HPCwire's "Breaking News" 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. www.hpcwire.com \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////////// H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** April 11, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 14 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 296 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73735 ) New Intel Software Tool Speeds Development Of Applications For Hyper-Threading Technology ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 104789 ) FEATURES: INTERVIEW WITH DoE ADVANCED COMPUTING DIRECTOR | | [ ] 104793 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: NPACI RELEASES FREE CLUSTER SOFTWARE | | [ ] 104796 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: SUN EXPANDS HPTC COMPUTING BUSINESS | | [ ] 104807 ) NEWS BRIEFS: INTEL TO STAY AHEAD IN VALUE PC PROCESSOR MARKET | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73736 ) HP Wins $100 Million Contract to Help Deliver World's Biggest e-Learning Project FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 104789 ) INTERVIEW WITH DoE ADVANCED COMPUTING DIRECTOR..............13.7K by Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief Alan Laub, director of the U.S. DoE's Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing program and co-chair of the High End Computing Revitalization Task Force, recently spoke with HPCwire. [ ] 104790 ) SC2003 TO INTEGRATE HPC INTO THE CLASSROOM...................4.2K Undergraduate faculty and K-12 teachers interested in learning about computational science and how to integrate it into the classroom are invited to participate in the SC2003 Education Program. [ ] 104791 ) SUBATOMIC MUON HELPS PHYSICS COMPREHENSION...................9.3K by J. William Bell, NCSA Senior Science Writer University of Illinois scientists, along with collaborators around the world, draw a bead on the subatomic muon, hoping to better understand the Standard Model of physics. [ ] 104792 ) FCC LISTENS TO POWER-LINE INTERNET PROPOSALS.................4.2K Technology that sends Internet signals through electrical lines are being proposed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC is soliciting comments this month on rules governing devices that operate on unlicensed frequencies. [ ] 73737 ) HPCwire's - 2003 People and Organizations to Watch Lee Holcomb, Tom Coleman, Tetsuya Satoh, Ken Neves, Bill Appelbe, Michael Levine, Ralph Roskies, Mark Seager, Chaitan Baru, Alan Blatecky, Jay Boisseau, Russ Miller, Bob Graybill, Christian Bischof, Cray, Shahin Kahn. From Lee Holcomb at Homeland Security to Tetsuya Satoh at the Earth Simulator, this year we've put together a list of must watch HPC luminaries!! CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 104793 ) NPACI RELEASES FREE CLUSTER SOFTWARE SOLUTION................3.9K Researchers with the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI) at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the University of California, Berkeley have released version 2.3.2 of the "NPACI Rocks" cluster toolkit. [ ] 104794 ) THINK COMPUTER DEMOS UPCOMING AMD CLUSTER....................2.1K During FOSE 2003, Think Computer demonstrated their latest high performance ThinkTank Q-Cluster Base DP64-2U prototype, running Dual AMD Opteron processors for HyperTransport based, high performance clustering. [ ] 104795 ) APPRO DEMOS NEW HYPERBLADE CLUSTER SOLUTION..................3.1K Appro, a leading developer of high-density, high-performance servers, announced that it is demonstrating its new HyperBlade cluster based on the Intel Xeon processors at the Intel Developer Forum. [ ] 73738 ) HP Expands Connectivity, Improves Performance Of HP OpenView CASA Replication Software _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73739 ) Linux Networx Cluster Used to Investigate Iceland's Weather And Geothermal Energy Sources [ ] 73740 ) MSC.Software Achieves LSB Certification For MSC.Linux Distribution ===========================*** CENTER NEWS ***================================ [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== [ ] 73741 ) New E2 from Linux Networx A Powerful Cluster Solution with a sub U density VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 104796 ) SUN EXPANDS HPTC COMPUTING BUSINESS..........................4.8K Sun Microsystems announced the creation of a new, expanded High Performance and Technical Computing (HPTC) business unit to span Sun and drive HPTC customer requirements to a broader range of future developments. [ ] 104797 ) SGI DEMOS PRODUCTS FOR BROADBAND INDUSTRIES..................9.8K At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas, SGI demonstrated powerful solutions that put information technology (IT) to work for broadcasters, post-production professionals and broadband businesses. [ ] 104798 ) MICROSOFT SUPPORTS UPCOMING AMD OPTERON......................3.5K Microsoft Corp. announced it is developing native 64-bit versions of its Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems designed to support the upcoming AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processors. [ ] 104799 ) IBM, DAX SOLUTIONS HELP LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT.............5.5K Lions Gate Entertainment has deployed technology from IBM and its technology partner DAX Solutions in order to provide a platform and infrastructure to help transition the Lions Gate's production pipeline into an all-digital environment. [ ] 