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With Intel Platforms, Technologies and Tools. ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ [ ] M434077 ) FEATURES: Cray CTO: 'A Good Time to Move On' [ ] M432153 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: UB Rocks with 'U2' Supercomputers [ ] M433799 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: HP Supercomputes for Weapons Systems Design [ ] M433926 ) NEWS BRIEFS: Better Policies Needed to Keep Women in IT ____________________________________________________________________________ [ ] 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 - FEATURES ====================================================================== [ ] M434077 ) Cray CTO: 'A Good Time to Move On'..........................5.0K by Tim Curns, Editor HPCwire confirmed late last week that the Cray's CTO, Steve Scott, has resigned after more than 13 years. [ ] M432635 ) Watching the Future Unfold..................................8.8K by Trish Barker, NCSA Using a computational model to simulate land-use change, a group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers planners, policymakers, interest groups and citizens a glimpse of the future. [ ] M436976 ) HPC: Expanding the Boundaries of CFD.......................12.2K by Tim Curns, Editor A recent collaborative effort by CD-Adapco and Cray explores how high performance computing (HPC) is addressing today's computational fluid dynamics market requirements. [ ] M436990 ) Pittsburgh Unveils 'Big Ben'................................8.1K The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) unveiled its newest system this week. Big Ben is a Cray XT3 serial #1 - the newest stage in the evolution of HPC and a major boost for computational science in the United States. [ ] A732 ) U.S. Department of Defense to Use HP Supercomputer for Weapons Systems Design CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================= [ ] M432153 ) UB Rocks with 'U2' Supercomputers...........................4.7K "U2" has been selected by the University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research (CCR) as the name of its newest and most powerful supercomputer, a 1,668-processor Dell high-performance cluster. [ ] M435956 ) Environmental Agency Taps Terrascale........................3.5K Terrascale Technologies announced that the Environmental Agency of Slovenia (EARS) has implemented TerraGrid software into its cluster computer infrastructure. [ ] M433800 ) Psychsoftpc Unveils HPC Cluster Line........................2.5K Psychsoftpc announces the new Psychlone cluster line of Beowulf supercomputers for node based parallel processing high performance computing (HPC) applications. [ ] M434955 ) Acopia Networks Closes in on Clusters.......................4.0K Acopia Networks released new versions of its ARX products, adding unique capabilities to build high-performance clusters of leading file servers. [ ] A365 ) High-Performance Computing Meets Dual-Core Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solutions _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] A428 ) World's Fastest Supercomputers Running on Intel(TM) Processors [ ] A322 ) More than Flops - Achieve High Productivity Computing from Linux Networx ============================================================================== [ ] A735 ) Beware of a SAN Shark Attack http://news.taborcommunications.com/msgget.jsp?mid=431557&xsl=story.xsl VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================== [ ] M433799 ) HP Supercomputes for Weapons Systems Design.................4.8K The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will be using an HP supercomputer for advanced weapons systems design research. The HP Cluster Platform 4000 system will be installed in September at the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) Major Shared Resource Center (MSRC). [ ] M436979 ) IBM Demos ASC Purple Milestone Supercomputer................8.0K ASC Purple, IBM's system dedicated to a critical national security mission, was demonstrated on time and significantly exceeded performance objectives in a recent milestone test. [ ] M433811 ) SGI Prism Systems to Increase Mining Accuracy...............5.6K Two Canadian universities, Laurentian University and Lakehead University, purchased an array of Silicon Graphics visualization systems, SGI InfiniteStorage solutions and SGI visual area networking (VAN) software. