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For subscription information, email Gridfree@Gridtoday.com All comments regarding content should be sent to: Grideditor@Gridtoday.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 740057) Sun - The Power Behind the Grid IN THIS ISSUE: [ ] 101786) THE GRID SHAKES UP EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING [ ] 101785) OSDL RELEASES POSITION PAPER ON SCO AND LINUX [ ] 101788) IBM TO CREATE POWERFUL LINUX SUPERCOMPUTER [ ] 740059) HP and Grid Computing On The Road To Planetary Computing SPECIAL FEATURES =========================================================== [ ] 101784) FLAGSHIP DATABASE ALMOST READY FOR GRID USAGE A flagship database from Oracle Corp. is being modified and upgraded for Grid computing usage, which will provide users with more levels of scalability and management. [ ] 101785) OSDL RELEASES POSITION PAPER ON SCO AND LINUX The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), a global consortium of leading technology companies dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux, released a position paper raising serious questions about SCO Group's threatened litigation against end users of Linux. [ ] 101786) THE GRID SHAKES UP EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING Scientists are creating virtual temblors for NEESGrid, a resource creeated to use Grid-linked computing resources to provide engineers with new ways to study how earthquakes affect structures. [ ] 740054) Our In-House LinuxBIOS Expertise Simplifies Cluster Management SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE [ ] 101787) PROGRAM LAUNCHED FOR REPOSITORY OF KNOWN-GOOD FILE DATA Tripwire Inc., a world leader in integrity assurance, announced the File Signature Database (FSDB) -- a partner-based initiative designed to bring to market a heterogeneous collection of known-good file data. [ ] 101788) IBM TO CREATE POWERFUL LINUX SUPERCOMPUTER A national research laboratory in Japan has placed an order with IBM for a supercomputer cluster that, when completed, is expected to be the most powerful Linux-based computer in the world. [ ] 101789) NOVELL ACQUIRES XIMIAN TO EXPAND OPEN SOURCE COMMITMENT Novell, Inc., announced it has acquired privately held Ximian of Boston, Mass., the leading provider of desktop and server solutions that enable enterprise Linux adoption. [ ] 101790) SAVANTIS ANNOUNCES LINUX SUPPORT FOR DATABASE COMPUTING Savantis Systems, Inc., a leading provider of database server virtualization solutions, announced, in conjunction with LinuxWorld, the immediate support for the Linux operating system and unveiled its vision for database utility computing. [ ] 101791) SUN DEMONSTRATES ALTERNATIVE DESKTOP LEVERAGING JAVA & LINUX In a keynote speech at LinuxWorld, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's executive vice president of software at Sun Microsystems Inc, challenged the status quo in personal computing with the unveiling of a new Linux-based alternative desktop and Java-based innovations that will shatter the dimensions of the traditional user experience. [ ] 740062) Intel - Peer-to-Peer Computing is Good Business APPLICATIONS [ ] 101792) IBM PICKS "FOODFIGHT" WITH THRESHOLD FOR VISUAL EFFECTS IBM and Threshold Digital Research Labs announced that they are expanding their work together to create next-generation digital animation studio capabilities. At the heart of the deal is IBM's "On Demand" technology, which enables animation production facilities to be infinitely scalable. [ ] 101793) INSORS PROVIDES INTERNET2 WITH ACCESS GRID SOLUTION inSORS Integrated Communications, Inc., a communications firm that develops, markets, and supports enterprise scale collaboration software and solutions, is delivering a custom Access Grid venue system along with a bridging solution for the Internet2 community. [ ] 101794) KENAMEA ANNOUNCES ENTRY INTO COMPOSITE APP SUITE MARKET Kenamea Inc has announced its entry into the emerging market for Composite Application Suites. [ ] 101795) COMPANIES TO TRANSFORM RESEARCH WITH GRID COMPUTING United Devices announced that the company has partnered with life sciences software company, Optive Research Inc., to develop software for computer- assisted drug discovery (CADD) specifically optimized for United Devices' Grid computing platform. [ ] 101796) STUDY SAYS CONGESTION GROWING WORSE FOR ENTERPRISE NETWORKS Network World and Packeteer announced the results of a study showing that increased use of open networks and the Internet in enterprise environments is causing a significant increase in application performance degradation and network congestion. [ ] 101797) SGI DELIVERS INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS OVER OPTICAL NETWORKS SGI, the pioneer in Visual Area Networking (VAN), announced that it has reached an agreement with TeraBurst Networks, Inc., to become an authorized reseller of TeraBurst's optical networking products for distributed visualization applications. [ ] 740060) GRID COMPUTING-A VERTICAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 2003-2008 a report by Insight Research Corporation This 150+ page report is the most complete and comprehensive Grid market and industry report available. EXCLUSIVE OFFER - BUY NOW AND SAVE $200 BREAKING NEWS ============================================================= SECURITY [ ] 101798) Hackers Turn To Google [ ] 101799) IBM And SuSE Linux Earn Security Certification Of Linux [ ] 101800) Latis Networks Introduces Cost-Effective Gigabit IPS [ ] 101801) NEC To Offer NetScreen Solutions In Japan PLATFORMS [ ] 101802) Gateway Revs Up Enterprises With Quad-Processor Server [ ] 101803) HP Delivers Next Step On Alphaserver Roadmap [ ] 101804) HP Delivers Faster ProLiant Blade Servers [ ] 101805) Sun Fire V480 Gets Performance Boost [ ] 101806) Sun To Ship 1.05Ghz Sun Fire Servers NETWORKING [ ] 101807) AMS IX Selects Foundry Networks' New BigIron MG8 [ ] 101808) InfiniCon Introduces New 10Gbps Switches For HPC Fabrics [ ] 101809) Kasenna Wins Major Internet Contract With Korea's ETRI [ ] 101810) Marvell Launches Horizon Family Communication Controller [ ] 101811) Mysticom Teams With Mentor Graphics To Test GigE/10GigE STORAGE [ ] 101812) Pogo Linux, MySQL AB Launch First MySQL Database Appliance OPERATING SYSTEMS & MIDDLEWARE [ ] 101813) Atlas Tool Helps Developers Access Project Information [ ] 101814) BEA Liquid Data For WebLogic 8.1 Ships [ ] 101815) Borland Launches J2EE Application Performance Solution [ ] 101816) DataSynapse Announces Grid Enablement For IBM Linux [ ] 101817) ObjectWeb Welcomes Red Hat [ ] 101818) Parasoft SOAPtest 2.0 Now Available For Linux [ ] 101819) SCO Deploys OpenServer Kernel Personality [ ] 101820) Sun Joins OSDL; Strengthens Commitment To Linux [ ] 101821) Linux Vendors Form Support Alliance GENERAL [ ] 101822) Grid Employed for Virtual Experiments [ ] 101823) United Devices, HP To Deliver Grid-Ready Cluster Solutions QUOTE OF THE WEEK ========================================================== [ ] 101792) "Scale is no longer an issue. 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