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 *** March 18, 2005 Vol. 14, No. 11 *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article retrieval instructions at end of this file: hpcmore@news.hpcwire.com For subscription information, email sub@hpcwire.tgc.com For a free 4-week trial subscription, e-mail trial@hpcwire.tgc.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] A528 ) Intel: The preferred choice for high performance computing ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ [ ] M351489 ) FEATURES: U.S. Losing Ground in Science, Tech Prominence [ ] M352008 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: Voltaire to Power HP Cluster at Euro HPC1 [ ] M352069 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: ac3 Acquires SGI Altix 3700 Supercomputer [ ] M352612 ) NEWS BRIEFS: DOE Selects Nat'l LambdaRail For Backbone Network ____________________________________________________________________________ [ ] A529 ) Dallara Automobili: Fast Calculations on Opteron-based HP Servers Win the Race FEATURES ====================================================================== [ ] M351489 ) U.S. Losing Ground in Science, Tech Prominence..............6.8K The global landscape for science and technology is changing, with increased competition for resources and recognition. That's beginning to look like bad news for the innovative edge the United States has long enjoyed. [ ] M353348 ) Linux Clusters: Easing the Oil Quest........................6.8K by Tim Curns, Editor With gasoline prices reaching dizzying heights, and controversy similarly soaring over the Senate's approval to drill in Alaska's Arctic refuge, the issue of how and where we get our oil is becoming increasingly more important. And Linux clusters are playing an important role in the equation. [ ] M352022 ) FPGAs: The New Promise for Re-configurable Computing?......18.9K by Christopher Lazou HPCwire contributor Christopher Lazou describes the developments at a recent technical symposium, sponsored by Cray and SGI, on re-configurable computing with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). [ ] M352063 ) DNA Molecules To Build Computers?...........................8.4K Instead of waiting weeks for computers to grind out solutions to complex problems, scientists may someday get answers instantly thanks to a new type of "oracle" computer that will have all the answers built in. [ ] A503 ) 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 ============================================================= [ ] M352008 ) Voltaire to Power HP Cluster at Europe's HPC1...............5.7K Voltaire announced that HP has deployed Voltaire grid interconnect to power a high performance computing cluster at HPC1, Europe's first on demand computing center. [ ] M352584 ) Insomnia365 Adds Clustering to Gaming Servers...............2.8K Insomnia365 announced that its customers will have the ability to link their Insomnia365 servers together through the company's newly deployed clustering service. This new feature allows customers to configure and control multiple game servers through a single interface. [ ] M352640 ) Terra Soft Releases Y-HPC for YDL v4.0.1....................5.3K Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., a leading developer of integrated PowerPC Linux solutions, is pleased to announce the release of Y-HPC for Yellow Dog Linux v4.0.1, featuring a rebuild against the 2.6.10 kernel. [ ] A365 ) Introducing the Appro XtremeBlade Next Generation AMD Opteron Blade Server _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] A428 ) World's Fastest Supercomputers Running on Intel(TM) Processors [ ] A322 ) More than Flops - Achieve High Productivity Computing from Linux Networx ============================================================================== [ ] A430 ) Myrinet The Leading TOP500 Interconnect - Myricom - VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================== [ ] M352069 ) ac3 Acquires SGI Altix 3700 Supercomputer...................4.5K The Australian Center for Advanced Computing and Communications (ac3) announced that the company had acquired an Altix 3700 supercomputer from SGI. The machine comprises 16 Itanium processors, producing