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 *** July 11, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 27 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 288 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73936 ) What Was Complex Is Now Simple What Was Expensive Is Now Affordable The Power Once Held by Few, Now Belongs To Many The Time Is Now ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 105502 ) FEATURES: DARPA GIVES 3 COMPUTING AWARDS +$146M | | [ ] 105508 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: INDIA'S BARC DEVELOPS HIGH-SPEED CLUSTER | | [ ] 105511 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: HP TO STREAMLINE STORAGE MANAGEMENT | | [ ] 105543 ) NEWS BRIEFS: CISE REORGANIZES, SEEKS DIVISION DIRECTOR | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73937 ) HPC Clustering Workshop - A Hands-On Training In Cluster System Setup & More. Register for a Class by 7/30/03 and Save 25% Off The List Price by Entering Code HPCW0703 FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 105502 ) DARPA GIVES 3 COMPUTING AWARDS +$146M........................4.5K The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently selected IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Cray Inc. teamed with New Technology Endeavors as the three contractor teams for the second phase of the High Productivity Computing Systems (HPCS) program. [ ] 105503 ) EARTH SIMULATOR DELIVERS NEW SCIENCE RESULTS................13.7K By Christopher Lazou, HiPerCom Consultants, Ltd. This article concentrates on the impact of the Earth Simulator on cutting edge scientific and climate research simulations. [ ] 105504 ) SC2003 BANDWIDTH CHALLENGE DEADLINE APPROACHES...............2.9K The Fourth Annual High Performance Bandwidth Challenge will be held at SC2003 in Phoenix, Arizona, November 15-20, 2003. Participants must enter the contest by July 18, 2003. [ ] 105505 ) CANADA FUNDS INITIATIVES FOR ADVANCED NETWORKS...............4.8K Canada announced $6.6 million in funding for eight CANARIE Inc. advanced applications projects. The projects address the challenges business and learning communities face when using advanced information networks. [ ] 105506 ) RESEARCHERS CREATE ROBOTIC "SEMI-LIVING ARTIST"..............5.1K U.S. and Australian researchers have created what they call a new class of creative beings, "the semi-living artist" -- a picture-drawing robot in Perth, Australia whose movements are controlled by the brain signals of cultured rat cells in Atlanta. [ ] 73938 ) "GRID COMPUTING-A VERTICAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 2003-2008 a report by Insight Research Corporation This 150+ page report is the most complete and comprehensive Grid market and industry report available. EXCLUSIVE OFFER - BUY NOW AND SAVE $200 CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 105507 ) RACKSAVER'S HIVE SUPPORTS ORACLE9I REAL APPLICATION CLUSTERS.2.1K RackSaver, a premiere provider of blade servers and supercomputing clusters announced the integration of the Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters (RAC) database product running over InfiniBand on the RackSaver HIVE Cluster. [ ] 105508 ) INDIA'S BARC DEVELOPS HIGH-SPEED SUPERCOMPUTER...............4.6K The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has developed a very high- speed ANUPAM-XENON/128 supercomputer, achieving another significant milestone in the field of supercomputers. [ ] 105509 ) OPEN SYSTEMS LAB ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF LAM/MPI 7.0........2.8K Indiana University's Open Systems Lab has released version 7.0 of its widely-deployed LAM/MPI parallel computing middleware. This software allows researchers and developers to enable clusters and Grid-enabled computers to operate in parallel on a single problem. [ ] 73939 ) IDC Traces the Evolution of Supercomputers Receive a free copy of Supercomputing's Epic Journey Developed by IDC and Linux Networx _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73940 ) Linux Networx & Fluent Offer Integrated CFD Cluster System [ ] 73941 ) The Chrysler Group Adopts Intel Itanium 2-Based System Cluster From HP and MSC.Software ===========================*** CENTER NEWS ***================================ [ ] 95006 ) NEESgrid Team Members Describe Project at NCSA MultiMedia Site ============================================================================== [ ] 73942 ) Scale Up, Scale Out, Scale Simply HP High Performance Clusters for Linux VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 105510 ) SUN AWARDED $50M CONTRACT FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM.......3.9K Sun Microsystems announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded funding for a 36-month effort to Sun Microsystems worth nearly $50 million for Phase II of the High Productivity Computing Systems (HPCS) Program. [ ] 105511 ) HP TO STREAMLINE STORAGE MANAGEMENT WITH DEVELOPERS PROGRAM..4.9K HP has introduced the first developers program completely based on an open, industry-standard interface across storage hardware and software. [ ] 105512 ) IBM WINS DARPA CONTRACT......................................4.1K IBM announced that it has been awarded a $53.3 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) for the second phase of DARPA's High Productivity Computing Systems (HPCS) initiative. [ ] 105513 ) HP OUTFITS PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL WITH SERVERS............4.3K HP has implemented solutions to build the foundation of an adaptive enterprise at Perry Ellis International, a leading licensor, designer and marketer of high-quality menswear with $1.5 billion in retail sales in 2002. [ ] 105514 ) IBM SUPERCOMPUTER UNDERTAKES SIMULATIONS FOR CANCER RESEARCH...3K An IBM supercomputer has been deployed for complex biocomputing applications at the data centre of