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 16, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 28 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 217 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 74559 ) ALTIX(TM) FAMILY OF SERVERS AND SUPERCLUSTERS SGI Combines the Industry Leading Performance Of the Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) 2 Processor With a Production-Class Linux(TM) Solution ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 108015 ) FEATURES: DoE SEEKS HIGH-END SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING PROPOSALS | | [ ] 108018 ) CLUSTER COMPUTING: SCALI SECURES $ 7.5 M IN SERIES C FINANCING| | [ ] 108020 ) VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: CRAY RECEIVES ORDER FOR X1, XD1 FROM OSC | | [ ] 108040 ) NEWS BRIEFS: SURVEY FINDS HPC ESSENTIAL, BUT LACKING CAPITAL | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 74593 ) Breakthrough HP Cluster Technology for High Performance Computing FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 108015 ) DoE SEEKS HIGH-END SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING PROPOSALS............6.7K Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced that proposals are being accepted for a Department of Energy Office of Science program to support innovative, large-scale computational science projects which will allow for high-impact scientific advances. [ ] 108016 ) US COMPETITIVE COUNCIL MEETS; HPC TOPS AGENDA................4.9K Over 200 top-level executives convened at the First Annual High Performance Users Conference to discuss the future impact of HPC on competitiveness. [ ] 108017 ) LOS ALAMOS COMPUTERS PROBE HOW GIANT PLANETS FORMED..........4.9K Didier Saumon of Los Alamos' Applied Physics Division has created exhaustive computer models based on experiments in which the element hydrogen was shocked to pressures nearly as great as those found inside Jupiter and Saturn. [ ] 74594 ) Sun Keeps Developers on Cutting Edge With New Sun Developer Network Membership Options And Promotions Offers Free Opteron Processor-Based Workstation CLUSTER COMPUTING ============================================================ [ ] 108018 ) SCALI SECURES $ 7.5 MILLION IN SERIES C FINANCING............3.1K Scali AS, a leader in high performance clustering solutions, announced that it has secured an additional $ 7.5 million in venture capital funding. [ ] 108019 ) ARL MSRC, RAYTHEON, AND OSC ANNOUNCE SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM.3.4K The Army Research Laboratory Major Shared Resource Center (ARL MSRC), Raytheon and Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) are pleased to announce the second annual symposium entitled "On the Use of Commodity Clusters for Large-Scale Scientific Applications 2004." [ ] 74573 ) FREE CASE STUDY Orbital Sciences Deploys Evolocity CFD Cluster Faster Simulations = $130,000 ROI Linux Networx P r o v e n _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 74562 ) Our Cluster Works. Will Yours? [ ] 74596 ) MSC.Software Expands Simulation Process and Data Management Capabilities with Release of MSC.SimManager 2004 r2 [ ] 74597 ) New Intel Itanium 2 Processor - Ideal for High Performance Computing ============================================================================== [ ] 74592 ) Intel(TM) Xeon(TM) Processor Family Ushers In New Technologies, Broader Range of Capabilities for Enterprise Platforms VENDOR SPOTLIGHT ============================================================= [ ] 108020 ) CRAY RECEIVES ORDER FOR X1 AND XD1 SYSTEMS FROM OSC..........3.7K Cray Inc. announced that the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has ordered a Cray X1 supercomputer and a Cray XD1 high-performance computing system. [ ] 108021 ) NCSA EXPANDS HPC W/ PURCHASE OF 1,024 PROCESSOR SGI SYSTEM...5.1K Silicon Graphics announced that the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) has purchased through James River Technical, an SGI channel partner, an SGI shared-memory, Symmetric Multi-Processor (SMP) computing system, and storage technology. [ ] 108022 ) IBM UNVEILS NEW eSERVER p5 SYSTEM TO ADVANCE UNIX COMPUTING..6.8K IBM introduced the new eServer p5 systems and Micro-Partitioning, an IBM Virtualization Engine technology, to achieve unprecedented computing performance and reduced costs for a wide range of business and scientific applications. [ ] 74591 ) Myrinet Used in 187 Of The June-2004 TOP500(TM) QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 108016 ) "With technology, talent and capital now available globally, the U.S is facing unprecedented economic competition from abroad. The country that wants to out compete must out-compute." -- Deborah Wince-Smith, President of the Council on Competitiveness [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 74565 ) GRIDtoday DON'T MISS THESE FEATURES STORIES IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE! eBusiness HELPS DRIVE StorageTek GRID MOVE CERN OPENLAB ADDS NEW DIMENSION TO GRID COMPUTING http://www.gridtoday.com/ *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 108023 ) Duquesne U Selects SGI For State-Of-The-Art Research...........7K [ ] 108024 ) Quantum3D Announces Production Of THERMITE Visual Computer...2.1K [ ] 108025 ) Maxwell Expands Line Of High Performance SDRAM Components....3.1K [ ] 108026 ) Irvine Sensors Wins DARPA Award For 3D Electronic Tech.......3.3K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 108027 ) Government Reinforces Software Guidelines....................2.9K [ ] 108028 ) Etnus Releases TotalView 6.5, w/ Integrated Memory Debugger..4.7K [ ] 108029 ) Mentor Graphics Supports 64-bit AMD-based Linux Platforms....2.4K [ ] 108030 ) Qlusters To Deliver High Availability Mgt For Linux Apps.....2.9K [ ] 108031 ) Infinity Pharmaceuticals Uses MATLAB For Drug Data Analysis..3.5K [ ] 108032 ) UGS Announces Products Interoperable w/ CATIA Software.........4K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 108033 ) Coyote Point Enables BigBuzz To Deliver High Availability....3.6K [ ] 108034 ) IBM Korea Expands Optical Networking With Meriton Alliance...3.2K [ ] 108035 ) Oki Develops Single Channel 160 Gbit/s Optical Transmitter...2.6K [ ] 108036 ) Digital Lightwave Expands Worldwide Distribution Network.......2K STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 108037 ) Engenio Uses Common Sense With Qlogic........................2.4K [ ] 108038 ) Dynamic Network Factory Intros FlexStor-NAS Server Series....4.3K [ ] 108039 ) Ciprico Intros 10 Gigabit Ethernet Compatible NAS System.....2.2K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 108040 ) Survey Finds HPC Essential, But Lacking In Capital...........4.4K [ ] 108041 ) SDSC Announces 10th Annual Summer Institute For Researchers..3.2K [ ] 108042 ) SGI Customers Elect Officers For Governing Body At SGIUG.....7.1K [ ] 108043 ) Energy Department Science Education Initiative Launched......5.9K [ ] 108044 ) UCSD Undergrads Study Cyberinfrastructure Abroad.............7.3K [ ] 108045 ) RWBC Wins SD American Planning Association Award.............3.1K [ ] 74595 ) SGI and Intel Welcome Another 20 Software Developers To Altix Via Technical Computing Enabling Program SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 108046 ) Product Watch: STMicroelectronics Intros DK3300 Dvlpmnt Kit..4.4K Maplesoft Announces Database Integration Toolbox. Tundra Unveils PCI/X-To-VMEBus Bridge. [ ] 108047 ) Financial Update: Intel Qtr Revenue Hits $8.05 Billion.......4.4K VirTra Expands U.S. Military Contract. Apple Reports Third Quarter Results. [ ] 108048 ) Corporate Liaisons: Informatica, IBM Extend To Japan.........6.7K iCAD Provides Software For TeraRecon. UGS Provides Grant To Global University. [ ] 108049 ) People and Position: ANSYS CEO Earns Ernst & Young Award.....5.5K Ascential Appts Farrell To Key Position. Terrascale Introduces Board Of Directors. 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