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 *** July 09, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 27 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 182 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) Solution ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 107984 ) FEATURES: IS SUN LOOKING TO PURCHASE CRAY? | | [ ] 107988 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: DELL, OTHERS PROVIDE STATOIL W/ HPCC | | [ ] 107991 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: IBM'S DAVID TUREK TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS | | [ ] 108005 ) NEWS BRIEFS: HOWARD U TO APPLY SCs TO AIR FORCE RESEARCH | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74594 ) Sun Keeps Developers on Cutting Edge With New Sun Developer Network Membership Options And Promotions Offers Free Opteron Processor-Based Workstation FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 107984 ) IS SUN LOOKING TO PURCHASE CRAY?.............................5.4K There are rumors circulating that Sun Microsystems may be considering an acquisition of supercomputer maker Cray. Such an endeavor would bring Sun back to its roots in IT. [ ] 107985 ) LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BENCHMARKS ARE LIKE PLACEBOS...........3.8K Willi Schoenauer, professor at Rechenzentrum der Universitaet, Karlsruhe in Germany, responds to a recent article from the anonymous High-End Crusader conerning benchmarks and their place in HPC. [107896, http://www.tgc.com/hpcwire/hpcwireWWW/04/0625/107896.html] [ ] 107986 ) LAWMAKERS CALL FOR INCREASED HPC FUNDING.....................2.7K The House Appropriations Committee has expressed its disappointment with the High-End Computing Revitalization Task Force's failure to acquire increased funds for scientific computing in 2005. [ ] 107987 ) A NEW TWIST ON FIBER OPTICS..................................5.1K By twisting fiber optic strands into helical shapes, researchers have created unique structures that can precisely filter, polarize or scatter light. Compatible with standard fiber optic lines, these hair- like structures may replace bulky components in sensors, gyroscopes and other devices. [ ] 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 ============================================================ [ ] 107988 ) DELL, OTHERS PROVIDE STATOIL W/ HPCC FOR SEISMIC DATA MINING.3.8K Leading Norwegian oil company, Statoil, has selected Dell and Scali to deliver a standards-based, high-performance computing cluster (HPCC) based on Intel architecture to process seismic data in the company's search for new petroleum resources. [ ] 107989 ) NSI EXPANDS PRODUCT FAMILY WITH GeoCluster PLUS..............3.1K NSI Software Inc. announced the availability of GeoCluster Plus, which extends the high availability of business-critical applications and data on Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) while also allowing for the remote replication of clustered data for disaster recovery purposes. [ ] 74592 ) Intel(TM) Xeon(TM) Processor Family Ushers In New Technologies, Broader Range of Capabilities for Enterprise Platforms _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74562 ) Our Cluster Works. Will Yours? [ ] 74596 ) MSC.Software Expands Simulation Process and Data Management Capabilities with Release of MSC.SimManager 2004 r2 [ ] 74597 ) New Intel Itanium 2 Processor - Ideal for High Performance Computing ============================================================================== [ ] 74593 ) Breakthrough HP Cluster Technology for High Performance Computing VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 107990 ) SHAHIN KHAN LEAVES SUN, HPTC RE-ORGS.........................1.8K Shahin Khan, the recently appointed VP, High Performance Technical Computing and long time industry veteran has left Sun. Last week, Kahn and 8 other department members either left the company entirely or were reassigned to other departments within Sun. [ ] 107991 ) IBM'S DAVID TUREK TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS.................20.7K IBM's Vice President of Deep Computing, David Turek, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 22, 2004. Turek spoke about the national importance of supercomputing, as Congress explores HR 4218. [ ] 107992 ) HP, SIMDESK TO HELP INDIANA EMBRACE TECH INCLUSION PROGRAM...2.9K HP and SimDesk Technologies announced an alliance agreement to aid the State of Indiana in its statewide digital inclusion program. Under terms of the agreement, HP NonStop servers will be used as the server- computing platform for SimDesk applications. [ ] 74591 ) Myrinet Used in 187 Of The June-2004 TOP500(TM) QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 108009 ) "Women make significant contributions to business and science today, but many barriers still exist, especially a lack of mentors and role models. To remove these barriers, we must mentor our daughters and encourage them to be leaders in these industries." -- Kathryn Ullrich, president of Alliance of Technology and Women (ATW) Silicon Valley Chapter [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74565 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! GRIDBUS HEAD GETS StorageTek GRID FELLOWSHIP ORACLE LOOKS TO DRIVE INDUSTRY SUCCESS OF GRID COMPUTING http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107993 ) Space-borne Instrument To Track Pollutants...................4.3K [ ] 107994 ) AMD 64-Bit Applications Demonstrate Performance Increases....4.3K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 107995 ) Critical Software Unveils WMPI v1.6 w/ Linux Cluster Support.2.5K [ ] 107996 ) TeamQuest Corporation Announces Support For IBM zSeries......1.9K [ ] 107997 ) MontaVista Powers Roland's New Real-Time Graphics Presenter..3.2K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 107998 ) Force10 Sees Demands Driving 10 Gigabit Ethernet In Europe...2.3K [ ] 107999 ) Nallatech Brings Supercomputer Performance To Network Apps...2.9K [ ] 108000 ) Coyote Launches Solution To Enable High-Performance Networks.3.9K [ ] 108001 ) Extreme Networks Enables Florida To Deploy Highway System....3.5K STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 108002 ) Engenio Adds New Dimension To Verari Systems Product Line....2.5K [ ] 108003 ) VCC To Provide Clients Swift Disaster Recovery...............2.8K [ ] 108004 ) Sanbolic Supports Cisco MDS 9000 Family Of SAN Switches......3.5K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 108005 ) Howard U To Apply Supercomputers To Air Force Research.......2.1K [ ] 108006 ) SDSC To Host Summer Institute For Geoscientists..............2.5K [ ] 108007 ) Laboratory Captures Five R&D 100 Awards......................5.1K [ ] 108008 ) CTC, College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences Partner........3.5K [ ] 108009 ) Tech Museum Of Innovation, Orgs Offer Women In Tech Series...6.6K [ ] 74595 ) SGI and Intel Welcome Another 20 Software Developers To Altix Via Technical Computing Enabling Program SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 108010 ) Product Watch: MontaVista Unveils Tools for App Developers...4.9K Altera Intros Quartus II Software 4.1. RadiSys Motherboard Supports Intel Processor. [ ] 108011 ) Financial Update: MSC Announces $4 M Gift To UC Irvine.......3.7K CSC Wins FAA Contract For Traffic Flow Mgt. Ascential Reports Prelim Second Qtr Results. [ ] 108012 ) Corporate Liaisons: Butler Int'l Invests In MSC.Software.....4.3K ANSYS Partners w/ NSF Center. Tessera, NEC Sign Tech Licensing Agreement. [ ] 108013 ) People and Position: Mercury Computer Elects New Director....4.9K NVIDIA Appoints Nobel Laureate To Board. Essex Welcomes New CFO, Lisa Jacobson. 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