the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg for analyzing the structures of human genes and proteins as part of the worldwide "Human Genome Project". [ ] 105515 ) NEW IBM SOFTWARE COMBINES WEBSPHERE + LINUX + POWER4 CHIP....5.4K IBM announced it is bringing together three key technologies -- WebSphere Internet infrastructure software, the Linux open source operating system, and the advanced POWER4 microprocessor -- to help companies improve IT performance while containing costs. [ ] 73943 ) The Universe Will Have Fewer Secrets SGI - The Source of Innovation and Discovery [ ] 105516 ) STMICROELECTRONICS ANNOUNCES NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPILERS..3.5K The Portland Group Compiler Technology team of STMicroelectronics announced the general availability of the PGI Workstation 5.0 Fortran and C compilers for workstations and servers based on 32-bit x86 or 64- bit AMD Opteron processors. [ ] 105517 ) VOLTAGE SECURITY TO ANNOUNCE NEW ENCRYPTION TECHNIQUE........2.9K Voltage Security is expected to announce the unveiling of a new way to encrypt e-mail or other documents, bypassing what it says is the conventional but inefficient and costly method. [ ] 105518 ) SPINNAKER NETWORKS PROVIDES STORAGE POWER FOR BRAIN RESEARCH.3.7K Spinnaker Networks announced that its SpinServer network attached storage (NAS) solution has been deployed at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to aid in brain cell and systems research in the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory. [ ] 105519 ) SCIMAGIX COMPLETES TESTING UNDER IBM'S TOTALSTORAGE..........4.2K Scimagix Inc., a pioneer of enterprise image informatics solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development, announced that the its Scientific Image Management System (SIMS) software has earned IBM TotalStorage Proven certification. [ ] 105520 ) IBM INTRODUCES NEW LANGUAGE TO AUTOMATE PRIVACY COMPLIANCE.....4K IBM announced the first computer language to provide enterprises with a way to automate the enforcement of privacy policies among IT applications and systems. [ ] 105521 ) ACTUALITY SYSTEMS WINS KEY PATENT APPROVALS FOR 3D DISPLAY...2.6K Actuality Systems, Inc., a leader in spatial 3D visualization technology, announced that it has been granted key patents on its spatial 3D technology in both the U.S. and in Taiwan. [ ] 73944 ) Interview With Eyal Waldman, CEO Mellanox Technologies QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 105503 ) "To optimize architectures for scientific computing, it is necessary to establish feedback between scientific applications and computer design over multiple generations of machines. The Japanese Earth Simulator implemented one cycle of this feedback, and made dramatic progress." -- Horst D. Simon, Director, NERSC Center [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73945 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! GGF SCHOOL -- TRAINING A GRID WORKFORCE GRIDS - A VERTICAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE PT. 2 http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 105522 ) Intel To Develop IEEE Silicon For Wireless Solutions.........2.9K [ ] 105523 ) Accton Announces Its New L2/L3/L4 Switch Family..............2.4K [ ] 105524 ) ServerWorks Finds Performance Issue In North Bridge Chip.....2.3K [ ] 105525 ) Leading Vendor Signs Agreement For Computing Systems Program.2.6K [ ] 105526 ) AmberWave Systems Release Metrology Tools For Silicon Wafers...3K [ ] 105527 ) Study: How Quantum Dots Stack For Semiconductor Materials....1.9K [ ] 73946 ) Our In-House LinuxBIOS Expertise Simplifies Cluster Management SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 105528 ) Wily Technology Integrates Introscope With IBM WebSphere.....2.6K [ ] 105529 ) ANSYS Software Reaches New Depths In Oil Drilling............2.1K [ ] 105530 ) France's CN Industries Implements EDS' Parasolid Software....2.9K [ ] 105531 ) OMG's MDA Recommended For Building Federal Data Systems......2.8K [ ] 105532 ) FileNet Now Using PATH Communications' Application Manager...2.3K [ ] 105533 ) German Tornado Simulator To Be Upgraded With CAE System......2.8K [ ] 105534 ) RSA ClearTrust Software Extends Mainframe Investments........4.3K [ ] 105535 ) DNA Software Launches Visual OMP 3 For DNA Simulations.......2.6K [ ] 105536 ) LindowsCD Offers Easy Way To Experience Linux................1.9K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 105537 ) Network Devices Almost Take Down Atomic Clock................3.6K [ ] 105538 ) Telenor Selects Tellabs For High-Speed Ethernet Services.....4.7K [ ] 73947 ) HP Powers More TOP500 Supercomputers Than Any Other Company STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 105539 ) SuSE Linux Powers High-Performance Storage System............3.4K [ ] 105540 ) NSPE Honors LSI Logic Storage Systems........................2.7K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 105541 ) IPDPS 2004 Announcement......................................2.2K [ ] 105542 ) 12th Annual USENIX Security Symposium Announcement...........2.8K [ ] 105543 ) CISE Reorganizes, Seeks Division Director....................1.3K [ ] 73948 ) Myrinet Used In 178 of the June 2003 TOP500 SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 105544 ) Product Watch: Credence Deploys New Design Debug Solution...17.2K WildPackets Ships PacketGrabber 2.0. NetPro Ships eDirectory Monitoring Solution. [ ] 105545 ) Financial Update: MSC.Software To Exit Systems Business.....10.1K EMC To Buy Legato For $1.3 Billion. BMC Software Announces Early Q1 Results. [ ] 105546 ) Corporate Liaisons: Ixia Acquires Rights For NetIQ Product...7.4K Autonomy To Acquire Virage. [ ] 105547 ) People and Positions: Bader Elected Chair Of IEEE Committee....9K Imation Names New VP Of R&D. Nokia CEO Gets Honorary Membership. 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