\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////////////////// GRIDtoday NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY --- Mar 24, 2003: Vol. 2, No. 12 --- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This issue will reach 30,000 readers ------- Article retrieval instructions are at the end of this file. For subscription information, email gridfree@gridtoday.com All comments regarding content should be sent to: grideditor@gridtoday.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 740035) HP and Grid Computing Taking Distributed Computing To the Next Level IN THIS ISSUE [ ] 101206) IDC SURVEY: STRONG INTEREST FOR UTILITY COMPUTING [ ] 101210) HOW DOES OPTICAL NETWORKING EFFECT THE GRID? [ ] 101208) SUN MICROSYSTEMS EXPANDS GRID AND NETWORK COMPUTING ON THE ROAD WITH GRIDtoday... a photo gallery! As the GRIDtoday team travels the world to the major events in Grid computing, we will bring you photos of the event in our photo gallery. Come see photos live from GGF7 held in Tokyo March 2003 http://www.Gridtoday.com/gallery/index.html SPECIAL FEATURES =========================================================== [ ] 101206) IDC SURVEY: STRONG INTEREST FOR UTILITY COMPUTING According to the results of an IDC study examining the services perspective of utility computing, nearly 65% of 34 potential customers interviewed indicated that they are interested in leveraging this type of service. [ ] 101207) MS INITIATIVE SOUNDS LIKE GRID COMPUTING Microsoft announced the Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI). This initiative unifies hardware, software and service vendors around a software architecture that enables customers to harness the power of industry-standard hardware, and brings simplicity to IT operations. [ ] 101208) SUN MICROSYSTEMS EXPANDS GRID AND NETWORK COMPUTING Sun Microsystems announced the launch of the Sun Developer Network, a new program focused on providing software developers with content, training, support and technology access they require to innovate and deliver applications and system solutions faster. [ ] 740036) Intel - Spreading the Computing Power SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE [ ] 101209) AXCELEON, PTI PARTNER FOR GRID SOLUTIONS Axceleon, leaders in computational grid software, announced that Powerlink Queensland, one of the world's most reliable, high-voltage energy transmission networks, has deployed Axceleon's EnFuzion along with PTI's Power System Simulator for Engineering. [ ] 101210) HOW DOES OPTICAL NETWORKING EFFECT THE GRID? Is optical networking inherently a risky business? Or will it ultimately support a new era in Grid computing? [ ] 101211) THINK DYNAMICS ADDS STORAGE FOR GRID POOLING by William Fellows for the451.com Think Dynamics is using its server-driven experience to segue into storage configuration management, which it hopes will give it a broader enterprise reach and make it more attractive to companies putting both servers and storage on networks. [ ] 740034) The Grid Engine project: Now powering open source Grid Computing SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS [ ] 101212) AVAKI GRID SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE RESEARCH SITES FOR AVENTIS Avaki Corporation announced that global pharmaceutical company Aventis has chosen Avaki Data Grid software to provide automated, secure, wide-area access to bioinformatics research data across multiple North American research sites. [ ] 101213) OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES NEW GRID SIMULATION CUSTOMER Opal-RT Technologies Inc announced that Delphi Delco Electronics Systems has selected RT-LAB Engineering Simulators for use in the company's current efforts to define next-generation standard powertrain ECU development and prototyping tools. [ ] 101214) PLATFORM EXHIBITS KEY GRID SOLUTIONS FOR LIFE SCIENCES Platform experts will share their experience helping organizations develop life-saving drugs and discoveries using Enterprise Grid technology, at the Bio-ITWorld 2003 Conference & Expo. [ ] 740027) New E2 from Linux NetworX A Powerful Cluster Solution with a sub U density BREAKING NEWS ============================================================= SECURITY [ ] 101215) Cisco Extends PIX Family Of Integrated Security Appliances [ ] 101216) SCC Hosts Workshop On Wireless/Grid Environments PLATFORMS [ ] 101217) Appro Demonstrates HyperBlade AMD Opteron Blade [ ] 101218) VIA KT600, SiS SiS748 Ready For Upcoming 400MHz FSB NETWORKING [ ] 101219) New Intel Products Accelerate Transition To Faster Ethernet [ ] 101220) Silverback Ethernet Port Delivers Breakthrough Performance [ ] 101221) Sun And Topspin Lead In Delivering On InfiniBand Technology STORAGE [ ] 101222) Astute Networks Kit To Help Build Intelligent Storage OPERATING SYSTEMS & MIDDLEWARE [ ] 101223) Altair Engineering Launches PBS Pro 5.3 [ ] 101224) Microsoft Loosens Terms Of Server Licensing GENERAL [ ] 101225) Boston Law Firm And Technology Groups Team Up [ ] 101226) Massey Pushes Grid Computing Network QUOTE OF THE WEEK ========================================================== [ ] 101206) "Although the utility computing market is in its nascent stage, there is tremendous customer interest in leveraging this type of service offering." -- David Tapper, program manager for IT Outsourcing and Utility Services, IDC. 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