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 *** April 23, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 16 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 378 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74559 ) ALTIX(TM) FAMILY OF SERVERS AND SUPERCLUSTERS SGI Combines the Industry Leading Performance Of the Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) 2 Processor With a Production-Class Linux(TM) Soltion ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 107488 ) FEATURES: UK WASTING BILLIONS ON IT PROJECTS | | [ ] 107496 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: BUTTERFLY BENDING, OTHER DELICATE MATTERS | | [ ] 107504 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: PURDUE CENTER TO PRODUCE RESEARCH W/ SGI | | [ ] 107523 ) NEWS BRIEFS: CORE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY IS VULNERABLE | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74575 ) HP and TCAG Collaborate to Advance Medical And Environmental Genomic Discovery in Life Science FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 107488 ) UK WASTING BILLIONS ON IT PROJECTS...........................4.3K Billions of pounds are wasted every year on new IT systems, according to a report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the British Computer Society. [ ] 107489 ) MCNEALY ON MICROSOFT: "THEY'RE BIG.".........................3.9K by Derrick Harris, Assistant Editor Sun chairman and CEO Scott McNealy used this week's Sun iForce Partner Summit to discuss some recent changes at the company, including Sun's newly formed partnership with rival Microsoft and the appointment of Jonathan Schwartz to the position of president and CEO. [ ] 107490 ) WHEN DNA FLIPS OUT...........................................8.2K by Michael Schneider, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Using PSC's LeMieux, University of Maryland biophyscist Alex MacKerell produced the first step-by-step picture of how DNA opens up to interact with an enzyme. [ ] 107491 ) RESEARCHERS DEVELOP 3-D SEARCH ENGINE........................5.7K Computing researchers have developed new search engines that can mine catalogs of three-dimensional objects, like airplane parts or architectural features. [ ] 107492 ) S2io, OTHERS TO SET NEW INTERNET2 LAND SPEED RECORD..........4.2K S2io, Inc. announced that the company joined forces with Caltech, CERN, Cisco and Microsoft to send data a distance of 10,949 kilometers (6,569 miles) at a rate of 6.25 Gbps using the industry standard TCP/IP protocol. [ ] 107493 ) SDSC INCREASES PERFORMANCE W/ IMPLEMENTATION OF IBM SWITCH...2.9K San Diego Supercomputer Center announced that it has completed the largest installation to date of IBM's high-performance switch. [ ] 107494 ) NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY PARTNERSHIP SUGGESTS STRATEGIES......5.1K The National Cyber Security Partnership Task Force on Technical Standards and Common Criteria released a report recommending strategies to reduce security vulnerabilities through standards-based solutions and enhancements to existing development processes. [ ] 74573 ) FREE CASE STUDY Orbital Sciences Deploys Evolocity CFD Cluster Faster Simulations = $130,000 ROI Linux Networx P r o v e n CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 107495 ) IBM LINUX SUPERCOMPUTING CLUSTER USED TO RESEARCH DNA........3.2K Researchers at Mount Allison University are working to better understand how human DNA is damaged and what drugs can be used to repair it using a powerful IBM Linux supercomputing cluster. [ ] 107496 ) BUTTERFLY BENDING AND OTHER DELICATE MATTERS.................9.1K by Kathleen Ricker, NCSA Science Writer A University of Kentucky professor investigates how some of the reactions that sustain life might depend on the interactions of a few electrons. [ ] 107497 ) TCP LINDA FOR WINDOWS........................................4.2K Scientific Computing Associates, Inc., (SCIENTIFIC) announces the release of its flagship product, TCP Linda, for Microsoft Windows clusters. [ ] 107498 ) GLOBALSTOR DEMOS DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SOFTWARE..............3.8K Globalstor Data Corp. and Cluster Computing Corp. demonstrated the latest version of ComputePool (v.2.4.0) on a RAID-based network system during NAB at Globalstor's hospitality suite in the Las Vegas Hilton. [ ] 107499 ) SCALI PARTNER PROVEN FOR HP PRO SERVERS W/ AMD PROCESSORS....3.7K Scali, a leader in high performance clustering solutions, announced it is certifying Scali Manage and Scali MPI Connect for HP ProLiant DL145 servers based on AMD Opteron processors. [ ] 107500 ) PATHSCALE