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Log onto HPCwire.com at the beginning and the end of your day for up to the minute news and information in the HPC industry. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////////// H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** June 7, 2002: Vol. 11, No. 22 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 277 Pages of Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article retrieval instructions at end of this file more@hpcwire.tgc.com For subscription information, email sub@hpcwire.tgc.com For a free 4-week trial subscription, e-mail trial@hpcwire.tgc.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73100 ) Introducing the Sun Fire 12k Server The Ideal Platform for Large-Scale High Performance Computing ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 102849 ) FEATURES: AN INTERVIEW WITH PLATFORM'S SONGNIAN ZHOU | | [ ] 102858 ) SCIENCE NEWS: NEW WAVE SUPERCOMPUTERS CATCH BIG WAVES | | [ ] 102861 ) COMMERCIAL NEWS: SUN GIRDS UP GRID SOFTWARE | | [ ] 102867 ) NEWS BRIEFS: AVAKI'S GRID SOFTWARE SELECTED FOR BIOGRID | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73101 ) The New HP is The Market Leader in HPTC HP's HPTC Strengths Compaq's HPTC Strengths *high capacity servers and workstations *large capability systems *mechanical engineering *national laboratories *government defense *scientific research *electronic design simulation *life sciences *modeling *materials science The New HP *43% market share *The Best Technologies from HP and Compaq *Full-Range Product Set, From Desktops Through Multi-Teraflop Capability Systems FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 102849 ) AN INTERVIEW WITH PLATFORM'S SONGNIAN ZHOU..................16.5K by Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief HPCwire invited Grid visionary Dr. Songnian Zhou, co-founder, Chairman and CTO of Platform Computing, to comment on the changes he has seen in distributed and Grid computing over the past ten years. [ ] 102850 ) AN INTERVIEW WITH MICROSOFT'S GEORGE SPIX...................10.2K by Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief George Spix, Director of Advanced Systems, Windows .Net Server Program Management, talks with HPCwire about Microsoft and his view of the HPC market. [ ] 102851 ) AN INTERVIEW WITH LLNL'S DONA CRAWFORD.......................8.5K by Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief Dona Crawford, the Associate Director for Computation at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, spoke with HPCwire about her organization and its relationship to the HPC community. [ ] 102852 ) XML - EFFECTIVE, BUT NOT EFFICIENT?..........................7.6K by Geoff Barrall, CTO, BlueArc Corporation Geoff Barrall looks at a very recent introduction to the Internet community, XML, and how it has rapidly become the new de-facto standard for data definition and transfer. [ ] 102853 ) INDIA SUCCESS IN SOFTWARE IS SET BACK BY WAR TALK............7.3K by Saritha Rai, New York Times The tensions and war fears mounting in South Asia are taking a toll on one of India's major economic success stories, its software industry. [ ] 102854 ) ICANN OVERHAUL...............................................3.3K The group that oversees the Internet's traffic system moved closer to a complete overhaul over the weekend when a committee recommended changes aimed at making the controversial body function more smoothly. [ ] 102855 ) THE BATTLE OF THE 64-BIT COMPUTER CHIPS......................7.9K by Tim McDonald, NewsFactor The battle of 64-bit computer chips between chipmakers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will be remarkably similar to the 32-bit chip wars of the past between the two. [ ] 102856 ) LETTER TO THE EDITOR...........................................3K In the following letter Hans Meuer, General Chairman, ISC2002, talks about the impact of the most powerful supercomputer in the world v the Japanese Earth Simulator. [ ] 73102 ) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Uses Linux NetworX Cluster to Aid in Drug Discovery Linux Cluster Helps Pharmaceutical Company Improve Efficiency and Save Time SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS =================================================== [ ] 102857 ) RESEARCHERS ACHIEVE PRODUCTION GRID BREAKTHROUGH.............3.6K Physics researchers have carried out the first production-quality simulated data generation on a data Grid, comprising sites at Caltech, Fermilab, the University of California-San