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 *** January 10, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 1 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 303 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73544 ) SGI's New Linux Servers and Superclusters Shatter Scalability and Performance Records ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 104165 ) FEATURES: EXPERT OUTLINES SELLING I.T. TO THE US GOV'T | | [ ] 104169 ) SCIENCE NEWS: NSF PROVIDES HIGH BANDWIDTH FOR TEACHING | | [ ] 104172 ) COMMERCIAL NEWS: IBM DELIVERS SUPERCOMPUTING ON DEMAND | | [ ] 104183 ) NEWS BRIEFS: SGI SOLUTIONS HELP POWER THE LORD OF THE RINGS | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73545 ) Supercomputing and the Life Sciences The Race for Discovery Using Innovative Cluster Technology FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 104165 ) EXPERT OUTLINES SELLING I.T. TO THE US GOV'T................20.1K By Mike Bernhardt, The Bernhardt Agency HPCwire interviews Marketing Expert, Mark Amtower about the challenge of Navigating the waters of selling IT products to the U.S. Federal Government. [ ] 104166 ) INTELLIBADGE SUCCEEDS WITH COMMUNITIES AND SC2002..............8K By Karen Green, NCSA Public Information Officer IntelliBadge technology, which was showcased at last year's SC2002, is showing much promise as a data-to-knowledge tool, useful to conferences and to the business world. [ ] 104167 ) IBM TO BRING BACK U.S. SUPERCOMPUTING PRIDE..................7.8K When Japan took the position of supercomputing leader, some of the pride of the U.S supercomputing industry was taken with it. But IBM is advancing the cause to put the U.S. back in the lead. [ ] 104168 ) COMPARATIVE POSITIONING OF INFINIBAND AND RDMA STANDARDS.....6.8K By Saqib Jang, Margalla Communications Current network-system I/O architectures are constraining the advances in CPU and networking technologies. To solve this problem, RDMA-enabled networking standards must be employed. [ ] 73546 ) HP Expands Market for StorageWorks EVA with Clustered HP-UX Support, Introduction of Entry-level Model SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS =================================================== [ ] 104169 ) NSF PROVIDES HIGH BANDWIDTH FOR TEACHING.....................5.1K Thanks to the National Science Foundation's (NSF) High-Performance Network Connections (HPNC) program, astronomers can now access their research data many times faster than before. [ ] 104170 ) PROGRAM REVEALS OPTIMUM MICROSTRUCTURE FOR NEW MATERIALS.....4.6K A Princeton chemist has developed a general mathematical system for designing materials that perform two functions at once, even when the desired properties sometimes conflict with each other. This technique could help bring efficiency of biology to man-made materials. [ ] 104171 ) NANOTECH SCIENTISTS BUILD SUPER-SMALL CIRCUIT................4.9K The ever-shrinking electronics universe -- in which computers that once filled warehouses now barely fill a coat pocket -- may get smaller still, say researchers at the University of Toronto who have invented a tiny circuit that a single electron can activate. [ ] 73547 ) When it Comes to High-Performance Computing, It's What's Inside that Counts _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73548 ) AVAKI Introduces Industry's First Commercial Data Grid Software for Enterprise IT Environments [ ] 73549 ) New E2 from Linux NetworX A Powerful Cluster Solution with a sub U density. ______________________________________________________________________ INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS Offering Technology Solutions for Industry. ============================================================================== [ ] 95005 ) Indiana University Research computing news from Indiana University Research in Indiana 2002 at SC2002! http://www.research-indiana.org Centers Actively Seeking Partners [ ] 95000 ) Pacific Northwest National Lab [ ] 95005 ) Indiana University [ ] 95002 ) Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center [ ] 95003 ) Ohio Supercomputer Center [ ] 95004 ) San Diego Supercomputer Center [ ] 73550 ) Unbeatable Price/Performance NAS Systems - Delivered in Silicon. BlueArc SiliconServers, Starting Below 2 cents/MB Through December. COMMERCIAL NEWS ============================================================== [ ] 104172 ) IBM DELIVERS SUPERCOMPUTING ON DEMAND........................4.3K IBM customers now have the option to either buy POWER or Intel processor-based supercomputer clusters or access the power on demand, paying for processing power based on the required capacity and duration of use. [ ] 104173 ) SGI UPS THE ANTE IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE LINUX COMPUTING.........5.1K By William Fellows of the451.com SGI is raising the bar in high-performance technical Linux computing with the introduction of the Altix 