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 *** February 04, 2005: Vol. 14, No. 05 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 245 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74633 ) Migrate to serious performance, open standards and value -Free trade-in credit: up to $2,000/processor -Free migration project evaluation and roadmap -Discounts on education for SGI Linux Curriculum Migrate to the powerful SGI Altix family of servers ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 109181 ) FEATURES: GOVERNMENT MUST OWN THE PROBLEM OF SUPERCOMPUTING | | [ ] 109184 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: SGI BRINGS ADVANTAGES OF ALTIX TO CLUSTERS | | [ ] 109188 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: HP CREATES BREAKTHROUGH AT MOLECULAR SCALE | | [ ] 109204 ) NEWS BRIEFS: SC|05 STORCLOUD COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES CFP | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74667 ) Intel Accelerating Virtualization Effort FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 109181 ) GOVERNMENT MUST OWN THE PROBLEM OF SUPERCOMPUTING...........35.5K Commentary from the High-End Crusader The High-End Crusader has returned. He embraces the main thesis of the NRC report "The Future of Supercomputing", which demonstrates conclusively---at least to him---that the government must take primary responsibility for the problem of supercomputing. He dissents from the report's auxiliary thesis that low-bandwidth, locality-dependent supercomputing must necessarily dominate the space of supercomputing applications. He struggles with specifying the problem of supercomputing without specifying the solution. [ ] 109182 ) MASSIVELY PARALLEL TECH RESPONDS TO AMDAHL QUESTIONS15.6K by Tim Curns, Editor Two weeks ago, Massively Parallel Technologies claimed to have mathematically derived Amdahl's Law. To ascertain the validity of this announcement, HPCwire spoke with the company's CTO, Kevin Howard. [ ] 109183 ) MODELS SHOW BRAIN 'AVALANCHES' MAY HELP STORE MEMORIES.......3.6K New computer models now suggest that avalanches of memory in the brain may be optimal for information storage. If so, certain neurochemical treatments might someday improve life for people with memory problems. [ ] 74666 ) FREE Report Achieving Productivity For High Performance Computing This article from Linux Networx provides a comprehensive outline of the factors that need to be considered to achieve the most productivity from your Linux cluster. CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 109184 ) SGI BRINGS ADVANTAGES OF ALTIX TO MID-RANGE CLUSTERS.........7.3K Responding to growing demand for high-performance clusters that are cost-effective and easy to administer, Silicon Graphics unveiled enhancements to its award-winning mid-range server line. [ ] 109185 ) CTC, ASPEED PROVIDE DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING ON HPC CLUSTERS...3.1K The Cornell Theory Center (CTC) and ASPEED Software Corporation have successfully modeled pricing and risk for callable bonds on Windows Server 2003 clusters with near-linear scalability. [ ] 109186 ) CIARA TECH LOOKS TO CLUSTERS TO ADVANCE SUPERCOMPUTING.......1.9K Ciara Technologies, based in Montreal, is moving to make affordable supercomputing a reality with a new cluster system composed of off-the- shelf processors. The system boasts half the power of a supercomputer at less than a quarter of the cost. [ ] 109187 ) MANDRAKESOFT, BRGM TO TAKE ON CLUSTERING PROJECT.............3.6K Mandrakesoft and BRGM will participate along with INRIA in IGGI, a research project in cluster and grid computing. The consortium will develop the technologies needed to turn any network of commodity desktop machines into a cluster. [ ] 74668 ) HP Technology Gives BMW WilliamsF1 Team Flying Start to 2005 Season _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74603 ) World's Fastest Supercomputers Running on Intel(TM) Processors [ ] 74606 ) More than Flops - Achieve High Productivity Computing from Linux Networx ============================================================================== [ ]74642 ) Introducing the Appro XtremeBlade Next Generation AMD Opteron Blade Server! VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 109188 ) HP SCIENTISTS CREATE BREAKTHROUGH AT MOLECULAR SCALE.........4.5K HP announced its researchers have proven that a technology they invented could replace the transistor, the fundamental building block of computers for the last half century -- leading to a new way to construct computers in the future. [ ] 109189 ) SUN UNVEILS PERFORMANCE INCREASES, PRICING PROMOS............5.4K During its quarterly