ANNOUNCES FASTPATH CHANNEL PARTNER PROGRAM.........4.8K PathScale, Inc., developer of innovative software and hardware solutions to accelerate the performance and efficiency of Linux clusters, has announced the first enrollees in its FastPath Channel Partner Program. [ ] 74574 ) New Processors Drive Lower Cost, Entry-Level Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) 2-Based Systems _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74562 ) Our Cluster Works. Will Yours? [ ] 74563 ) Husqvarna Sweden Adopts MSC.Software's MasterKey License System For Virtual Product Development ============================================================================== [ ] 74572 ) THREE NEW, GROUNDBREAKING GRID REPORTS RELEASES Three New, Groundbreaking Grid Reports from IDC, Economic Strategy Institute and Micron Technologies to be Released at Gt'04 and will be included with conference registration. http://www.gridtoday.com VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 107501 ) SUN ANNOUNCES EXEC APPOINTMENTS, EVOLUTION UNDER SCHWARTZ....3.8K Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced new executive appointments and the evolution of its organization under new chief operating officer and president, Jonathan I. Schwartz, 38. [ ] 107502 ) MARKETRON INTERNATIONAL LEVERAGES IBM TECHNOLOGY.............4.2K Marketron International announced that it will leverage IBM technology to set a new standard in group-wide broadcast management solutions. [ ] 107503 ) CRAY INC. WINS CRAY X1 SUPERCOMPUTER ORDER FOR ARMY SMDC.......2K Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. announced that it has received an order for a Cray X1 supercomputer system from Madison Research Corporation for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). [ ] 107504 ) PURDUE CENTER TO PRODUCE WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH W/ SGI.........7.1K Purdue University, world-renowned for its science, engineering and technology disciplines, recently celebrated the grand opening of its immersive, multidisciplinary, virtual reality lab. [ ] 107505 ) HP BROADENS CUSTOMER CHOICE W/ EXPANDED PROLIANT SERVER LINE.6.6K In conjunction with the upcoming one-year anniversary of the AMD Opteron processor, HP extended its Linux-based high-performance cluster offerings to include an HP ProLiant server based on the AMD Opteron processor. [ ] 74568 ) Appro High Performance Servers AMD Opteron(TM) Processor New! Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 107489 ) "They want us to compete by driving on the same side of the road, not in some sort of demolition derby." -- Scott McNealy, Sun chairman and CEO [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74565 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! 7 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL GRID COMPUTING INTERVIEW WITH WOLFGANG GENTZSCH OF MCNC http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107506 ) IBM System To Increase General Motors Computing Capacity.....5.2K [ ] 107507 ) HyperTransport 64-bit Processor Wins EDN Innovation Award......3K [ ] 107508 ) Xilinx FPGAs w/ MicroBlaze Processor Deliver Speed Advantage.3.6K [ ] 107509 ) Apple Introduces New PowerBook G4 Line.........................3K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107510 ) SANYO Utilizes UGS PLM Solutions' NX Portfolio...............4.2K [ ] 107511 ) 3Dlabs Announces Powerful Visual Processing Architecture.....7.3K [ ] 107512 ) Inxight Unveils Interactive Visual Info Discovery Solution...4.7K [ ] 107513 ) Virtual Services, Schefenacker Vision Systems Partner........4.2K [ ] 107514 ) Autodesk Introduces Powerful Visualization Software..........4.3K [ ] 107515 ) NVIDIA Unveils 64-Bit Drivers For NVIDIA nForce Platforms....2.8K [ ] 107516 ) Synopsys, ARM Team To Deliver System-Level Design Solution...2.9K [ ] 107517 ) Rightorder Ads Increases Application Performance For HP......2.5K [ ] 107518 ) Entergy To Implement Transmission Grid Simulator From SGI......7K [ ] 107519 ) FileMaker Server 7 Preview Begins............................1.5K [ ] 107520 ) Synamatix Releases Platform For Whole Multi-Genome Analysis..1.9K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 107521 ) Sophos, Sun Team To Combat Multiple Email Threats..............7K [ ] 107522 ) Sun's Architecture Helps Deliver Increased Security..........5.1K [ ] 107523 ) Core Internet Technology Is Vulnerable.......................3.5K [ ] 107524 ) Linux Support Added To VideoPropulsion HIPPI Offering..........2K [ ] 74567 ) Myrinet Product Announcement, 21 April 2004 High-End, Two-Port, Myrinet/PCI-X Interface STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 