3000, a 64-way Itanium 2 system with up to 2,048 processors. [ ] 104174 ) TECH SPENDING MAY NOT RECOVER THIS YEAR......................4.3K Technology companies heartened by forecasts that U.S. corporations would soon loosen their tight budgets for hardware and software purchases should instead brace for another drop in spending in 2003, a survey of Chief Information Officers said. [ ] 104175 ) SUPERCOMPUTING HIT WITH "1 TERA FLOP"........................3.5K It is on par with Cray supercomputer and IBM SP3. The Param Padma supercomputer v- the most powerful in South Asia v- is a feather indeed in the cap of Indian technology. [ ] 73551 ) HOW TO WIN A $50,000 RESEARCH GRANT Microway, Inc. 20th Anniversary Cluster Contest QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 104174 ) "After two down years of IT spending, we think 2003 will be up by about 3 percent. We think this will be led by the economy showing some growth, and improving -- not great growth but just improving -- and IT spending tracking that." -- Daniel Niles, Lehman Brothers analyst [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73552 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! SGI EMBRACES THE GRID By John Hurley, Editor-at-Large FRAUD DETECTION FITS GRID TECHNOLOGY By Kico Borr€s Palmer, GridSystems *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104176 ) Cray Ships First Production Version Of New X1 System.........1.1K [ ] 104177 ) SGI Boosts Price/Performance On Silicon Workstation..........8.2K [ ] 104178 ) Sybase EAServer Delivers Record-Breaking Benchmark Results...4.9K [ ] 104179 ) IBM, Ibis In Pact To Improve Chip Making Methods.............1.2K [ ] 104180 ) ARSC Signs $16.4 Million Contract For Cray X1 System.........2.6K [ ] 104181 ) Xilinx Announces Roadmap For Virtex-II Pro EasyPath..........5.7K [ ] 104182 ) New Semiconductor Company Provides Front-End Circuit Design..2.7K [ ] 73553 ) Recent TOP500(TM) lists show a large growth in clusters, and widespread use of Myrinet(TM) technology. SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104183 ) SGI Solutions Help Power The Lord Of The Rings...............6.7K [ ] 104184 ) Raindrop Geomagic To Offer On-Line Software Demos............2.1K [ ] 104185 ) Virtual Bird Brain Helps Decode Melodic Songs................1.4K [ ] 104186 ) C And C++ Unit Testing For Sun Solaris Helps Developers......1.3K [ ] 104187 ) Mental Images Software Developers Receive Academy Award......5.2K [ ] 104188 ) Paradigm Unveils Advanced Software Solutions And Services....4.1K [ ] 104189 ) SPEC HPG Releases New Benchmark Suite........................3.3K [ ] 104190 ) GSE Systems Announces Award To Upgrade Refinery Simulator....3.1K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 104191 ) IBM eServer iSeries Sets New World Record For Transactions...2.2K [ ] 104192 ) Path 1's IP Video Gateway Enables Historic TV Network..........5K [ ] 104193 ) Network Associates Granted U.S. Patent For Network Security....3K [ ] 104194 ) Security Leaders Offer Blueprint For Executives................6K [ ] 104195 ) IT Vendors Publish Web Services Reliability Specification......8K [ ] 73554 ) Simplify: Unisys Self-Managing, Self-Healing Server Systems Learn More About Breakthrough Unisys Server Sentinel Technology STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 104196 ) IBM To Sell Cisco Storage Networking Switches................4.1K [ ] 104197 ) Hitachi Global Storage Unveils Tiny Microdrive...............2.1K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 104198 ) OMG Hosts Web Services For Integrated Enterprise Workshop....4.1K [ ] 104199 ) JP Morgan Signs $5 Billion Pact With IBM.....................2.2K [ ] 104200 ) U.S. DOE Seeking Applicants For Post-Doctoral In Science.....3.9K [ ] 104201 ) AMS 2003: Autonomic Computing Workshop Announcement..........4.9K [ ] 104202 ) OSCAR Symposium 2003 Announcement............................2.9K [ ] 104203 ) SC2002 Global Birds Of A Feather Session To Be Broadcast.....1.5K [ ] 73555 ) Got Graphics? The HPCwire, DSstar, and GRIDtoday graphics contest is well underway. This is a great opportunity to show key industry players exactly what your organization has to offer, so what are you waiting for..... ENTER NOW! SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 104204 ) Product Watch: Institute Licenses New Gene Analysis System..15.6K Summit Design Announces Visual Elite 3.1. New Geomagic Studio Software Set for Release. [ ] 104205 ) Financial Update: Cray Files Statement For Its Common Stock.14.1K S2io Raises $18 Million In Funding. EMC Announces Preliminary Q4 Results. [ ] 104206 ) Corporate Liaisons: Plasmon And IBM Sign Agreement...........7.1K Alliance Produces New Radio System. [ ] 104207 ) People and Positions: Maranti Networks Hires New VP..........9.7K TeraForce Technology Names New CEO. VMware Co-Founder Receives Award. 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