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HPCwire spoke with Winston Prather about what this means for HPTC customers. [ ] 107153 ) SUN SEES LINUX ERODING SOFTWARE PROFITS......................3.5K The global spread of free software such as Linux could erode software companies' profit margins and give computer hardware producers an edge, a top Sun Microsystems executive says. [ ] 107154 ) CENTRAL COMMAND WARNS OF FIRST MAJOR CYBER WAR EMERGING........3K Central Command, a leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security services, announces that the first major global cyber war is emerging. [ ] 74514 ) HP Advances Leadership in HPTC Cluster Technology CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 107155 ) ORACLE DATABASE 10G ON LINUX SETS WORLD RECORD...............2.6K Oracle Corp. announced a world record TPC-H three terabyte (TB) benchmark result for Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Real Application Clusters demonstrating Oracle's ability to cost effectively manage large scale data warehouses. [ ] 107156 ) CSP SHIPS LINUX FASTCLUSTER BLADES TO ARRAY SYSTEMS..........3.3K CSP Inc. MultiComputer Division, a leading supplier of embedded high- performance cluster computing systems, is pleased to announce that it has completed delivery of FastCluster systems to Array Systems Computing, Inc. [ ] 107157 ) MPT WINS DARPA CONTRACT FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY COMPUTING......3.2K Massively Parallel Technologies, Inc. (MPT) will compare its revolutionary Howard parallel processing technology to existing supercomputer architectures under a recently awarded DARPA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program Phase II contract. [ ] 74515 ) Is a cluster the right fit for your life sciences needs? Download Case Studies, White Papers and Learn More About our Linux Cluster Training Program. Linux Networx P r o v e n _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74516 ) Our Cluster Works. Will Yours? [ ] 74517 ) MSC.Software Announces New Release of Manufacturing Solutions, MSC.SuperForm and MSC.SuperForge 2004 ============================================================================== [ ] 74518 ) GRIDToday 2004 WHO'S INTEGRATING THEIR CLUSTERS INTO A PRODUCTION GRID AND WHY? www.gridtoday.com VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 107158 ) SUN CONTINUES STRONG MOMENTUM IN HPTC MARKET.................4.2K Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced it maintained the number one position in total server units shipped in the high performance and technical computing market (HPTC), according to IDC's Technical Qview, Q4 2003. [ ] 107159 ) MICROSOFT AIMS TO BRIDGE WINDOWS 5YR RELEASE GAP..............3K Microsoft Corp. will make a renewed effort to promote and update Windows XP before the arrival of the next major update to its flagship operating system, code-named Longhorn. [ ] 107160 ) HP #1 IN WW SERVER SHIPMENTS FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS..1.8K HP announced that it continued its number one position for worldwide server shipments for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to figures released by IDC. [ ] 107161 ) SGI CHOSEN BY CAP GEMINI ERNST & YOUNG FOR SABRE PROJECT.....4.4K Silicon Graphics has been selected by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y) UK plc in a project to roll out a Storage Area Backup and Recovery Engine (SABRE), to optimize the back-up and recovery of data within CGE&Y's outsourcing delivery infrastructure. [ ] 107162 ) HUSQVARNA ADOPTS MSC'S MASTERKEY LICENSE SYSTEM FOR VPD......3.9K MSC.Software Corp. announced that Husqvarna has chosen to extend their use of MSC.Software's VPD tools by adopting the MasterKey Licensing System. [ ] 107163 ) INTEL PRODUCES MORE MUSCULAR XEON MP........................10.7K Available at speeds of 3 GHz with up to 4MB of integrated L3 cache, Intel Xeon processor MP based servers deliver productivity, scalability, dependability & excellent price/performance for a broad range of mid-tier enterprise applications. [ ] 74519 ) HP Integrity Servers Trounce the Competition On Linpack and SPEC Benchmarks QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 107154 ) "Obviously, virus writers can't be trusted. So, what might appear as a malicious cat-and-mouse game between virus writing groups may actually be a well-organized cover-up to disguise their true intentions." -- Steven Sundermeier, Vice President of Products and Services at Central Command, Inc. [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74520 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! LEADING CYBER SECURITY FIRMS FORM INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION RAPID PROTOTYPES CHOOSES GATEWAY GRID FOR HIGH-SPEED SIMS http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107164 ) Audi Improves In-Car w/ Intel Itanium 2 HP Integrity Servers.1.7K [ ] 107165 ) Quantum Dots Deliver Photons One At A Time...................2.1K [ ] 107166 ) Water May Be Used As A Lens To Shrink Chip Dimensions........2.3K [ ] 74521 ) 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 SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107167 ) Sun Java Solutions Gain Foothold In Education Market.........7.9K [ ] 107168 ) AGM Releases Recon On SGI'S Advanced Visualization System....4.3K [ ] 107169 ) NCS Announces New 1U Server Appliance Platforms For ISVs.....2.6K [ ] 107170 ) CSC Wins $140 M To Continue Air Traffic Mgt Development......1.9K [ ] 107171 ) NASA Considers Open-Source License To Publish Software.......2.3K [ ] 107172 ) USENIX Association Refutes SCO's Claims On Linux.............6.2K [ ] 74522 ) 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. NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 107173 ) Utility To Offer High-Speed Internet.........................4.8K [ ] 74523 ) SGI InfiniteStorage Gains Momentum in Production And Broadcast Facilities Making Transition to Digital STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 107174 ) Sun Certifies QLogic SANblade Bus Adapters For Solaris OS....2.5K [ ] 107175 ) SANRAD Adds Enterprise Storage Services To SAN Solution......2.7K [ ] 74524 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 107176 ) HPC User Forum To Focus On Manufacturing, I/O Architectures..3.4K [ ] 107177 ) Cornell Theory Center Offers Free HPC Workshop...............3.3K [ ] 107178 ) Dynamics Awarded $2.5 Million IRS Contract.....................2K [ ] 107179 ) The Air Force Research Laboratory Calls For Papers...........2.1K [ ] 74525 ) Myrinet Product Announcement, 14 October 2003 High-End, Two-Port, Myrinet/PCI-X Interface SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 107180 ) Product Watch: Xilinx Tech Slashes Verification Times.......6.3K TSMC Certifies Synopsys' Star-RCXT. Starnet Releases Desktop-X Utilities. [ ] 107181 ) Financial Update: U.S. Would Block Oracle's Peoplesoft Bid...4.9K Autodesk Qtr Revenues Up 51 Percent. Opsware Releases Financial Results. [ ] 107182 ) People and Position: Simon Named Associate Lab Dir At LBNL...6.8K Dell's Founder Surrenders CEO Role. Peterson To Be Exec VP Of Sun Services. 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