Diego, the University of Florida, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [ ] 102858 ) NEW WAVE SUPERCOMPUTERS CATCH BIG WAVES......................8.5K The new wave in computing - super-fast machines churning out three- dimensional models viewable in high-tech, immersive theaters - may teach us more about the big waves that sometimes threaten people who live near the seashore. [ ] 102859 ) NEW SUPERNOVA MODELS TAKE ON THIRD DIMENSION.................7.1K Astrophysicists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, have created the first 3-D computer simulations of the spectacular explosion that marks the death of a massive star. [ ] 102860 ) SCALING UP SMART STRUCTURES..................................4.8K The early promise of smart structures that allow spacecraft, aircraft, automobiles and ships to respond actively to changing environmental forces, an approach predicted to revolutionize their design, construction, and performance has never materialized. [ ] 73103 ) Register Now For MicroWay's Symposium New Directions In Cluster Technolgies September 18-19, 2002 Plymouth, MA USA _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73104 ) The Portland Group Announces an Alliance With Linux NetworX to Offer Integrated Cluster Development Software. [ ] 73105 ) Grid Computing, Applications & High End Visualization Sun High Performance Computing Consortium (SHPCC) Conference 19-20 July, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland http://www.sun-registration.com/hpc [ ] 73106 ) What Scalable Storage Networking Solution Easily Handles Multi-Teraflop Environments? Find out what Sandia National Laboratory Knows... Storage Networking Appliances from DataDirect Networks. [ ] 73107 ) AVAKI Announces Three Customers to Accelerate Drug Discovery Using Comprehensive Grid Software Product AVAKI 2.1 is the First Commercially-available Software Product to Combine the Power of Compute Grids and Data Grids ______________________________________________________________________ Reed Presents Distinguished Lecture NCSA and Alliance Director Dan Reed was the speaker at a National Science Foundation Distinguished Lecture on April 10. The lecture, which addressed the emerging infrastructure for computational science that promises to transform the way scientists and engineers conduct research, is archived on the NSF website at http://www.cise.nsf.gov/lecture_2002_04_10.htm . The lecture series is sponsored by the NSF's Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE). INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS Offering Technology Solutions for Industry. ============================================================================== Centers Actively Seeking Partners [ ] 95000 ) Pacific Northwest National Lab [ ] 95005 ) Indiana University [ ] 95002 ) Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center [ ] 95003 ) Ohio Supercomputer Center COMMERCIAL NEWS ============================================================== [ ] 102861 ) SUN GIRDS UP GRID SOFTWARE...................................4.7K Sun Microsystems has upgraded its top-end Grid software, a product that lets teams of computers collectively tackle calculation problems, making it more suitable for businesses that need strict control of their computing resources. [ ] 102862 ) MICROSOFT TO RELEASE WEB SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES IN 2003.......2.6K Microsoft Corp. will release new technologies next year designed to allow companies to easily share information about customers, employees and other common users of applications and networks. [ ] 102863 ) SEC SETTLES MICROSOFT PROBE..................................2.3K The Securities and Exchange Commission and Microsoft Corp. have settled a long-running inquiry into the software maker's accounting practices. [ ] 73108 ) Intel(TM) Business Computing: Case Study BriefHigh Performance Computing Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) Architecture: Ensuring Smooth Sailing for Fluid Turbulence Research QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 102859 ) "Modeling the collapse of a massive star represents one of the greatest challenges in computational physics. All four fundamental forces of nature are in play, giving us a cosmic laboratory with conditions unlike anywhere else in the Universe." -- Michael Warren, Astrophysicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73109 ) Black Hawk Down Visual Effects Company Selects BlueArc Mill Film chooses BlueArc as the only storage system that performs and scales