107525 ) Stacked, Packed Nanowires Hold Triplexed Megadata............3.3K [ ] 107526 ) 35 Years Of Sesame Street Programming Digitally Preserved....3.4K [ ] 107527 ) Insider Analyzes Storage Virtualization......................2.2K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 107528 ) Hewlett-Packard Teams Up With Film Studios...................1.3K [ ] 107529 ) Intel, AMD Dispute Moves To Supreme Court....................3.4K [ ] 107530 ) Maximum Reliability, Without Clustering, For SMBs............4.2K [ ] 107531 ) Future Of 'Glanceable' Technology Glows......................5.5K [ ] 107532 ) SC Global To Bridge Communities Through Tech Presentations...3.4K [ ] 107533 ) India Implements Computerized Voting.........................3.5K [ ] 107534 ) Ascential Selected As Member Of IDC's SW Leadership Council..2.5K [ ] 107535 ) Unicode Sponsors Locale Data Project.........................3.4K [ ] 107536 ) Tests Find Theoretical Data Speed Limit........................3K [ ] 107537 ) Cray To Hold Advanced Technical Workshop.....................3.2K [ ] 107538 ) SC Global 2004 Extends Deadline..............................0.9K [ ] 107539 ) Wyly Lauds New Day, New Future, For Computer Associates......3.6K [ ] 107540 ) Sen. Alexander Backs Supercomputer Funding...................2.1K [ ] 107541 ) HP, DreamWorks Give Innovation A Starring Role In "Shrek 2"..6.9K [ ] 74557 ) HPCwire's - 2004 List of People to Watch Daniel Reed, Larry Davis, Suresh Shukla, Wu Feng, Stephenie McLean, Earl Joseph, Peter Ungaro, William Turnbull, Paul Muzio, John Grosh, Ed Seidel, Deborah Estrin, Mark Graff, Bernard Daines, Apple, Anwar Osseyran, Kimmo Kaski From Dan Reed at North Carolina to John Grosh and Larry Davis of the Department of Defense, this year we've put together a list of HPC's heavy hitters!! SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 107542 ) Product Watch: UK Breakthrough To Boost Desktop Support......11K FullArmor Enables Admin To Manage Local GPOs. PNY Empowers Workstation Pros w/ NVIDIA Solution. [ ] 107543 ) Financial Update: IBM Reports 2004 First-Quarter Results....17.3K Sun Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results. SGI Reports Third Quarter Results. [ ] 107544 ) Corporate Liaisons: Sun Completes Acquisition of Kealia......5.7K Tarari To Enable Encoding Of MS Media. TetraData, Scantron Partner To Assess Tests. [ ] 107545 ) People and Position: Colella Elected To Natl Academy Of Sci.10.7K CA Announces Management Changes. Cornell Grad Student Earns Fellowship. [ ] 74576 ) Silicon Graphics Delivers SGI InfiniteStorage Data Lifecycle Management Server JOB BANK ===================================================================== [ ] 667 ) Employment Opportunities.......................................0K [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K CONFERENCES & EVENTS ============================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 04.22.04)..............10K [ ] 74569 ) LCI - Linux Cluster Institute May 17-20, 2004 Texas Advanced Computing Center The University of Texas at Austin Late Registration Deadline: April 30, 2004 http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.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 | | | | | | [ ] 555)*OctigaBay [ ] 946) Quadrics | | [ ] 921) SGI [ ] 947) Etnus / TotalView | | [ ] 529) Linux Networx [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 541) MSC Software [ ] 930) NEC | | [ ] 539) Microsoft [ ] 902) IBM Corp. | | [ ] 556)*Annapolis Micro Systems [ ] 552) Appro | | [ ] 536) Myricom [ ] 942) Sun Microsystems | | [ ] 554)*Cray [ ] 527) Intel | | [ ] 548) CSILabs [ ] 530)*Pathscale | | [ ] 540)*Paracel | | | | | | For sponsorship information contact: advertise@hpcwire.com | |______________________________________________________________________| -------------------- * -------------------- This year, HPCwire proudly celebrates its twelfth consecutive year of service to the scientific, industrial and commercial HPC communities: 1992-2004. *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES *** [ ] 107444 ) HACKERS PUT TERAGRID ON QUARANTINE...........................3.5K [ ] 107445 ) HEC ANALYSIS: THE HIGH-END COMPUTING PRODUCTIVITY CRISIS....25.2K [ ] 107470 ) al Qaeda's Internet Use Grows................................2.1K [ ] 107446 ) TOWARD AN HPC RENAISSANCE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALAN BLATECKY...8.2K [ ] 107546 ) TOP 20 REQUESTED ARTICLES FROM LAST WEEK'S HPCwire...........3.1K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for your continued support of HPCwire. 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