104800 ) SGI, MCSI DESIGN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PBS.............11.6K One of the stars in the PBS network, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), is the first U.S. broadcaster to choose the revolutionary SGI CXFS shared filesystem as part of the new digital infrastructure at its Atlanta-based facilities. [ ] 104801 ) SUN UNVEILS NEW SERVERS, DATA-STORAGE GEAR...................4.3K Sun Microsystems announced new entry-level servers and data-storage equipment aimed at the mid-market in its latest quarterly release of new products and services. [ ] 104802 ) IBM CONTINUES MOMENTUM IN HIGH-END INTEL-BASED COMPUTING.....4.8K IBM announced breakthroughs in Intel-based computing with a new record setting performance result and the continued adoption by thousands of customers deploying high-end Intel processor-based eServer systems. [ ] 104803 ) INTEL SPEEDS DEVELOPMENT OF HYPER-THREADING TECHNOLOGY.........3K Intel Corporation announced Intel Thread Checker 1.0, a new software tool to help developers locate hard-to-find bugs in applications designed for Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Xeon processor-based systems that include Hyper-Threading Technology. [ ] 104804 ) LESS EXPENSIVE INTERNET DATA TRAFFIC MAY BE ON THE WAY.......2.5K A couple of Silicon Valley companies may usher in a future of less expensive data-traffic routing for Internet and telephone companies. [ ] 104805 ) PROMICRO'S INTEL SERVER DELIVERS POWER FOR THE ENTERPRISE....2.9K Promicro, a leading provider of high performance computing solutions, introduced the ProServer 4430 Intel Itanium 2-based server. The ProServer 4430 enables businesses to seamlessly manage large volumes of data across multiple operating platforms. [ ] 104806 ) DUKE'S DAVID ARTHUR WINS 2003 COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE...........4.4K Sun Microsystems and TopCoder Inc. announced that Duke University's David Arthur, originally from Toronto, Canada, has won the 2003 Sun Microsystems and TopCoder Collegiate Challenge. [ ] 73742 ) Recent TOP500(TM) lists show a large growth in clusters, and widespread use of Myrinet(TM) technology. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 104796 ) "In many cases, the HPTC market has been a leading indicator for future business-computing requirements. 64-bit systems, parallel computing, hierarchical storage management, data visualization, grid computing, and even the web itself are examples of technologies that started in the HPTC space and went on to become standard parts of computing." -- Shahin Khan, vice president of Sun's HPTC business unit [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73743 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! CERN TO BUILD MASSIVE DATA GRID GRIDS SEE BLACK HOLES POWERING SUPERCOMPUTERS *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104807 ) Intel To Stay Ahead In Value PC Processor Market.............2.7K [ ] 104808 ) Unisys Server Tops Price/Performance Benchmark...............2.6K [ ] 104809 ) New Gateway Servers Deliver Big On Performance...............5.4K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 104810 ) Sun Releases Sun ONE Studio 8................................2.3K [ ] 104811 ) LA Capital Management Implements The Mathworks Tools.........2.9K [ ] 104812 ) Sun Introduces Broad Set Of Software Products................7.8K [ ] 104813 ) Graphics Provide "Virtual Reality Windows" Into The Past.....5.3K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 104814 ) Extreme Networks Unveils Next-Generation Gigabit Ethernet....5.2K [ ] 104815 ) Yahoo Retools, Trying To Catch Google........................2.2K [ ] 104816 ) Networking Graduates To Help Afghanistan Join Internet Age...2.1K [ ] 73744 ) Plug in the power... of 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 STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 104817 ) StoneFly Ships Complete, Scalable IP SAN Configs.............2.3K [ ] 104818 ) Exabyte Magnum20 Wins Best New Storage Product Award At FOSE.3.5K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 104819 ) Proposals For SC2003 Program Now Open........................1.1K [ ] 104820 ) Sun Puts Partners First At Annual Conference.................6.8K [ ] 104821 ) ACM SIGKDD Conference On Data Mining Announcement............1.8K [ ] 104822 ) CSC Wins DoD HPC Tasks Valued At $82M........................2.6K [ ] 104823 ) WEBKDD 2003 Call For Papers..................................5.7K [ ] 104824 ) UC San Diego's Larry Smarr To Give Distinguished Lecture.....4.5K [ ] 104825 ) RSA Conference 2003 Continues To Grow..........................4K [ ] 104826 ) Call For Papers: Workshop On Multimedia Discovery............4.4K [ ] 73745 ) HPCwire on Tour: Photo Gallery Visit the Photo Gallery To See Images from HPC Tradeshows and Conferences SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 104827 ) Product Watch: Imaging Research Releases MCID 7.0.............15K Altera Unveils 300-MM Wafer. ESI Group Unveils Simulation Solution. [ ] 104828 ) Financial Update: NEC Pushed Into Red By Share Losses........5.6K Court Denies Infineon Rehearing. [ ] 104829 ) Corporate Liaisons: EMC And MTI Sign Global Agreement........9.4K Fakespace Systems Merges With Mechdyne. JNI Teams Up With Sun. [ ] 104830 ) People and Positions: SDSC Director Appointed Endowed Chair.14.4K Visionary Scientist Dies At 54. Finjan SW Names New CFO, VP Of R&D. 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