Network Computing '05 launch, Sun Microsystems, Inc. unveiled many things, including an up to 40 percent performance increase in its UltraSPARC processor-based workstations, new pricing promotions and the open availability of Solaris 10. [ ] 109190 ) VOLTAIRE EXPANDS INFINIBAND ALLIANCE WITH SGI..................5K Voltaire announced that it has expanded its alliance with Silicon Graphics to further integrate Voltaire InfiniBand interconnect into SGI Altix 1350 clustered systems. [ ] 109191 ) MICROSOFT INVESTS IN EUROPE THROUGH EUROSCIENCE INITIATIVE.....8K Bill Gates announced a Microsoft-led initiative in Europe to accelerate fundamental innovation in science and computing through the pursuit of novel avenues of research. [ ] 109192 ) MSC.Software EXPANDS VPD WITH MSC.Fatigue 2005 r1............6.1K MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software and services, announced the availability of MSC.Fatigue 2005 r1. [ ] 74641 ) Myrinet The Leading TOP500 Interconnect - Myricom - QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 109209 ) "This event will give young programmers exposure to advanced programming environments, an experience that will help launch their careers in information technology." -- Dr. Gabby Silberman Program Director, IBM Centers for Advanced Studies, and Sponsorship Executive. [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74565 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! GLOBUS SETS ITS EYES ON THE ENTERPRISE BUYYA'S GRID CORNER http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 109193 ) NCAR To Acquire New Computer For Antarctic Weather Forecasts...3K [ ] 109194 ) VirTra Systems Installs Simulator For Air Force..............1.7K [ ] 109195 ) U.S. Aviation Research Facility Deploys MTS Crash Simulator..3.9K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 109196 ) SGI Offers Scali Software With Altix Cluster Solutions.......4.1K [ ] 109197 ) Rosetta Biosoftware Integrates Affymetrix GCOS w/ Resolver...2.2K [ ] 109198 ) Meiosys Allows For Successful Database App Relocation........3.1K [ ] 109199 ) Orange County Choppers Uses SolidWorks For Motorcycle Design.3.8K [ ] 109200 ) CoBank Chooses Firstlogic To Profile Critical Data Assets....2.6K [ ] 74669 ) SGI Brings Advantages of Altix to Mid-Range Clusters NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 109201 ) HP, Cisco Enhance HP BladeSystem Capabilities................4.1K [ ] 109202 ) Volkswagen China Deploys High-Performance Network............2.7K [ ] 109203 ) Clayton Selects Visual Networks To Optimize Performance........2K STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 109204 ) SC|05 StorCloud Committee Announces Call For Participation...2.6K [ ] 109205 ) Sun Fire Server Sets Three-Terabyte Warehousing Benchmark....2.5K [ ] 109206 ) EMC Advances Tech Leadership In Data Protection Software.....4.6K [ ] 109207 ) Database Opens Free Search Access To IBM's Patent Collection.4.5K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 109208 ) HP Tech Gives BMW WilliamsF1 Team Flying Start...............3.9K [ ] 109209 ) IBM Sponsors 'Battle Of The Brains' Competition..............8.6K [ ] 109210 ) New Zealand Brings Cutting Edge Companies To CeBIT...........1.7K [ ] 109211 ) U Of Manchester To Host Reconfigurable Computing Symposium...1.5K [ ] 109212 ) Virtual Institute Goes Live..................................4.7K [ ] 109213 ) PNNL Launches Measuring Station To Fill Climate Model Gaps...2.7K [ ] 109214 ) ORNL, UT-Battelle Tsunami Relief Fund Totals Nearly $200,000.2.3K [ ] 109215 ) International Workshop On OpenMP Issues Call For Papers......4.2K [ ] 74615 ) The Most Compact High-Performance Blade Servers Nexcom NexBlade 4U Servers NEXCOM Building The Digital Infrastructure SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 109216 ) Product Watch: Small Tree Offers Turn Key Solution For Mac...3.6K Xilinx Releases Production Virtex-4 FPGAs. Altera Updates Specs For Stratix II FPGAs. [ ] 109217 ) Financial Update: Microsoft Reports Record Revenue, Earnings.6.3K Foundry Networks Reports Fourth Qtr Results. MicroStrategy's Q4 2004 Revenue Increases. [ ] 109218 ) Corporate Liaisons: CSC Signs $360M Agreement with Sun.......4.8K Hitachi, Topspin Team For Blade Solutions. DoE Labs Deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux. [ ] 109219 ) People and Positions: Four Members Join Argonne Board.......11.3K XQuery Evangelist Joins DataDirect. Scali Appoints Specialist To Board. JOB BANK ===================================================================== *denotes a new listing [ ] 667 ) ARSC, ANL, Brown University, Clearspeed, *Cray, D.E. 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