The global publication of record for High Performance Computing / July 16, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 28

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Features:

DoE SEEKS HIGH-END SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING PROPOSALS: 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.
US COMPETITIVE COUNCIL MEETS; HPC TOPS AGENDA: Over 200 top-level executives convened at the First Annual High Performance Users Conference to discuss the future impact of HPC on competitiveness.
LOS ALAMOS COMPUTERS PROBE HOW GIANT PLANETS FORMED: 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.

Cluster Computing:

SCALI SECURES $ 7.5 MILLION IN SERIES C FINANCING: Scali AS, a leader in high performance clustering solutions, announced that it has secured an additional $ 7.5 million in venture capital funding.
ARL MSRC, RAYTHEON, AND OSC ANNOUNCE SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: 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."

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CRAY RECEIVES ORDER FOR X1 AND XD1 SYSTEMS FROM OSC: Cray Inc. announced that the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has ordered a Cray X1 supercomputer and a Cray XD1 high-performance computing system.
NCSA EXPANDS HPC W/ PURCHASE OF 1,024 PROCESSOR SGI SYSTEM: 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.
IBM UNVEILS NEW eSERVER p5 SYSTEM TO ADVANCE UNIX COMPUTING: 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.

Quote of the Week:

"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

eBusiness HELPS DRIVE StorageTek GRID MOVE

CERN OPENLAB ADDS NEW DIMENSION TO GRID COMPUTING

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Short Takes:

Product Watch:: STMicroelectronics Intros DK3300 Dvlpmnt Kit.
Maplesoft Announces Database Integration Toolbox.
Tundra Unveils PCI/X-To-VMEBus Bridge.
Financial Update:: Intel Qtr Revenue Hits $8.05 Billion.
VirTra Expands U.S. Military Contract.
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results.
Corporate Liaisons:: Informatica, IBM Extend To Japan.
iCAD Provides Software For TeraRecon.
UGS Provides Grant To Global University.
People and Position:: ANSYS CEO Earns Ernst & Young Award.
Ascential Appts Farrell To Key Position.
Terrascale Introduces Board Of Directors.

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