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 *** February 28, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 8 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 329 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73645 ) New E2 from Linux Networx A Powerful Cluster Solution with a sub U density ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 104498 ) FEATURES: OAK RIDGE SUFFERS FUNDING BLOW | | [ ] 104503 ) SCIENCE NEWS: CRAY, ORNL TEAM FOR NEXT-GEN SUPERCOMPUTER | | [ ] 104514 ) COMMERCIAL NEWS: NEC, INTEL, MS ANNOUNCE RECORD BENCHMARK | | [ ] 104539 ) NEWS BRIEFS: HP ENHANCES NETWORK-ATTACHED STORAGE FAMILY | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73646 ) Bio-IT World Conference & Expo March 25-27, 2003 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusettes, USA www.bioitworldexpo.com FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 104498 ) OAK RIDGE SUFFERS FUNDING BLOW...............................3.5K The plan and goal for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to have the world's fastest supercomputer in 2004, suffered a blow when the Federal Government recently released its proposed budget. [ ] 104499 ) IDC'S EARL JOSEPH DISCUSSES HPC MARKET TRENDS................7.1K By Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief HPCwire interviewed IDC analyst Dr. Earl Joseph II about key directions in the HPC market and the success of the HPC User Forum, which he serves as Executive Director. [ ] 104500 ) IDC: MOST COMPANIES BELIEVE IT SPENDING CUTBACKS ARE OVER....2.2K Eighty-five percent of companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia and Pacific expect to increase or maintain their IT spending levels in 2003, but economic stability and corporate profits remain key to the information technology market rebound. [ ] 104501 ) COMPANIES ADVANCE OHIO'S DATA MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP..........3.8K Ohio's largest technology companies and computer science programs are teaming up to make the state a leader in the arcane but fast-growing field of data management. [ ] 104502 ) AN INFORMATICS REVOLUTION FROM WITHIN.......................12.6K By Jeff Augen, PhD, President, TurboWorx TurboWorx has integrated disparate applications and heterogeneous computing resources into an accelerated pipelining and workflow solution. [ ] 73647 ) HP Expands Collaboration With Cisco Systems For Utility Computing Solutions SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS =================================================== [ ] 104503 ) CRAY, ORNL TEAMING FOR NEXT-GENERATION SUPERCOMPUTER.........4.6K With the delivery next month of the Cray X1 supercomputer, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Cray Inc. will take an important step toward investigating computer architectures for scientific discovery. [ ] 104504 ) INTEL-BASED HPC CLUSTERS POWER ASIA-PACIFIC LIFE SCIENCES....7.8K Intel Semiconductor announced that dozens of new Life Sciences and Bio- IT initiatives across Asia-Pacific are now being powered by Intel-based high-performance computing clusters and servers. [ ] 104505 ) STRONGER TRANSISTORS MADE THROUGH AUTOMATED FPGA COMPILING...4.6K A research assistant professor at the USC School of Engineering's Information Sciences Institute, has been combining the abilities of new computing platforms called Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) with novel, sophisticated compiling techniques. [ ] 104506 ) DNA COMPUTER SETS GUINNESS RECORD............................3.7K The latest entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for smallest biological computing device is a microscopic gadget composed of DNA and enzymes that not only reads DNA for data but uses it as fuel. [ ] 104507 ) PROVING GROUND: 2,048 INTEL XEON PROCESSORS POWER LANL........18K Los Alamos is deploying an innovative, diskless cluster to provide a proving ground for new computer science technologies and offer additional computer power for its Grand Challenge science initiatives. [ ] 104508 ) NASA DATA MANAGED BY ADIC SOFTWARE SOARS PAST 1 PETABYTE.....5.1K ADIC's storage management software is helping NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System respond to more than 3.4 million online requests for data annually. [ ] 104509 ) MOLECULAR TECHNIQUE MAY MIMIC HOW CELLS ASSEMBLE.............4.3K Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Sheffield report that they have created tree-like molecules that assemble themselves into precisely structured building blocks of a quarter-million atoms. [ ] 104510 ) SUN CENTERS IGNITE INNOVATION IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY........5.7K Sun Microsystems, Inc. continues to spark innovation in the higher education research community with five new centers of excellence. [ ] 104511 ) MOLECULES UNITE IN SELF-ASSEMBLED LIQUID CRYSTAL LATTICE.....3.9K Scientists have created a new liquid crystal lattice that unites hundreds of thousands of atoms, which is the first organic compound to assume an intricate structure previously seen only in metals such as uranium and various metal alloys. [ ] 104512 ) RESEARCHERS DOCUMENT ATM CRACKING TECHNIQUE..................3.2K Researchers at Cambridge have documented a PIN cracking technique against the hardware security modules commonly used by bank ATMs. [ ] 104513 ) SOFTWARE USES IN-ROAD DETECTORS TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC JAMS....5.8K The same in-road detectors that control traffic lights and monitor traffic could soon respond quicker to traffic jams, thanks to software developed by an Ohio State University engineer. [ ] 73648 ) Plug in the power... of W E S T E R N S C I E N T I F I C High-Performance Computing Cluster Solutions - Intel Xeon - - AMD Athlon - - Apple X-Serve - W E S T E R N S C I E N T I F I C Technology the Smart Way http://www.wsm.com _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73649 ) AVAKI Closes $4.2 Million Financing ______________________________________________________________________ ===========================*** NEW! CENTER NEWS ***=========================== [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== [ ] 73650 ) Recent TOP500(TM) lists show a large growth in clusters, and widespread use of Myrinet(TM) technology. COMMERCIAL NEWS ============================================================== [ ] 104514 ) NEC, INTEL, MICROSOFT ANNOUNCE RECORD 32-WAY BENCHMARK.......8.4K NEC Solutions America, Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp., announced that a 32-processor, Itanium 2-based server from NEC Solutions has achieved the world's best TPC-C benchmark result on a 32-processor SMP platform. [ ] 104515 ) IBM LAUNCHES POWERFUL ENTRY LEVEL WEB SERVER.................4.7K IBM announced its next-generation POWER4+ microprocessor which is now available on the IBM eServer pSeries 630, making it the industry's most powerful entry level (4-way) Web server. [ ] 104516 ) HPCC CUSTOMERS DEMAND DELL IN EUROPE.........................6.9K Dell has announced that it has signed agreements with several high- profile customers in Europe to provide high-performance computing cluster (HPCC) solutions. [ ] 104517 ) MICROSOFT RELEASES NEW NETWORK DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE..........5.4K Microsoft Corp. announced the beta availability of the Microsoft Windows XP Peer-to-Peer Software Development Kit (SDK) and enhancements to the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) networking stack. [ ] 104518 ) SUN CEO OPENS 2003 WORLDWIDE ANALYST CONFERENCE..............6.4K Speaking to an audience of industry analysts at Sun's annual Worldwide Analyst Conference, Scott McNealy, president and CEO, Sun Microsystems, emphasized the need for continued innovation in order to reduce the cost and complexity of technology customers face today. [ ] 104519 ) AMD PROCESSORS TO BE USED IN SUN SERVERS.....................3.1K Sun says it will use the laptop version of Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon XP processor in its slim "blade" servers coming later this year. [ ] 104520 ) DISCREET SOFTWARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOVIE VISUALS...............5.6K Discreet, a division of San Rafael's Autodesk, is trumpeting three customers whose movies earned them Oscar nominations in the visual effects category. [ ] 73651 ) HP Introduces New Technology For Eight-Processor Proliant Servers QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 104507 ) "In the sciences and engineering, there's always been an insatiable appetite for computing horsepower. Our traditional, science-based disciplines will eat up any horsepower we can provide. Now it's becoming clear that the data processing and communications needs of homeland security and the war on terrorism will also demand powerful but economical computing." -- Bill Feiereisen, leader of Los Alamos' Computer and Computational Sciences Division [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73652 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! GRID SOFTWARE WILL NEED TO BRING PEOPLE & BUSINESSES TOGETHER ARE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE VENDORS ACCEPTING THE GRID? *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104521 ) Intel Cuts Prices On Pentium 4, Xeon Processors..............1.2K [ ] 104522 ) Chip Sales Seen Growing 8.9 Percent..........................1.4K [ ] 104523 ) Linux Networx Cluster Investigates Iceland's Weather Sources.3.2K [ ] 104524 ) Linux Networx Asia Expands Cluster Technology In Taiwan......3.6K [ ] 104525 ) Xilinx Announces Breakthrough 10 Gbps Technology.............3.9K [ ] 104526 ) Noted IP Exec To Speak Regarding Future SoC Technologies.....3.2K [ ] 73653 ) Intel Solution Blueprints Program Nets More Than $1 Billion in New Business For Server Industry SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104527 ) Forgecast Adopts Development Software From MSC.Software......4.1K [ ] 104528 ) Arrow Electronics To Place Linux Clusters In IBM Facilities..3.4K [ ] 104529 ) Streamline Computing Releases 64-bit Parallel Debugger Tool..1.9K [ ] 104530 ) UML 2.0 Vote Highlights Upcoming OMG Standards Meeting.........6K [ ] 104531 ) Sun Micro To Bundle All Software With