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For subscription information, email gridfree@gridtoday.com All comments regarding content should be sent to: grideditor@gridtoday.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 740070) HP Extends Adaptive Enterprise Portfolio With Support for Oracle 10g IN THIS ISSUE: [ ] 102128) TWENTY-FIVE COMPANIES JOIN HANDS FOR GRID TECH [ ] 102129) THE 451 GROUP: NEXT 18 MONTHS CRITICAL FOR GRID MARKET [ ] 102134) JUNIPER OUTLINES VISION FOR NEW PUBLIC NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE [ ] 740054) Our In-House LinuxBIOS Expertise Simplifies Cluster Management SPECIAL FEATURES =========================================================== [ ] 102127) INTERVIEW WITH SDSC'S FRAN BERMAN By Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief, GRIDtoday GRIDtoday's Alan Beck interviews Fran Berman, director professor at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and high performance computing endowed chair at the University of Cailfornia-San Diego. [ ] 102128) TWENTY-FIVE COMPANIES JOIN HANDS FOR GRID TECH Key technology leaders announced a new standards effort, Data Center Markup Language (DCML), providing the foundation to enable utility computing -- a rapidly emerging approach to simplify enterprise computing. [ ] 102129) THE 451 GROUP: NEXT 18 MONTHS CRITICAL FOR GRID MARKET The 451 Group believes there is substantial data pointing to acceleration in the Grid computing market, with commercialization heading toward an inflection point. [ ] 102130) IBM, CHINA'S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION LAUNCH 'CHINA GRID' The China Education and Research Grid -- the most ambitious Grid project by a government to date -- is being launched this month with six universities, and will link more than 200,000 students and faculty members at nearly a hundred universities across China when the project is completed. [ ] 102131) TACC WINS LARGE GRANT FOR GRID PORTAL DEVELOPMENT The National Science Foundation has announced a grant to a team of leading research institutions including the Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC) at The University of Texas for developing its interoperable Grid portal technologies as part of the NSF National Middleware Initiative (NMI). [ ] 740067) Intel - Creating A Virtual Worldwide Network Of Computing Power SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISE ========================================================= [ ] 102132) IBM TO ACQUIRE CrossAccess TECHNOLOGY The acquisition further strengthens IBM's enterprise information integration capabilities, a key strategic priority for its Data Management efforts and the company's on demand computing initiatives. [ ] 102133) WAVESET ENVISIONS IDENTITY GRID The Identity Grid depends on the concept of "virtualization," in which disparate Grid resources appear and function as a single entity. [ ] 102134) JUNIPER OUTLINES VISION FOR NEW PUBLIC NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE In a recent document, Juniper Networks Inc outlined its vision for a new approach to public network infrastructure that addresses the problems inherent in today's Internet. [ ] 102135) GRID DELIVERY ENABLES FULL-SCREEN VIDEO ON DEMAND W/O UPGRADE Kontiki announced the global deployment of its business video on demand solution at Ernst & Young, one of the world's largest professional services firms. [ ] 740068) Sun - Why Grid Computing? SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS ==================================================== [ ] 102136) CERN GOES LIVE WITH HUGE GRIS PROJECT, SEEKS AID FROM VENDORS Due to be complete by 2007, the LHC Grid will need power equal to 70,000 PCs to analyze the output of the LHC, which will collide protons at high energy to probe the nature of matter. [ ] 102137) GRID TECHNOLOGY HELPS ASTRONOMERS KEEP PACE WITH THE UNIVERSE "Intelligent Agent" computer programs are roaming the Internet and watching the skies. It may sound like science fiction, but these programs, using Grid computing technology, will help astronomers detect some of the most dramatic events in the universe, such as massive supernova explosions. [ ] 102138) PLUMTREE SOFTWARE TO LAUNCH J2EE VERSION OF PORTAL SOFTWARE Enterprise Web leader Plumtree Software unveiled plans to offer a Java Platform, 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) version of its portal software by the middle of 2004, designed to run within a broad range of Java application servers hosted on UNIX, and later, Linux operating systems [ ] 102139) DIST. SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR DERIVATIVES OFFERS REAL TIME QoS SciComp's solutions for rapidly developing and implementing derivatives pricing models will now include TAF's PARAGON-enabled product to rapidly accelerate the speed of calculations. [ ] 102140) VERITAS ENABLES UTILITY COMPUTING IN SQL SERVER ENVIRONMENTS VERITAS Software Corp announced products to enable utility computing in Microsoft SQL Server environments, including the immediate availability of VERITAS i3 for SQL Server, the latest version of VERITAS' application performance management software acquired from Precise Software Solutions. [ ] 102141) COMPANY LAUNCHES NEW APPROACH TO EMPOWER ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS Built entirely upon an Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (ESOA), webMethods Fabric bridges the worlds of J2EE, .NET, Web services and legacy systems enabling customers to run any service, anywhere, anytime. [ ] 740069 ) CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION 4th International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid 2004: IEEE support pending final approval) 19-22 April, Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.mcs.anl.gov/ccgrid2004 BREAKING NEWS ============================================================= SECURITY [ ] 102142) BEA Partners With Industry-Leading Security Vendors [ ] 102143) BSA Task Force Unveils Info. Security Governance Framework [ ] 102144) House Votes To Tighten Computer Security [ ] 102145) Next-Gen. Pervasive Security Model To Define Data Management [ ] 102146) Platform Logic AppFire Suite Prevents Hackers From 'Day Zero' [ ] 102147) WAN Providers To Reap Benefits Of Security Services Growth PLATFORMS [ ] 102148) ClearSpeed Announces CS301 Multi-Threaded Array Processor [ ] 102149) IBM Announces New Features For Top Of Line Mainframe [ ] 102150) RLX Delivers Next Generation IT Infrastructure [ ] 102151) SuperMicro Unveils 1U Itanium 2 Server Solution At IDF Taiwan [ ] 102152) Sun Adds To Throughput Computing Strategy With UltraSPARC IV NETWORKING [ ] 102153) Force10 Enables Transcont'L 10 Gb Ethernet WAN Transmission [ ] 102154) Adv. Facility Built W/ Extreme Networks' Core, Edge Switching [ ] 102155) OSDL Announces Requirements Definition For Next-Gen. CGL [ ] 102156) QNX Offering Speeds Development For Gigabit Ethernet Networks [ ] 102157) Spirent SmartBits Chosen To Analyze 40-Gigabit TeraGrid [ ] 102158) Transition Networks Achieves 125Km Gb Ethernet Transmission [ ] 102159) New IP Sets Milestone For Trans-Atlantic Data Transport [ ] 102160) MSU Selects Voltaire For InfiniBand Connectivity [ ] 102161) Metalink To Showcase Breakthrough WLANPlus MIMO Technology [ ] 102162) Intel XScale Tech. Gives Rise To Higher Server Performance [ ] 102163) ZNYX Networks Launches AdvancedTCA Ethernet Switch Blades STORAGE [ ] 102164) FalconStor Strengthens Support For Microsoft Server 2003 [ ] 102165) Verity Service Can Reduce Data Storage, Management Costs OPERATING SYSTEMS & MIDDLEWARE [ ] 102166) New Release Of NetSolve/GridSolve Version 2.0 Now Available [ ] 102167) NEON's J2EE Compliant Shadow Adapters Receive V5.0 Approval [ ] 102168) Pioneer Deploys Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite Worldwide [ ] 102169) Westbridge Establishes WSM Leadership With XMS 3.0 GENERAL [ ] 102170) P2P: KaZaA Falling Outside U.S.; Gnutella 'All But Gone' [ ] 102171) Versant Renews Agreement With IBM QUOTE OF THE WEEK ========================================================== [ ] 102129) "The critical factor is whether or not Grids can break out from the scientific and technical world into commercially oriented enterprises." -- John Abbott, Chief Analyst, The 451 Group CONFERENCE CALENDAR ======================================================== GRIDtoday is proud to be affiliated with the following organizations: [ ] 740071) globusWORLD The premier GRID conference featuring the Globus Toolkit January 20-23, 2004 - San Francisco, CA www.globusworld.org Global Grid Forum The Leading Edge of Grid Computing for Researchers Worldwide http://www.Gridforum.org [ ] 700) Conferences & Seminars GRIDtoday INFORMATION ====================================================== [ ] 701) Subscriptions & Removals [ ] 702) About GRIDtoday [ ] 703) Index of Back Issues [ ] 706) FAQ / Contact Information [ ] 707) Submitting Letters and Articles [ ] 709) Advertising Opportunities [ ] 710) Grid Career Opportunities [ ] 711) GRIDtoday Job Bank Rates and Guidelines _____________________________________________________________________ | | | 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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