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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 *** June 21, 2002: Vol. 11, No. 24 *** 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 73127 ) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Uses Linux NetworX Cluster to Aid in Drug Discovery Linux Cluster Helps Pharmaceutical Company Improve Efficiency and Save Time ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 102936 ) FEATURES: INTEL EMBRACES NANOTECHNOLOGY | | [ ] 102945 ) SCIENCE NEWS: NEC DELIVERS SUPERCOMPUTER FOR SCIENCE | | [ ] 102948 ) COMMERCIAL NEWS: HP BOLSTERS HIGH-END SERVER LINEUP | | [ ] 102969 ) NEWS BRIEFS: CRAY SIGNS DARPA CONTRACT FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 73128 ) The New HP is The Market Leader in HPTC HP's HPTC Strengths Compaq's HPTC Strengths *high capacity servers and workstations *large capability systems *mechanical engineering *national laboratories *government defense *scientific research *electronic design simulation *life sciences *modeling *materials science The New HP *43% market share *The Best Technologies from HP and Compaq *Full-Range Product Set, From Desktops Through Multi-Teraflop Capability Systems FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 102936 ) INTEL EMBRACES NANOTECHNOLOGY..................................7K While some companies are just now embracing and hyping nanotech as a "new" technology, Intel has been working in the field and shipping products with nano-sized components for years. [ ] 102937 ) ICANN FACES CROSSROADS.......................................5.8K The Internet's key oversight body is facing its most critical test ever, with decisions expected later this month likely to shape the global network for years to come. [ ] 102938 ) JAPANESE SUPERCOMPUTER FINDS A HOME IN ALASKA................5.7K By John Markoff, NY Times After more than a decade of debate in Washington, a powerful Japanese supercomputer has finally been installed at a United States government- financed research center. [ ] 102939 ) UNIX ... Finally On the Desktop?.............................4.6K By Geoff Barrall, CTO, BlueArc Corporation Geoff Barrall talks about why Linux still isn't an environment for the non-technical computer user and the challenges of the Unix marketplace. [ ] 102940 ) DARTMOUTH EXAMINES CYBER ATTACK INVESTIGATION PREPAREDNESS...5.4K A report at Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies examines the state of investigative tools needed by law enforcement officials who fight cyber crime. [ ] 102941 ) WHAT SUPERCOMPUTERS CAN AND CANNOT DO........................5.7K As scientists have realized the potential benefit of high-performance computing in their research, demand for greater computing power has grown to exceed both the available supply and the current technology. [ ] 102942 ) FLAW EXPOSES HOLES IN ALERT SYSTEM...........................3.7K A security bug was found in software used by millions of Web sites. Private experts alerted users and the FBI's computer security division. [ ] 73129 ) HP Ranks "Best in Class" In Latest IDC High-performance Computing Benchmark HP Receives Top Honors in Two Out of Four Categories; Places Three Systems in Top Five Positions in Third Category SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS =================================================== [ ] 102943 ) TOP500 LIST OF WORLD'S FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTERS RELEASED.......4.1K In what has become a much-anticipated event in the world of high- performance computing, the 19th edition of the "TOP500" list of the world's fastest supercomputers was released. [ ] 102944 ) DARPA SELECTS SGI TO CONDUCT COMPUTING CONCEPT STUDY.........4.3K SGI announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected SGI to conduct a concept study for a new vision of high- performance computing. [ ] 102945 ) NEC DELIVERS SUPERCOMPUTER FOR SCIENCE.........................5K The fastest computer is located at the Earth Simulator Center in Yokohama, Japan. Built by NEC under the governmental project led by the Earth Simulator Research and Development Center, the computer leads the semi-annual TOP500 list of the