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 1, 2005 Vol. 14, No. 26 *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 _______________________________ [ ] M411230 ) FEATURES: Let's Remember -- The Noun is "Science" [ ] M408415 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: ADMA Powers Oil Exploration with Itanium 2 [ ] M409163 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: SGI Runs Red Team in DARPA Grand Challenge [ ] M410160 ) NEWS BRIEFS: Penguins Release Supercomputers into the Wild ____________________________________________________________________________ [ ] A694 ) HP Updates Unified Cluster Portfolio; Next Generation HP Scalable File Share FEATURES ====================================================================== [ ] M411230 ) Let's Remember: The Noun is 'Science'......................13.6K by Dr. Robert Panoff, Shodor Foundation The HPC community has lost its focus because it has forgotten that the noun in "computational science" is "science." Now that President Bush has allowed PITAC to expire, the need for a clear computational science road map is more vital than ever. [ ] M408522 ) HEC in Ireland: Spawning the 'Celtic Tiger'................23.3K Tim Curns, Editor Richard Hirsh, consultant to Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), gives his thoughts on Ireland's recent endeavors and how the "Celtic Tiger" is gearing up to become a driving force in HPC. [ ] M410037 ) ISC2005 - Celebrating 20 Years of HPC......................18.4K by Christopher Lazou, HiPerCom Consultants Chris Lazou offers an examination of the happenings at the 20th annual International Supercomputing Conference in Germany last week. He also looks "back to the future" and compares predictions from 1985 with today. [ ] M408437 ) Addressing Performance Focused Compiler Usage...............9.9K by David Levinthal and Vladimir Tsymbal, Intel Compilers allow varying levels of optimization, but it is often impractical to apply the most aggressive levels on all files of large commercial applications. The article will discuss the coordinated use of performance analysis data to optimize compiler usage. [ ] A503 ) Clusterworx 3.2 Whitepaper Learn how the comprehensive features of Clusterworx help organizations lower the total cost of ownership, increase cluster performance, and provide better return on investment. - Linux Networx - CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================= [ ] M408415 ) ADMA Powers Oil Exploration with Itanium 2..................4.8K Intel announced that ADMA has standardized its core oil exploration operations on a supercomputing cluster featuring Intel Itanium 2 processors to reduce costs and drive business growth. [ ] M409185 ) Swiss Institute Clusters with Quadrics, DALCO...............3.9K Quadrics and Swiss DALCO announced that they have deployed a 160 dual-processor high performance cluster system at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), one of the top research centers in the world. [ ] M409230 ) European University Implements TerraGrid Software...........4.0K Terrascale Technologies announced that the University of Luebeck's Institute of Computer Engineering is the first research center in Europe to implement Terrascale's TerraGrid software into a large-scale computer cluster. [ ] A681 ) Do More With Dual! Explore the Latest in Dual Core and Dual Graphics Free one-hour webinar July 14, 2005 8am PDT Sponsored by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] A428 ) World's Fastest Supercomputers Running on Intel(TM) Processors [ ] A322 ) More than Flops - Achieve High Productivity Computing from Linux Networx ============================================================================== [ ] A365 ) Introducing the Appro XtremeBlade Next Generation AMD Opteron Blade Server VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================== [ ] M409163 ) SGI Runs Red Team in DARPA Grand Challenge..................8.3K SGI is helping a Carnegie Mellon University-led team to prepare for a 150-mile race this fall sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). SGI also delivered record performance on LS-DYNA, the widely used impact simulation and analysis software from LSTC. [ ] M408438 ) Appro Powers Oil and Gas Imaging for Staag..................7.2K Oil and gas company Staag Imaging has tapped Appro to make it easier for engineers to map underground oil deposits. By adopting Appro's new computing algorithms, Staag is improving image accuracy and reducing the cost of extraction. [ ] M408391 ) Altair Integrates With Cray XD1.............................4.6K Altair Engineering has integrated its PBS Professional workload management solution with the Cray XD1 supercomputer to enable customers in government, life sciences, energy, research, logistics, manufacturing and finance to optimize the utilization of its HPC environments. [ ] M407338 ) Linux Networx Announces User Group Conference...............2.5K Linux Networx announced the first annual Linux Networx User Group Conference. The meeting will allow existing and potential customers to receive training, listen to testimonials and network with industry peers in the HPC industry. [ ] A430 ) Myrinet The Leading TOP500 Interconnect - Myricom - QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================= [ ] M411256 ) "It isn't whether we have more chips processing the data, but whether we have more neurons. We need many more people engaged in the conduct of science, and computational science is a wonderful way to bring people into science." -- Dan Warner, professor of mathematical sciences Clemson University [ ] XQUOTE ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] A366 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURE STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! Ian Foster on