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================= [ ] M437098 ) "We must capture the imaginations of the next generation of computing innovators by exposing them to inspirational research that bridges multiple disciplines." -- Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect Microsoft Corp. [ ] 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 ====================================================================== [ ] M433848 ) Intel Processors Get Faster Bus Architecture................4.5K [ ] M432154 ) SteelCloud Sees Order for Blade Server Line.................3.2K Software ====================================================================== [ ] M436163 ) Maplesoft Ships MapleNet 10.................................4.5K [ ] M437029 ) Collaboration Weaves Models Together........................3.5K [ ] M432514 ) Roxar Launches Fracture Modeling Software...................8.0K [ ] M436946 ) Turkish Airlines Improve With MicroStrategy.................2.3K Networking ==================================================================== [ ] M434023 ) Internet2, National Lambda Rail Consider Merge..............4.8K [ ] M434940 ) 10GB Ethernet Outperforms Infiniband, Myrinet...............5.2K [ ] M433944 ) Hostech Global Increases Capacity w/ Force10................3.3K [ ] M434941 ) Broadcom Acquires Siliquent Tech............................5.8K Storage ======================================================================= [ ] M432544 ) NCSA Releases Tupelo for Metadata Archiving.................2.0K [ ] M435973 ) LSI Logic Products Integrated Into HP Platforms.............4.5K General Interest ============================================================== [ ] M433926 ) Better Policies Needed to Keep Women in IT..................5.8K [ ] M434056 ) Microsoft Asks Leaders to Shape Computing's Future..........7.7K [ ] M434939 ) SC|05 Features Record-Breaking Exhibition...................2.5K [ ] M435962 ) SIGGRAPH Hosts Full-Dome Animation Theater..................2.9K [ ] M435961 ) The Open Group Launches Certification Program...............4.4K SHORT TAKES =================================================================== Product Watch: [ ] M436941 ) AMD Tech Powers Armstrong Cycling Team......................2.7K Financial Update: [ ] M433854 ) Panasas Completes Record First Half.........................9.3K Intel Revenue Hits $9.2 Billion IBM Reports Second-Quarter Results -- more -- Corporate Liaisons: [ ] M433803 ) Nallatech, SGI Team for FPGA HPC Solutions..................4.7K Cray Lawsuit Set to File for Leadership Ciena Corporation Selects Sun Workstations. People and Positions: [ ] M434942 ) Haubl To Lead Panasas Corporate Finance.....................5.2K Stanford Dean Elected To Intel's Board Of Directors MSC.Software Appoints New VPs. JOB BANK ====================================================================== This Week's Career Opportunities From: *denotes new listings [ ] FL356 ) Arete Assoc., Cray, D.E. Shaw Group, Linux Networx, LSU, LONI, Mellanox, Par-Tech, OSU, ShaoLin Micro, TACC, Utah State University [ ] XJOBRATES ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines..........................1.22K CONFERENCES & EVENTS ========================================================== [ ] A368 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 07.15.05).............7.5K [ ] 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 [ ] P357M431556 ) Linux World West Conference August 8-13, 2005 San Francisco, CA http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/ [ ] 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 http://www.the-modeling-agency.com/dsstar [ ] 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 ______________________________________________________________________ Full background information on all leading HPC solution providers [ ] A517 ) Data Direct [ ] A639 ) Microway [ ] A351 ) APPRO [ ] A330 ) Atipa [ ] A518 ) Cray [ ] A373 ) Dell [ ] A470 ) HP [ ] A335 ) IBM [ ] A331 ) Intel [ ] A337 ) Linux Networx [ ] A345 ) Myricom [ ] A339 ) SGI [ ] A342 ) Sun For sponsorship information contact: promote@hpcwire.com ______________________________________________________________________ *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES *** [ ] M428149 ) Picking Apart the PITAC Report..............................6.0K [ ] M430360 ) Suprises Emerge in IDC ISV Study............................11.3K [ ] M425235 ) Quantum Computers Confronted by Limitation..................3.7K [ ] M428115 ) SGI Offers Supercomputing for the Masses....................10.7K [ ] M430225 ) Centers Provide Record Amount of Supercomputing Time........2.9K Send info requests (X-marked copy of this message) to hpcmore@news.hpcwire.com -------------------- * -------------------- Copyright 1993-2005 HPCwire. 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