fastest supercomputers. [ ] 102946 ) CHEMISTS MAKE FIRST BORON NANOWHISKERS.......................5.8K Chemists examine nanowire specimens in an inert-atmosphere glove box. The glove box allows manipulation of nanostructured materials in a continuously scrubbed nitrogen atmosphere. They're boron nanowhiskers, the world's first such crystalline nanowires. [ ] 102947 ) DISCOVERY COULD LEAD TO SMALLER, CHEAPER COMPUTER CHIPS......4.8K In a discovery that could greatly reduce the size and cost of computer chips, Princeton researchers have found a fast method for printing ultrasmall patterns in silicon wafers. [ ] 73130 ) MSC.Linux Outperforms Unix in Thermal and Stress Analysis, Reducing Time and Costs For Leading Japanese Structural Engineering Company _____________________HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVERTISEMENTS__________________ [ ] 73131 ) The Portland Group Announces an Alliance With Linux NetworX to Offer Integrated Cluster Development Software. [ ] 73132 ) Grid Computing, Applications & High End Visualization Sun High Performance Computing Consortium (SHPCC) Conference 19-20 July, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland http://www.sun-registration.com/hpc [ ] 73133 ) What Scalable Storage Networking Solution Easily Handles Multi-Teraflop Environments? Find out what Sandia National Laboratory Knows... Storage Networking Appliances from DataDirect Networks. [ ] 73134 ) AVAKI Announces Three Customers to Accelerate Drug Discovery Using Comprehensive Grid Software Product AVAKI 2.1 is the First Commercially-available Software Product to Combine the Power of Compute Grids and Data Grids ______________________________________________________________________ Reed Presents Distinguished Lecture NCSA and Alliance Director Dan Reed was the speaker at a National Science Foundation Distinguished Lecture on April 10. The lecture, which addressed the emerging infrastructure for computational science that promises to transform the way scientists and engineers conduct research, is archived on the NSF website at http://www.cise.nsf.gov/lecture_2002_04_10.htm . The lecture series is sponsored by the NSF's Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE). INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS Offering Technology Solutions for Industry. ============================================================================== Centers Actively Seeking Partners [ ] 95000 ) Pacific Northwest National Lab [ ] 95005 ) Indiana University [ ] 95002 ) Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center [ ] 95003 ) Ohio Supercomputer Center COMMERCIAL NEWS ============================================================== [ ] 102948 ) HP BOLSTERS HIGH-END SERVER LINEUP...........................7.5K HP unveiled new NonStop servers that deliver enterprise customers superb reliability and scalability with reduced costs and complexity. [ ] 102949 ) SUN PINS HOPES ON CHERRYSTONE SERVERS........................5.1K Sun Microsystems plans to announce its long-awaited four-processor "Cherrystone" server, a key product in the company's effort to stave off Intel-based competition. [ ] 102950 ) ITANIUM 2 CHIPS ROAR INTO SERVERS..............................4K Intel will manufacture complete servers and other components based on its upcoming Itanium 2 processor as a way to smooth acceptance in the market for the server chip. [ ] 102951 ) SUN MICRO FREE SOFTWARE AIMED TO UNDERCUT MICROSOFT..........3.4K High-end computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. announced a free software initiative aimed at undercutting Microsoft Corp. in the battle to set the standards for the next-generation Internet. [ ] 102952 ) FIRMS GET SUBPOENAS IN INQUIRY ON MEMORY CHIP BUSINESS.......5.2K Micron Technology Inc. and Samsung Electronics said they were caught up in a U.S. probe into alleged anti-competitive practices in the memory chip market, driving their shares lower. [ ] 102953 ) RAMBUS FACES ANTITRUST CHARGES...............................4.8K The Federal Trade Commission said it will file antitrust charges against computer memory-maker Rambus Inc. [ ] 73135 ) Intel(TM) Business Computing: Case Study BriefHigh