Features:

EXAMINING SGI'S VISUAL AREA NETWORKING WITH CINES

HPCwire recently interviewed Thierry Porcher, CINES Director, and CINES communication director, Olivier Lernout, regarding SGI's Visual Area Networking and its involvement with CINES.

MAPPING AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS W/ SDSC'S SPATIAL INFO SYS LAB

SDSC's Spatial Information Systems Lab is collaborating with ESRI, a large GIS vendor, in developing Web services for standards-based mapping.

KOREA CONNECTS TO STARLIGHT ACROSS CANADA'S OPTICAL NETWORK

A flurry of e-mails between network engineers in North America and South Korea last week unofficially marked the "lighting" of an optical path now transiting Korea's research traffic from Seoul, across Canada to Chicago.

Cluster Computing:

ADVANCED CLUSTERING TECH POWERS PURDUE'S STEREOSCOPIC WALL

Advanced Clustering Technologies announces the implementation of an Infiniband based Beowulf Cluster to power one of the largest known passive stereoscopic tiled wall display in the United States.

LINUX NETWORX PROVIDES GRID-ENABLED CLUSTER COMPUTING

Linux Networx announced its ability to provide grid-enabled cluster computing solutions. The Evolocity cluster solution can be deployed to help customers make better use of IT resources and run jobs across a grid infrastructure.

POLYSERVE UNVEILS CLUSTERING SOLUTION FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS

PolyServe Inc. launched Matrix Server shared data clustering software for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, the first clustering solution for Windows to integrate scalable data sharing and high availability in a single product.

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Vendor Spotlight:

SOLARIS FOR X86 SYSTEMS GAINING POPULARITY IN ASIA PACIFIC

Continuing to deliver on its promise to provide high-performance, affordable systems, Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced dramatic growth in Asia Pacific in software application availability on the Solaris Operating System (OS).

INTEL-BASED SGI SERVERS HELP PROPEL P&G PRODUCTIVITY

Intel Corporation and SGI announced that the Procter & Gamble Company has recently doubled its deployment of Intel Itanium 2-processor-based SGI Altix systems used in the manufacturing and packaging design of some of its most popular consumer products.

NEC, IBM AND INTEL TO DELIVER NEW 64-BIT COMPUTING SOLUTION

NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, announced it is partnering with IBM and Intel Corporation to deliver a new 64-bit computing solution.

MICROSOFT CHASES LINUX WITH HPC VERSION OF WINDOWS

The ongoing competition between Microsoft and Linux may be escalating; Microsoft is developing a high-performance computing version of their popular Windows operating system.

Quote of the Week:

• Ilya Zaslavsky, SDSC Lab Director

GRID: A WORK IN PROGRESS WITH $4B POTENTIAL MCNC FIRST TO JOIN GGF, EGA

News Briefs:

Hardware

• AMD Intros High-Performance Geode Embedded x86 Processors
• SKY Ships Embedded Servers For Military, Industrial Apps
• Verari Announces Fastest Four-Way x86 Server
• NVIDIA Works With Intel On PCI Express

Software

• Sun Unveils New Java Web Services Developer Pack
• AMD Announces IBM, Oracle Support To Optimize AMD64
• ANSYS Breaks Engineering Simulation Solution Barrier
• Certive Optimized For Intel Xeon Processor-based Platforms
• OuterBay Enables Linux Migration Strategy For Databases
• Streamline Computing Announces New DDT Debugging Software

Networking

• SGI Offers 10 Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
• CTC Demos New Approach To HPC With XML-Based Web Services
• Chelsio Demonstrates 10G Ethernet Adapters For HPC Apps
• S2io Signs SGI As Customer For Its Xframe Ethernet Adapter
• Cisco Delivers A New Carrier Routing System

Storage

• HP Announces Windows-based Network-attached Storage Systems
• IBM Storage Software To Manage Massive Data Amounts
• LightSand Successfully Completes HP Compatibility Testing

General

• SGI Honored For Advancement Of Women In The Workplace
• Cray To Present At Bear Stearns 15th Annual Tech Conference
• Healthcare, Security Info To Be Featured At OMG Meeting

Short Takes:

Product Watch:

Xilinx Announces 200 MHz Memory Tool Kit.
Network Associates Offers Protection For Linux.
SiS965/SiS965L Passes Interoperability Tests.

Financial Update:

SI Wins $5 Million Contract W/ Army's DAC.
Appalachian State University Awarded $650,000.
Novell Reports Results for Second Quarter.

Corporate Liaisons:

CA, JBoss To Create Open Source Solution.
Quantum Enhances Relationship With Novell.
Realtek Standardizes Upon The MIPS Arch.

People and Position:

United Devices Appoints Ben Rouse CEO.
Nortel Appoints Manley To Board Of Dir.
AMCC Appts Wilkie As VP, GM Of Prod Group.

HPCwire Job Bank

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Conferences & Events

HPCwire notes events and highlights a complete listing of industry-related conferences, exhibitions, meetings, etc.

Last Week's Most Read Articles:

1. TASK FORCE CALLS FOR UNIFIED SUPERCOMPUTING EFFORTS
2. CRAY ELABORATES ON ORNL SUPERCOMPUTING COLLABORATION
3. SGI CEO COMMENTS ON HPC'S IMPACT ON NATION
4. ADOPTION OF LINUX CLUSTERS ON THE RISE