The global publication of record for High Performance Computing / May 30, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 21

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Features:

GARTNER WARNS USERS OF LINUX: The technology research and advisory firm Gartner has weighed into the SCO Group's case against IBM, advising people to minimise the adoption of Linux in mission-critical systems until the merits of SCO's claims or any resulting judgements become clear.
HPC USER FORUM HOLDS FIRST DIALOGUE MEETINGS: The HPC User Forum, consisting of high performance computing users from government, industry and academia, held its first dialogue meetings between European and U.S. users last week in Bristol, UK and Annecy, France in partnership with HPCwire.
INTEL SKIPS CHIP-MAKING TOOL GENERATION: U.S. semiconductor maker Intel said it will not buy the new generation of chip lithography tools just launched on the market, casting doubt over the future of these machines.
NEC USER GROUP TALKS PETAFLOP/S AND BRAZILIAN SAMBA: By Christopher Lazou, HiPerCom Consultants, Ltd.
Around eighty experts from twelve mostly European countries attended the NEC User Group, NUG-XV meeting. This four day meeting enabled experts in computing, meteorology and technical engineering fields.
INFORMATION INTO ACTION: by J. William Bell, NCSA
Allstate Insurance Company wins the NCSA Private Sector Program's 2003 Grand Challenge Award, honoring more than five years of data-mining innovation.
SCO/LINUX DEBATE TAKES CENTER STAGE AT USENIX: The 2003 USENIX Annual Technical Conference, will provide the first public forum for the debate on infringement claims by SCO against Linux.
SUPERCOMPUTERS FROM GAME STATIONS: The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has assembled a supercomputer from a group of Sony PlayStation 2 devices.
CYBERSECURITY POST TO BE IN RIDGE'S DEPARTMENT: The Bush administration plans to appoint a new cybersecurity chief for the government inside the Department of Homeland Security, replacing a position once held by a special adviser to the President.
RIVAL SENDS MESSAGE TO GATES AT UCSD: In a speech by Bill Gates at the University of California San Diego, one Microsoft rival tried to steal the spotlight.
UNIVERSITY STUDY LOOKS INSIDE "BEATING HEART" OF LASERS: A new study by University of Toronto researchers offers the first-ever glimpse inside a laser while it's operating, a breakthrough that could lead to more powerful and efficient lasers for fibre-optic communication systems.

Cluster Computing:

HP ACHIEVES LINUX CLUSTERED ORACLE APPLICATIONS BENCHMARK: HP announced that industry-standard HP ProLiant servers running SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 have achieved the industry's first clustered Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark (OASB) on Linux.
IBM RE-DESIGNES ITS ESERVER CLUSTER: IBM has re-designed its eServer Cluster 1350, introduced last September, to accommodate 84 two-way blade servers (168 processors) per rack in the six-rack cabinet.
MSC.SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTS 8-NODE MSC.LINUX AND IBM CLUSTER: MSC.Software announced that Sweden's Sandvik Group, a high-technology and engineering company which specializes in the tooling, industrial machinery and materials science industries, has invested in an 8-node IBM Linux Cluster powered by MSC.Linux.
VERITAS RECEIVES CLUSTER TECHNOLOGY HONORS: VERITAS Software, announced that VERITAS Cluster Server, has been recognized for outstanding product achievement in the "Best Storage Software" category of the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 2003 Codie Awards.
GEOPHYSICS FIRM TO SET UP IT HUB IN MALAYSIA: CGGAP, a geophysics company, has decided to deploy IBM Linux Cluster technology for seismic data processing in the Asia-Pacific region from an information technology (IT) hub to be set up in Malaysia.

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Vendor Spotlight:

IBM BLADECENTER TO POWER ONLINE BANKING: IBM announced that Independence Community Bank (ICB), a provider of a wide range of banking services in the New York metropolitan area, has chosen IBM technology including blade servers, storage and software to power its rapidly expanding online banking service.
MSC.SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MSC.MARC 2003: MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software, services and systems, announced the availability of MSC.Marc 2003.
SUN AND GEMSTONE TEAM FOR ONLINE BANK IN SOUTH AFRICA: GemStone Systems announced that eBucks.com (Pty) Ltd., a Division of FirstRand Bank, will implement an integrated technology solution with Sun Microsystems to simplify their architecture and manage data across the division's hardware and software systems.
NEW IBM ESERVER OFFERS MORE PERFORMANCE: IBM announced a new low-end IBM eServer systems that offers 110 percent more performance at one-third lower cost than its predecessor, making it an attractive option for small and medium sized businesses.
HP EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH VMWARE: HP announced its extended partnership with VMware, a global leader in virtual machine software for Intel-based systems. HP now provides a total VMware solution for IT Consolidation Projects.
ALTIS SEMICONDUCTOR READY TO START MRAM R&D PROGRAM: Altis Semiconductor has been elected by its Shareholders IBM/Infineon to make a push forward from MRAM fundamental development to an industrial era.
3DP AND UDS PUSH THE EDGE ON PHOTOREALISTIC SIMULATIONS: 3D Pipeline Corporation (3DP) and Univessence Digital Studios (USA), Inc. ("UDS") are collaborating in the development of photorealistic real-time 3D computer-generated simulation technology and databases of urban environments.

Quote of the Week:

"High performance computing is a global industry with a global community, but the market dynamics can vary substantially from country to country and region to region. To advance the HPC industry and influence the direction vendors take, it's important that European and U.S. users understand each other's perspectives."

Earl Joseph II,
IDC analyst, Exec. Director HPC User Forum

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Short Takes:

Product Watch:: SuperMicro Unveils New System Boards.
Morgan Kaufmann Publishes Updated SQL Book.
Vanguard Deploys Enforcer Detector.
Financial Update:: Qwest Communications Reports Q1 Earnings.
CSC Signs $450M Outsourcing Agreement.
Corporate Liaisons:: IBM And Partners Team On Digital Media.
Marconi And Laurel Networks Team UP.
Lindows.com Reveals Caldera Agreement.
People and Positions:: Network Associates Names New Member.
Polaris Networks Appoints New VP.
Xilinx Appoints New General Manager.

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