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Features:
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INTEL: WE HAVE PHOTONIC SILICON
- In an advance that could inexpensively speed up corporate data centers
and eventually personal computers, researchers used everyday silicon to
build a device that converts data into light beams.
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CYBER SECURITY AT THE TOP OF CATA'S BUSINESS AGENDA
- The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance announced the creation of a
Cyber Security Resource Centre (CSRC) designed to enhance homeland
security by characterizing threats to Canada's information
infrastructure.
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SEASONED ENGINEERS TEAM UP FOR G5 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
- Small Tree Communications, an Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota-based
company, has unveiled a link aggregation mechanism to be used by Apple
customers desirous of improved networking for the Apple G5 platform.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PARTNER MORE FOR CYBERSECURITY
- According to some officials at the Homeland Security Department, the
government has not been doing an adequate job of forging public/private
relationships in order to promote cyber-security.
Cluster Computing:
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APPRO ANNOUNCES INTEL BASED 1U AND HYPERBLADE SERVERS
- Appro announced availability and product demonstrations of its new 1U
and HyperBlade Server Cluster based on dual Intel Itanium 2 processors.
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HP ADVANCES LEADERSHIP IN HPTC CLUSTER TECHNOLOGY
- HP announced enhancements to its High Performance Technical Computing
(HPTC) cluster systems, as well as new HPTC benchmark results.
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USC CHOOSES PARACEL CYCLONE FOR HPC INFRASTRUCTURE
- Paracel, Inc. announced that the University of Southern California
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering has purchased a
Paracel Cyclone system to simulate rarefied gas flows.
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SDSC ENHANCES ROCKS CLUSTER MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT
- Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have released
Version 3.1.0 of the Rocks cluster toolkit to support three processor
families: Intel's 32-bit Pentium and 64-bit Itanium CPUs, and AMD's 64-
bit Opteron.
High Performance Ads:
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
GRID TODAY 2004 (Gt04) -- the first major conference and exhibition
to focus on the emerging market for commercial business
applications of Grid computing, has issued a Call for Speakers
We are looking for high-level speakers from
commercial organizations to speak on
applications and implementation of Grid computing
Vendor Spotlight:
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IBM SUPERCOMPUTER POWERS "VIRTUAL CLIMATE TIME MACHINE"
- IBM announced that the University of California at Irvine (UCI) has
selected a powerful IBM supercomputer that will enable researchers to
model and predict changes to the Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans
up to 300 years into the future.
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS ROLLS OUT NEW SERVERS, SOFTWARE
- Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday rolled out new, faster computer
servers starting at about $2,800 and updated software as the network
computer makers seeks to tap into modestly improving spending on
information technology.
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SGI INFINITESTORAGE GAINS MOMENTUM IN PRODUCTION, BROADCAST
- In industries where content is king, production and broadcast
facilities are turning to Silicon Graphics, whose supercomputing,
visualization and storage expertise has helped agencies and
universities manage massive amounts of data in real-time applications.
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MSC INCREASES CRASH, OCCUPANT SAFETY SIMS W/ MSC.DYTRAN
- MSC.Software Corp. announced the release of MSC.Dytran 2004, featuring
the first integrated release of MSC.Dytran and LS-DYNA and new tools
for helping manufacturers comply with federal safety regulations.
Quote of the Week:
"Biological processes involve small molecular machines.
Understanding how these machines function often begins with
knowing how their parts are structured, how they fit together.
Thus, to have these molecular structures archived
comprehensively, centrally and consistently is of enormous value
across the spectrum of biological research, from genomics to
systems biology. And because of the data bank's openness and
accessibility, individual researchers - and humanity as a whole
- will continue to benefit from the collective research of
thousands of biologists."
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Mary Clutter, assistant director
NSF's Directorate for Biological Sciences
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General
Short Takes:
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Product Watch:
- IMSI Announces AllCAD Macros For DesignCAD.
Altera Ships Quartus For Stratix II Family.
Continuum Photonics Announces IG Series.
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Financial Update:
- The MathWorks Est. Office In South Korea.
SCO Ups Ante w/ Copyright Claim.
Rackable Achieves 100% Growth.
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Corporate Liaisons:
- Opera, Motorola Software Sign Agreement.
NEON, DataFlux Partner For Data Mngmnt.
Sun To Acquire Kealia, Inc.
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People and Position:
- Rita Colwell To Leave NSF.
Force10 Appoints Ralph Harms CFO.
Oliver To Be Inducted In Hall Of Fame.
HPCwire notes events and highlights a complete listing of industry-related conferences, exhibitions, meetings, etc.
Last Week's Most Read Articles:
- DoE SLATES $204M FOR ADVANCED SCI COMP RESEARCH
- LARGEST-EVER SIM OF COSMIC EVOLUTION CALCULATED AT SDSC
- THE ROAD TO 99.99% AVAILABILITY, MGMNT FROM THE GROUND UP
- HP To Begin Offering Opteron-Based Servers
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