to meet demanding business requirements *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 102864 ) Sun Introduces Third Generation Entry-Level Servers..........6.1K [ ] 102865 ) SMSC Announces The Availability Of The GT3200................2.6K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 102866 ) NEC ESS Chooses Scali Platform For Auto Industry Sim.........1.8K [ ] 102867 ) AVAKI's Grid Software Selected For BioGrid...................4.1K [ ] 102868 ) SPEC/HPC Releases SPEC OMPL2001 Suite........................3.1K [ ] 102869 ) OMG Model Driven Architecture Named Software Trend.............2K [ ] 102870 ) SAS Text Mining Software Turns Prose Into Profit.............6.2K [ ] 102871 ) Quickturn Announces New Software Supporting Designs..........3.7K [ ] 102872 ) Sistina Software Announces Support For Oracle9i..............2.5K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 102873 ) 10GEA Showcases 10 GbE Interoperability Network..............5.7K [ ] 102874 ) HP, Oracle And Red Hat Combine Engineering Expertise...........3K [ ] 102875 ) ACE*COMM Wins "Network Technology" Award.....................2.4K STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 102876 ) Ciprico Introduces Terabyte Removable Storage Solution.......3.3K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 102877 ) International Supercomputer Conference Announcement............4K [ ] 102878 ) HP, IDC And Platform Computing Host Grid Seminars............3.2K [ ] 102879 ) ISCOPE 2002 Conference Announcement..........................1.1K [ ] 102880 ) Lulu Enterprises Announces Lulu Tech Circus..................3.2K [ ] 102881 ) CATC And Agilent Technologies Expand InfiniBand Technology...2.2K SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 102882 ) Product Watch: Progress Forge Introduces "Progress Lab".......11K Force Introduces ATX Platform W/Dual Xeon. Auspex Announces Storage Controller Platform. [ ] 102883 ) Financial Update: HP To Cut 15,000 Jobs......................8.8K IBM Cuts 2,000 Jobs, Union Says. IBM Extends Supercomputer Revenue Lead. [ ] 102884 ) Corporate Liaisons: MSC.Software And IBM Join Forces. 8.8K Deal To Take IBM Out Of Disk Drives. Nonlinear Dynamics Strength In Asia. [ ] 102885 ) People and Positions: NurLogic Names New President And CEO.11.2K IBM Names Highest Technical Honors. Insightful Elects New Director. JOB BANK ============================================================================== [ ] 667 ) Employment Opportunities (* New Listing) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)(Kernel Programmers) Los Alamos Nation Laboratory (Computer and Computational Sciences (CCS)-1 Group Leader) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)(Director of center for Applied Scientific Computing) California Institute of Technology-CACR (Manager, Computing Resources) University of California (HPC Consultant) [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines..................................1.22K [ ] 73110 ) Test and run your benchmarks on an Aspen Systems Alpha or Pentium, Linux or UNIX system. CONFERENCES & EVENTS ============================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 06.05.02)..............10K [ ] 73111 ) HPCwire is proud to be exhibiting at SC2002 From Terabytes to Insights Baltimore, MD November 16-22, 2002 [ ] 73112 ) HPCwire is proud to be a Sponsor of the 17th International Supercomputer Conference Applications - Architectures - Trends Heidelberg Convention Center June 20 - 22, 2002 HPCwire INFORMATION ========================================================== [ ] 670 ) Masthead........................................................2.2K [ ] 601 ) Subscriptions & Removals........................................2.6K [ ] 602 ) Submitting Letters & Articles...................................1.6K [ ] 950 ) Index of Back Issues.............................................28K Comments regarding editorial content may be sent to: editor@hpcwire.tgc.com ______________________________________________________________________ | Full background information on all sponsoring companies | | Firms marked with an * have updated their info in the last 30 days | | | | | | [ ] 533) SRC Computers [ ] 946) Quadrics | | [ ] 532) Veridian / PBS Pro(tm) [ ] 947) Etnus / TotalView | | [ ] 921) SGI [ ] 937) Compaq | | [ ] 530) DataDirect Networks [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 529) Linux NetworX [ ] 930) NEC | | [ ] 527) Intel [ ] 902) IBM Corp. | | [ ] 948) Cray Inc. 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