions of calculations per second, they are still very far behind when it comes to making long-term strategic decisions -- especially when there are a lot of creative options to choose from. We have a long way to go in understanding this astonishing human capability and replicating it in software." -- Omar Syed, winner of Man vs. Machine chess contest [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74488 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! SPECIFICATIONS TO UNIFY GRID, WEB SERVICES CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE TO REVOLUTIONIZE SCIENCE http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107052 ) Key Features Of Intel "Prescott" Confirmed...................1.5K [ ] 107053 ) IBM eServer Shatters Record For Computing Power..............3.5K [ ] 107054 ) Sun Maintains Leadership In 64-Bit Trad. Workstation Market..2.6K [ ] 107055 ) IMC Introduces PCI Express Chips For HPC Market................3K [ ] 107056 ) Capacity, Consumption Breakthroughs Revolutionize Photonics..4.9K [ ] 107057 ) Software Giant India Poised To Become Hardware Hub...........2.4K [ ] 107058 ) UGS Exec VP Of SW Highlights Value Of Latest Intel Processor.2.2K [ ] 107059 ) NEC, NIMS And JSTA Develop Switching Technology..............4.1K [ ] 107060 ) Infineon Technologies Joins The X Initiative.................5.7K [ ] 107061 ) Chips To Ease Security Problems..............................3.6K [ ] 74489 ) 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. SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107062 ) SDSC Releases Molecular Biology Toolkit......................7.2K [ ] 107063 ) BBG-BBGM Moves To Building Info Modeling w/ Autodesk AutoCAD.2.9K [ ] 107064 ) TurboWorx Dramatically Increases MDS Proteomics' Abilities...3.1K [ ] 107065 ) DISA Selects ArcSight For Critical Security Mgt Software.....2.9K [ ] 107066 ) Sun's API Unity Expected To Take A Year Or More..............1.8K [ ] 74490 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 107067 ) NEC Develops Parallel Clock Tech For 10+ GHz LSI Device......3.2K [ ] 107068 ) Force10 Introduces Zero Packet Loss Hitless Technology.......3.5K [ ] 107069 ) Progress Energy, EarthLink Test Broadband Over Power Lines...3.6K [ ] 107070 ) Google Co-Founder Sees New Web Search Competition............2.7K [ ] 107071 ) Barcelona Centre Chooses Bull'S Novascale Server For HPC.....3.7K [ ] 107072 ) U-M Researcher Uncovers Patterns In Complicated Networks.....3.1K [ ] 107073 ) Tellabs Enhances Its Intelligent Multi-Service Routers.......4.6K [ ] 107074 ) Verilink Intros Multilink Router And High-Speed Products.....3.6K [ ] 107075 ) Visualizing The Enemy........................................4.5K [ ] 74491 ) SGI InfiniteStorage Gains Momentum in Production And Broadcast Facilities Making Transition to Digital STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 107076 ) XIOtech Magnitude 3D Storage Clustering Drives Record Qtr....4.3K [ ] 107077 ) TeraText Solutions Announces Database System Release 4.2.....2.3K [ ] 74492 ) HP Integrity Servers Trounce the Competition On Linpack and SPEC Benchmarks GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 107078 ) Windows Code Leaked, Microsoft Investigating Disclosure......2.4K [ ] 107079 ) IBM And MSC.Software Form Global Strategic Alliance..........5.6K [ ] 107080 ) CTC Receives $1.1 Million DARPA Sub-Contract.................5.5K [ ] 107081 ) OMG Members Meet To Charter Four New Subgroups.................5K [ ] 107082 ) Where To Start To Launch The "Butterfly Effect"..............4.5K [ ] 107083 ) RSA Security Joins The Trusted Computing Group.................4K [ ] 107084 ) AMI Previews EFI Development Tools, Computing Solutions......4.6K [ ] 107085 ) NEC Wins Contract From HLRS For 4 Teraflop Supercomputer.....4.6K [ ] 107086 ) University Unveils Robot Receptionist........................2.3K [ ] 74493 ) Myrinet Product Announcement, 14 October 2003 High-End, Two-Port, Myrinet/PCI-X Interface SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 107087 ) Product Watch: Xilinx Ships Solution Based On PCI Arch......5.7K NVIDIA Intros Family of PCI Express GPUs. Cisco Delivers 802.3af PoE Standard. [ ] 107088 ) Financial Update: SGI To Sell Shares Of Common Stock.........6.9K NVIDIA Reports Op Results For Fiscal 2004. Adaptec Closes Acquisition Of Elipsan. [ ] 107089 ) Corporate Liaisons: CACI To Acquire CMS Info Services, Inc...5.4K DongbuAnam Selects Virage For Support. InfiniCon Extends Partner Program. [ ] 107090 ) People and Position: Feng: Asian-American Engineer Of Year..10.2K NEC Appoints Dir For Euro SC Business. Comp Inst. Welcomes New Exec Members. 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