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For subscription information, email gridfree@gridtoday.com All comments regarding content should be sent to: grideditor@gridtoday.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 740019) Intel Processor-Based Platforms Drive Grid and Clusters into Mainstream IN THIS ISSUE [ ] 100952) SGI SEIZES LEAD IN LINUX FOR TECHNICAL GRID COMPUTING [ ] 100956) TECH DATA AND SUN SIGN FIRST DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT [ ] 100948) GLOBUS TOOLKIT 3.0 DELIVERS GRID STANDARDS [ ] 740020) SGI Japan Announces First Turnkey System for Grid Storage Solution SPECIAL FEATURES =========================================================== [ ] 100948) GLOBUS TOOLKIT 3.0 DELIVERS GRID STANDARDS Grid computing takes a major step forward with the first implementation of emerging standards known as the Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA). [ ] 100949) Linux NetworX GRID CLUSTER BOOSTS BOEING'S DELTA IV ROCKETS The Linux NetworX system, an AMD Athlon processor-based grid cluster, is being used to perform computational fluid dynamics simulations of the flow environments that the Delta IV rockets will encounter during flight. [ ] 100950) CRAY DECIDES TO CAPITALIZE WITH HELP FROM THE GRID Designing a grid supercomputer to handle trillions of calculations/sec involves more than just fast computer chips. The whole system had to be optimised to ensure that all the processors in the system were being used all the time and could continuously crunch through lots of numbers. [ ] 100951) IBM: MUCH MORE THAN A MAKER OF COMPUTER HARDWARE By DAVE GUSSOW, St. Petersburg Times Technology giant IBM invests hugely in research. Its $5.7-billion research and development budget apparently is the largest for any tech company (software titan Microsoft spends about $5-billion). It has about 3,400 researchers in eight labs in six countries. [ ] 100952) SGI SEIZES LEAD IN LINUX FOR TECHNICAL GRID COMPUTING SGI's software environment offers a unique capability for Linux grid clusters global shared memory across cluster nodes raising the bar for open source computing and creating the most powerful Intel Itanium 2-based computing environment in the marketplace. [ ] 740014) Supercomputing and the Life Sciences The Race for Discovery Using Innovative Cluster Technology SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE [ ] 100953) BMC OFFERS SOLUTION FOR GRID SERVERS Change is inevitable in today's IT environments, and BMC Software's Distribution Server provides a centralized way of administering and deploying BMC Software distributed systems products, enabling companies to respond more quickly to changes in their business environment. [ ] 100954) Kontiki SELECTS Equinix TO ENHANCE ITS DIGITAL MEDIA GRID Kontiki's DMS is one of the industry's first commercial solutions based on grid architecture and currently serves more than 1.5 million nodes. [ ] 100955) GlobusWorld TAKES GRID COMPUTING TO ANOTHER LEVEL The Globus Project is now leading the effort to define the Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA), a standard on which next-generation Grid applications will be based. [ ] 100956) TECH DATA AND SUN SIGN FIRST DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Tech Data Corporation, a leading worldwide provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services, has gained its enterprise-scale offerings through a distribution agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc. [ ] 100957) UNITED DEVICES RECASTING ITSELF FOR GRID CONSOLIDATION By William Fellows, the451.com United Devices expects the grid market to begin consolidating in about two years, once the opportunity for the large vendors becomes clear. The winning startups will be those that have won some valuable customers and have revenue. [ ] 740015) HP and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Form Grid Alliance SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS [ ] 100958) ClusterVision ENTERS MARKET WITH LINUX GRID CLUSTERS GRID ClusterVision's clustering technology provides an alternative to traditional supercomputing by connecting multiple computers to form a unified and powerful computing system. This type of computer cluster is also called "Beowulf Cluster." [ ] 100959) WIRELESS GRID BOOSTS SUPERNOVA SEARCH TO STELLAR 1ST YEAR The link made it possible to amass the quartermillion images--six terabytes of compressed data--analyzed by Aldering and the Nearby Supernova Factory team in 2002. [ ] 100960) FORMATION OF OpenEAI PROJECT: OPEN SOURCE INTEGRATION GRID The OpenEAI Project will investigate and document the controlling dynamics, principles and practices of enterprise and grid application integration and present, implement and promote these findings. The OpenEAI Project will present findings in the form of the OpenEAI integration methodology and OpenEAI integration software and documentation. [ ] 100961) SGI JAPAN ANNOUNCES FIRST TURNKEY SYSTEM FOR GRID STORAGE In cooperation with the top vendors of each field, SGI Japan is able to deliver a turnkey solution that integrates a server, storage, and all necessary components and software in an all-in-one, easy-to-install, turnkey system. BREAKING NEWS ============================================================= NETWORKING [ ] 100962) IDT Delivers 1st Search Engine For Grids PLATFORMS [ ] 100963) Antepo Announces PresenceWare: Java-Based Presence Platform OPERATING SYSTEMS & MIDDLEWARE [ ] 100964) AMS 2003 -- Active Middleware Workshop -- Call For Papers SECURITY [ ] 100965) AMIBIOS Enables Secure And Trusted Computing Transactions GENERAL [ ] 100966) Platform Explores Grid Computing With Customers QUOTE OF THE WEEK ========================================================== [ ]100955) "Grid computing -- and the software that enables it -- is absolutely essential to building a cyberinfrastructure that will revolutionize science and engineering." ----Peter Freeman, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation CONFERENCE CALENDAR ======================================================== GRIDtoday is proud to be affiliated with the following organizations: Global Grid Forum The Globus Project The Leading Edge of Grid Computing Developing Fundamental Technologies for Researchers Worldwide for Computational Grids http://www.gridforum.org http://www.globus.org ============================================================================== [ ] 740017) FIRST GLOBUSWORLD CONFERENCE TO BE HELD Event will be at the Hilton San Diego Resort, January 13-17, 2003 The inaugural GlobusWorld conference will occur in San Diego next January. The event will feature 2 and 1/2 days of invited talks, panels and posters focused on the Globus Toolkit TM, a set of software and service that is the de facto standard for Grids. ============================================================================== [ ] 700) Conferences & Seminars [ ] 740018) The First Annual Forum on Data Mining Technology for Military and Government Applications February 25-26, 2003 Hotel Watergate, Washington DC, USA http://worldrg.com/ GRIDtoday INFORMATION ====================================================== [ ] 701) Subscriptions & Removals [ ] 702) About GRIDtoday [ ] 703) Index of Back Issues [ ] 706) FAQ / Contact Information [ ] 707) Submitting Letters and Articles _____________________________________________________________________ | | | Full background information on all sponsoring companies | | Firms marked with an * have updated their info in the last 30 days | | | | | | [ ] 921) SGI [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 527) Intel [ ] 942) Sun Microsystems | | [ ] 909) Fujitsu [ ] 943) Linux NetworX | | | | | | | | For sponsorship information contact: gridads@gridtoday.com | |_____________________________________________________________________| GRIDtoday welcomes bylined comments for publication. 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