the Impact of 'Service-Oriented Science' It's Alan's Turn to Cry http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** Hardware ====================================================================== [ ] M409164 ) Mercury, IBM to Build Cell Systems..........................4.5K [ ] M411017 ) AMD Dual-Core Powers Acer Altos Server......................3.2K Software ====================================================================== [ ] M410161 ) PGI Plans for HPC ISVs......................................7.0K [ ] M409166 ) Etnus Unleashes TotalView 7.0...............................3.1K [ ] M407283 ) LinuxWorld to Examine Linux at Enterprise Level.............5.0K [ ] M409190 ) GARDENA Extends Use of MSC.Software SimDesigner.............2.6K Networking ==================================================================== [ ] M409200 ) FSU's Lambda Rail: Not Your Father's Internet...............5.4K [ ] M407318 ) DOE Launches Innovative Network Architecture................4.6K [ ] M408392 ) Neterion Launches 10 GbE Program, Teams w/ AMD..............5.1K [ ] M409989 ) Lucent Builds Optical Network for US Army...................3.2K [ ] M409168 ) Foundry, Level 5 Partner for Next Gen HPC...................3.8K [ ] M410162 ) Cisco to Build 10Gb Network in Chile........................5.8K Storage ======================================================================= [ ] M408402 ) Nexsan Supercharges Serial ATA Storage......................3.4K [ ] M411018 ) GlobeXplorer Taps Isilon for Satellite Imagery..............5.6K [ ] A643 ) Second Annual High Performance Computing Users Conference: Accelerating Innovation for Prosperity July 13, 2005 Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. Register Now! www.hpcusersconference.com General Interest ============================================================== [ ] M410160 ) Penguins Release Supercomputers into the Wild...............3.4K [ ] M411008 ) Calit2's HIPerWall Allows Unprecedented Visualization.......3.9K [ ] M409196 ) Sun Facilitates Community Learning..........................4.1K [ ] M408433 ) CTC Launches Site to Support Bio Researchers................4.9K [ ] M407323 ) Book Explores Advances In Reconfigurable Computing..........3.1K SHORT TAKES =================================================================== Product Watch: [ ] M408403 ) Sun Announces Fast x64 Workstations.........................3.4K The Mathworks Unveils Communications Blockset 3. Financial Update: [ ] M408393 ) GeneGo Awarded DOD Grant....................................3.0K Sun to Acquire SeeBeyond for $387M in Cash. Corporate Liaisons: [ ] M407327 ) AMD Files Antitrust Complaint Against Intel.................5.8K Fluent Joins Bull to Deliver CFD Solutions IBM Acquires Meiosys -- more -- People and Positions: [ ] M411019 ) Raindrop Geomagic Names New Marketing VP....................2.5K Big Broadband Everywhere Group Appoints Initial Board. JOB BANK ====================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] FL356 ) Cray, CSCS, D.E. Shaw Group, LANL, Linux Networx, LSU Mountain View Data, ORNL, PNNL, TACC, Utah State University [ ] XJOBRATES ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines..........................1.22K CONFERENCES & EVENTS ========================================================== [ ] A368 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 06.03.05).............7.5K [ ] P357M382452 ) OMG's Sixth Annual Workshop on Distributed Object Computing for Real-time and Embedded Systems July 11-14, 2005 Washington, DC Presentations, panels & discussions http://www.omg.org/hpc-rte/ [ ] P357M320047 ) Commodity Cluster Symposium On the Use of Commodity Clusters for Large-Scale Scientific Applications July 26-28, 2005 Greenbelt, Maryland CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND ABSTRACTS http://www.arl.hpc.mil/Clusters2005 [ ] P357M382453 ) Security '05 14th USENIX Security Symposium August 1-5, 2005 Baltimore, Maryland http://www.usenix.org/events/sec05/ [ ] P357M405146 ) Linux Networx User Group Conference September 12-14, 2005 Snowbird, Utah http://www.linuxnetworx.com/ug/ [ ] P357M389465 ) "Data Mining: Levels I, II & III" September 26-30, 2005 San Diego, California [ ] P357M409987 ) Mark your Calendar for the Upcoming LCI Workshop in France September 27-30, 2005 IBM STC Center, Montpellier, France Registration Deadline: August 26, 2005 http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org [ ] P357M382454 ) SC|05 - Gateway to Discovery November 12-18, 2005 Seattle, Washington Housing Now Open to All Attendees! http://sc05.supercomputing.org/travel ______________________________________________________________________ Full background information on all leading HPC solution providers [ ] A639 ) Microway [ ] A517 ) Data Direct [ ] A343 ) Portland Group [ ] A330 ) Atipa [ ] A345 ) Myricom [ ] A331 ) Intel [ ] A338 ) PathScale [ ] A373 ) Dell [ ] A332 ) Etnus/TotalView [ ] A337 ) Linux Networx [ ] A518 ) Cray [ ] A339 ) SGI [ ] A335 ) IBM [ ] A342 ) Sun [ ] A470 ) HP [ ] A351 ) APPRO [ ] A341 ) NEC For sponsorship information contact: promote@hpcwire.com ______________________________________________________________________ *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES *** [ ] M406641 ) Tracking Trends in the Top Supercomputers...................10.4K [ ] M404362 ) HPC As it Was - A Viewpoint (PART II).......................8.5K [ ] M403499 ) Myricom Branches Out to Tap 10Gb Market.....................8.2K [ ] M403560 ) Contest to Prove Importance of 'Personal Supercomputing'....4.8K [ ] M404452 ) Council on Competitiveness Announces Agenda.................4.8K Send info requests (X-marked copy of this message) to hpcmore@news.hpcwire.com -------------------- * -------------------- Copyright 1993-2005 HPCwire. 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