Solaris................1.5K [ ] 104532 ) Companies Expand Linux-Based Immersive Visualization.........3.5K [ ] 104533 ) Sun Offers $1B In Software Support For Education.............4.5K [ ] 104534 ) nCode's Durability Software Aids Chrysler......................3K [ ] 104535 ) Inxight Software Gains $3M In Contracts From U.S. DoD........4.7K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 104536 ) Swiss Crack E-mail Encryption Code...........................2.3K [ ] 104537 ) Shavlik Technologies To Present Hacker Defenses..............4.3K [ ] 104538 ) CACI To Provide Network Support For DoD Infrastructures......3.5K [ ] 73654 ) Interoperability without services! AutoParalellization Turboworx.com STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 104539 ) HP Enhances Network-Attached Storage Family..................4.6K [ ] 104540 ) FalconStor Expands IPStor Framework............................4K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 104541 ) Force10 Networks Closes $41 Million Investment Round.........1.4K [ ] 104542 ) 2003 OMG Europe Object Application Awards Announcement.......3.5K [ ] 104543 ) Conference On Metadata Architectures Announcement............0.9K [ ] 104544 ) Sun Unveils Research Triangle Virtual Center.................8.1K [ ] 104545 ) Blade Summit 2003 Showcases Booming Blade Market.............4.7K [ ] 73655 ) HPCwire on Tour: Photo Gallery Visit the Photo Gallery to see images from this year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in New York, USA SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 104546 ) Product Watch: PowerQuest Releases DeployCenter 5.5.........39.7K SuperMicro To Ship Dual Itanium Serverboards. CoSORT Shipping New "V8" Sort Engine. [ ] 104547 ) Financial Update: HP Reports 1st Quarter 2003 Results........9.2K IBM Closes Acquisition Of Rational. IA Global Completes Equity Acquisition. [ ] 104548 ) Corporate Liaisons: Altera And Arrow Electronics Team Up....11.4K Wick Hill Partners With Fortinet. ANSYS Completes Acquisition Of CFX. [ ] 104549 ) People and Positions: Silicon Valley Honors 3 Visionaries...15.4K ANTs Gets New Strategic Advisor. Nanotech Visionary Sets Up Practice. JOB BANK ============================================================================== Employment Opportunities (* Recently Listed) [ ] 65291 ) Mississippi State University (Assistant/Associate Research Professor) [ ] 65290 ) Pennsylvania State University (PSU) (Research Programmer/Scientist) [ ] 65289 ) Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) (C Visualization Specialist- ID# UH23078) [ ] 65288 ) University of New Mexico - HPC, Education & Research Center (HPC Systems Engineer I & II) [ ] 65287 ) University of New Mexico - HPC, Education & Research Center (Sr. Applications Support Analyst) [ ] 65286 ) Cornell Theory Center (Consultant/Advisor III/Sr./Specialist) [ ] 65285 ) Cornell Theory Center (Consultant/Advisor III/Sr./Specialist) [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines..................................1.22K CONFERENCES & EVENTS ============================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 02.26.03)..............10K [ ] 73656 ) The Seventh SCICOMP Meeting, SCICOMP 7 March 4 - 7, 2003, GWDG, Gottingen, Germany [ ] 73657 ) Bio-IT World Conference & Expo March 25-27, 2003 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusettes, USA www.bioitworldexpo.com [ ] 73658 ) 17th Annual High Performance Computing & Communications Council Your New Millenium IT Resource March 25-27, 2003 Newport Marriott, Newport Rhode Island www.hpcc-usa.org [ ] 73659 ) LCI's Fourth International Conference on Linux Cluster The HPC Revolution 2003 is merging with ClusterWorld Conference and Expo June 23-26, 2003, San Jose Convention Center www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/Linux-HPC-Revolution 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 [ ] 934) Hewlett-Packard | | [ ] 529) Linux Networx [ ] 930) NEC | | [ ] 541) MSC Software [ ] 902) IBM Corp. | | [ ] 539) Microsoft [ ] 932) Portland Group | | [ ] 909) Fujitsu [ ] 942) Sun Microsystems | | [ ] 536) Myricom [ ] 535) AVAKI | | [ ] 543) Western Scientific [ ] 537) PLATFORM | | | | | | | | | | For sponsorship information contact: advertise@hpcwire.com | |______________________________________________________________________| -------------------- * -------------------- This year, HPCwire proudly celebrates its tenth consecutive year of service to the scientific, industrial and commercial HPC communities: 1992-2002. *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES *** [ ] 104468 ) INTEL DETAILS NEW VERSION OF ITANIUM PROCESSOR...............4.4K [ ] 104470 ) IBM POWER5 SERVERS TO SEE LARGE PERFORMANCE JUMP.............1.5K [ ] 104463 ) FASTER QUANTUM COMPUTERS ON HORIZON..........................1.6K [ ] 104467 ) SGI WINS BULK OF DOD'S 2003 SUPERCOMPUTER PROCUREMENT........9.3K [ ] 104550 ) TOP 20 REQUESTED ARTICLES FROM LAST WEEK'S HPCwire...........1.5K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for your continued support of HPCwire. 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