sustained computing power of over 70 gigaflops. [ ] M351397 ) HP Announces Server Networking and Storage Innovations......6.9K HP announced advances in its server networking and storage technologies to help customers simplify their IT infrastructures, improve manageability and performance, and lower the costs of enterprise computing environments. [ ] M351496 ) MarketerNet Selects NEC's Intel Itanium 2 Servers...........5.1K NEC Solutions (America), Inc announced that MarketerNet, a leading multi-sourced data solutions provider, has purchased several NEC Express5800/1160Xd servers. [ ] M353384 ) Etnus Debugs Apps on IBM Linux on POWER.....................4.2K Etnus, the provider of the most advanced debugger on Linux and UNIX, announced that TotalView is available for IBM Linux on POWER systems. [ ] A466 ) The Most Compact High-Performance Blade Servers Nexcom NexBlade 4U Servers NEXCOM Building The Digital Infrastructure QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================= [ ] M353391 ) "Will the United States own the technology of the future? Probably not all of it, and only if we compete harder to maintain our current position." -- Diana Hicks, professor and chair Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Public Policy [ ] XQUOTE ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] A366 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! Why is Project MegaGrid so MegaQuiet? Walter Stewart on SGI's Role in Ever-Evolving World of Grid http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** Hardware ====================================================================== [ ] M353389 ) PSC XT3 Update: Ten Tflops Up & Running.....................2.2K [ ] M353386 ) Microway Delivers 'Soothing Supercomputing'.................2.6K [ ] M352072 ) Legacy Electronics Releases First-to-Market 4GB DDR2 DIMM...3.0K Software ====================================================================== [ ] M352604 ) PathScale Launches Open64 Compiler Initiative...............6.6K [ ] M351490 ) UK Experts Develop Super-realistic Animation System.........2.4K [ ] M351494 ) Honeywell Unveils Sim Solution for Processing Plants........4.4K [ ] M351495 ) Champions Announced in 2005 TopCoder Collegiate Challenge...8.0K [ ] M352023 ) Concurrent to Serve Simulation Host for Lockheed Martin ....3.9K [ ] M353331 ) NVIDIA Helps Sandia Labs Achieve Visualization Breakthrough.4.5K [ ] M353387 ) Mercury Provides Visualization for CGG Solution.............3.8K [ ] M351451 ) OSU Buys 200 Licenses of SolidWorks Software................5.3K [ ] M353329 ) Researcher Assesses Keys to Success in Open-Source Software.2.9K Networking ==================================================================== [ ] M352612 ) DOE Selects National LambdaRail For Backbone Network........5.7K [ ] M351497 ) Neterion Xframe Adapters Support Solaris 10.................3.0K [ ] M351387 ) Foundry Adds to NetIron Portfolio..........................12.0K [ ] M351996 ) Extreme Networks Delivers 10Gb Network to Agere Systems.....4.2K Storage ======================================================================= [ ] M351491 ) Storage Software Market Hit $2.2 Billion in 2004............3.4K [ ] M351997 ) Rainfinity App Suite Supports EMC NAS Environments..........4.0K [ ] M351383 ) SANRAD Switches Connect w/ Engenio Tech For Certification...3.3K [ ] A557 ) Computational Engineering and Science Conference CESC 2005: Combustion Simulation Register by: April 5, 2005; Hotel Deadline: March 25, 2005 April 26-27, 2005, Washington DC http://www.cesc2005.org/ General Interest ============================================================== [ ] M350692 ) HPCC Explores "the Next Frontier"...........................4.8K [ ] M350746 ) $7M Goes to Quebec Universities For Research................3.7K [ ] M351434 ) Supercomputers Show Climate Change Inevitable ..............5.8K [ ] M351394 ) Scali Moves Headquarters to Westborough, MA.................4.1K [ ] M351446 ) HP Outlines Strategy for Molecular-scale Electronics........8.0K [ ] M353330 ) Major Nanotechnology Advance Announced by PSI-TEC...........3.8K [ ] M352070 ) Quantum Computing: No Turning Back..........................2.2K [ ] M351432 ) Sun Opens iForce Solution Center in Singapore...............5.1K [ ] M352585 ) CTC Celebrates Two Decades of Pioneering Spirit.............5.4K [ ] M352676 ) Register for the HPC Revolution 2005........................5.8K SHORT TAKES =================================================================== Product Watch: [ ] M350744 ) VIA Brings Dual Processing to Mini-ITX......................5.7K OneSpace.net Delivers High-Performance App Sharing SCO OpenServer 6 Prepares for Release Financial Update: [ ] M351398 ) Cray Shares Fall Due to Delay...............................4.5K Intel First-Qtr Business Higher Than Expected Cisco Foundation Awards $735,000 to Non-Profits -- more -- Corporate Liaisons: [ ] M350680 ) Logistics Computer Services Selects Sun for IT Mgt..........8.9K IBM to Acquire Ascential Software Intel Honors 26 Companies With Award -- more -- People and Positions: [ ] M350681 ) Researcher Receives $400,000 From NSF.......................3.5K Rosner Named Director of Argonne National Lab. JOB BANK ====================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] FL356 ) ARSC, ANL, Brown University, ClearSpeed, *Cray, D.E. Shaw Group, Intel, Linux Networx, LSU, *NCSA, Tabor Communications, TACC, UCSD Cal-(IT)^2, University of Virginia [ ] XJOBRATES ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations..........................1.22K CONFERENCES & EVENTS ========================================================== [ ] A368 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 03.18.05).............7.5K [ ] A514 ) USENIX's Annual Technical Conference 2005 April 10-15, 2005 Anaheim, California http://www.usenix.org/usenix05/hpc [ ] A534 ) The 6th Int'l Conference on Linux Clusters: The HPC Revolution 2005 April 26-28, 2005 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC - REGISTER NOW - ADVANCED REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 25, 2005 http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/Linux-HPC-Revolution/ [ ] A558 ) Networld + Interop 2005 May 1 - 6, 2005 Las Vegas, NV http://www.interop.com/ [ ] A478 ) Bio-IT World Conference & Expo May 17-19, 2005 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA http://www.bioitworldexpo.com [ ] A533 ) LCI Workshop at OSCER June 21-24, 2005 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 20, 2005 http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/index.html [ ] A535 ) FiRe 2005 Future in Review: A Strategic News Service Conference May 23-26, 2005 San Diego, CA http://www.futureinreview.com/ [ ] A500 ) Commodity Cluster Symposium On the Use of Commodity Clusters for Large-Scale Scientific Applications July 26-28, 2005 Greenbelt, MD, USA CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND ABSTRACTS http://www.arl.hpc.mil/events/Clusters2005/ [ ] A565 ) Security '05 14th USENIX Security Symposium August 1-5, 2005 Baltimore, Maryland http://www.usenix.org/events/sec05/ ______________________________________________________________________ Full background information on all leading HPC solution providers [ ] A517 ) Data Direct [ ] A338 ) PathScale [ ] A342 ) Sun [ ] A339 ) SGI [ ] A344 ) Nexcom [ ] A330 ) Atipa [ ] A345 ) Myricom [ ] A341 ) NEC [ ] A351 ) APPRO [ ] A470 ) HP [ ] A335 ) IBM [ ] A472 ) Aspen [ ] A518 ) Cray [ ] A337 ) Linux Networx [ ] A332 ) Etnus/TotalView [ ] A373 ) Dell [ ] A346 ) Quadrics [ ] A331 ) Intel [ ] A343 ) Portland Group [ ] A471 ) Voltaire For sponsorship information contact: advertise@hpcwire.com ______________________________________________________________________ *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES *** [ ] M349539 ) Cray Makes Waves With X1E Upgrade, New President............15.1K [ ] M350226 ) IBM Offers Blue Gene On Demand..............................6.0K [ ] M348967 ) Bodman Says $3.5B Will Go to Supercomputing, Science........2.6K [ ] M350228 ) UCSD Cluster to be Used for Bioengineering, Biology.........8.5K [ ] M348465 ) Cray Appoints Peter Ungaro President........................4.2K Send info requests (X-marked copy of this message) to hpcmore@news.hpcwire.com -------------------- * -------------------- Copyright 1993-2005 HPCwire. 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