Performance Computing Intel(TM) Itanium(TM) Architecture: Ensuring Smooth Sailing for Fluid Turbulence Research QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 102937 ) "If ICANN isn't effective, the Internet does not stop working, but it stops evolving. It's going to look exactly like it does now." -- Esther Dyson, ICANN's former chairwoman [ ] 9378 ) Quote of the Week Archive [ ] 73136 ) BlueArc Selected by National Laboratory to Deliver 115 Terabytes for Supercomputing Cluster... *** NEWS BRIEFS *** HARDWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 102954 ) Intel Plays With Blocks For Servers..........................2.5K [ ] 102955 ) HP Announces Industry's First Commercial UPC Compiler........2.4K [ ] 102956 ) HP Drives Next-Generation Animation On Linux Workstations....2.8K [ ] 102957 ) AMD Bumps Up Speed Of Server Chip............................2.4K [ ] 102958 ) Quantum-Light Processor May Thrash Supercomputers............2.1K [ ] 102959 ) Infineon, Motorola, Agere In Chip Pact.......................2.2K [ ] 102960 ) UCLA Researchers Create Inexpensive Organic Memory Device....3.2K SOFTWARE ===================================================================== [ ] 102961 ) MSC.Software Launches The MSC.visualNastran V5i..............2.7K [ ] 102962 ) Can One OS Unify Linux And Windows?..........................2.8K [ ] 102963 ) Tyzx Announces Breakthrough Technology For 3D Devices........4.8K [ ] 102964 ) Simulation Tool Gets Better Vehicle Modeling Software........2.7K NETWORKING =================================================================== [ ] 102965 ) NASA Increases Power Of Its Grid Computing Initiative........4.2K [ ] 102966 ) Engineers Provide A Recipe For Bioinformatics................5.6K [ ] 73137 ) Register Now For MicroWay's Symposium New Directions In Cluster Technolgies September 18-19, 2002 Plymouth, MA USA STORAGE ====================================================================== [ ] 102967 ) DataDirect Networks To Showcase Storage Appliances...........5.6K [ ] 102968 ) Nexsan Extends InfiniSAN ATAboy2 Into Storage Arena..........3.8K GENERAL INTEREST ============================================================= [ ] 102969 ) Cray Inc. Signs DARPA Contract For Advanced Research.........2.2K [ ] 102970 ) Sandia Selects Cray Inc. To Negotiate Contract...............0.9K [ ] 102971 ) Sony Pictures Imageworks Spins A Web Of Box-Office Success.....5K [ ] 102972 ) SIAM Conference On Computational Science Announcement........3.7K [ ] 102973 ) SCIE02 Participation Announcements...........................2.5K [ ] 102974 ) HiPC 2002 Workshop Announcements.............................3.8K [ ] 102975 ) "Teleporter" Technology Nearer Reality.......................2.1K [ ] 102976 ) Nominations Sought For Seymour Cray & Sidney Fernbach Awards.2.4K SHORT TAKES ================================================================== [ ] 102977 ) Product Watch: Intel Unveils Server Building Blocks.........12.5K Promicro Announces High Performance Servers. Exabyte Announces New VXA Tape Drive. [ ] 102978 ) Financial Update: Server Sales Slip Again....................2.1K [ ] 102979 ) Corporate Liaisons: IBM Develops Server Deal With Fuji......11.4K Fujitsu And Toshiba To Team Up. Proxim To Acquire Agere Systems. [ ] 102980 ) People and Positions: Bush Bestows Medal Of Technology......18.5K SGI Names New Board Member. Linux NetworX Hires Engineering VP. JOB BANK ============================================================================== [ ] 667 ) Employment Opportunities (* New Listing) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)(Kernel Programmers) Los Alamos Nation Laboratory (Computer and Computational Sciences (CCS)-1 Group Leader) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)(Director of center for Applied Scientific Computing) California Institute of Technology-CACR (Manager, Computing Resources) University of California (HPC Consultant) [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Guidelines..................................1.22K [ ] 73138 ) Test and run your benchmarks on an Aspen Systems Alpha or Pentium, Linux or UNIX system. 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