The global publication of record for High Performance Computing / July 18, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 28

Features:

400,000 ALPHA/TRUE64 SERVERS -- SUN WANTS YOU!: Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced a new program designed to take advantage of disruption within a competitor's installed base and move these customers to a Sun Solaris environment.
LANL SELECTS ADVANCED VISUALIZATION FROM SGI: SGI announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has purchased a Silicon Graphics Onyx4 UltimateVision, an advanced visualization system, to help the performance of America's nuclear stockpile without underground testing.
IBM TO DEVELOP ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SYSTEM: Indiana University announced that it has been working with IBM to create a powerful information system at the IU School of Medicine that could transform the hunt for the origins of disease and effective remedies.
VANGUARD COALITION TO ADDRESS CYBERSPACE SECURITY: Vanguard Integrity Professionals, a pioneer and recognized leader in security solutions for critical infrastructure computing, is leading a private industry coalition ready to take a stand against cyber threats to mainframe infrastructure hackers.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TRANSPAC FUNDING: The National Science Foundation has extended funding for TransPAC, the high-speed international Internet service connecting research and education networks in the Asia-Pacific region to those in the United States.
NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH PROVIDES FUEL FOR CATALYST DESIGNS: Physicists in the University of Pennsylvania's chemistry department and Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter are taking complex nanotechnology simulations to pollution control.
PURDUE SOFTWARE PROMISES BETTER ANIMATION FOR MOVIES, GAMES: Researchers at Purdue University are creating interactive software that artists could use to make realistic animations of cloud formations, explosions, smoke, steam, fog and other gaseous phenomena for movies and video games.

Cluster Computing:

PSSC LABS' CLUSTERS CHOSEN FOR WEATHER COMPUTATIONS: Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. of Houston, Texas has selected a PSSC Labs Beowulf cluster to perform advanced weather modeling computations.
ARGONNE LAB DEPLOYS NEW ETHERNET SWITCH FOR CLUSTER: Force10 Networks, Inc. announced that Argonne National Laboratory has successfully deployed Force10 E-Series switch/routers to connect to the TeraGrid, the world's largest supercomputing grid, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
TEXAS A&M SELECTS APPRO HYPERBLADE AMD OPTERON CLUSTER: InfiniCon Systems and Appro announced that Texas A&M University is implementing a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster integrating InfiniCon's InfinIO Architecture - featuring 10 Gbps InfiniBand technology.
EI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF GRID WARS CHALLENGE AT CLUSTERWORLD: Engineered Intelligence Corporation (EI) announced winners of its "GRID WARS II" and "MEGA GRID WARS" parallel programming challenges, in which competing programs written in CxC ("C by C") fought for survival of the fittest in a grid of processors.

Learn about the NEESgrid system architecture through
a NCSA-developed online presentation.

SGI INTRODUCES POWERFUL ADVANCED VISUALIZATION SYSTEM: SGI unveiled Silicon Graphics Onyx4 UltimateVision, the fourth generation of successful visualization systems in its class.
MSC.SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MSC.ADAMS 2003: MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software and services, announced the availability of MSC.ADAMS 2003.
INTEL LAUNCHES NEW XEON PROCESSOR: Intel introduced a new Intel Xeon processor for dual processor servers and workstations with double the on-die cache of previous generations.
IBM WINS $801M CONTRACT FROM CALIFORNIA AGENCY: IBM said it was awarded an $801 million, 8-year contract from the California Department of Child Support Services to build a computer system to track child support payments.

SGI INTRODUCES NEW SILICON GRAPHICS TEZRO: SGI extended its workstation line with the new Silicon Graphics Tezro visual workstation, a powerhouse system that sets a new bar for desktop performance and reliability.
HOMELAND SECURITY PICKS MICROSOFT, DELL: The US Department of Homeland Security has agreed to a 6-year enterprise contract for Microsoft software that Dell will support.
FAKESPACE INTRODUCES TWO ADVANCED VISUALIZATION SOLUTIONS: Fakespace Systems introduced two new interactive, visualization systems, expanding its portfolio of solutions for commercial, government and education applications.
SYBASE ENABLES ENTERPRISES TO ACHIEVE FULL LINUX POTENTIAL: Sybase, Inc. deepened its support for Linux with the opening of a new Competency Center in New York, a global Linux professional services practice and commitment for all relevant Sybase products to support Linux by 2004.

"Its not everyday a competitor unlocks its vault and makes it easy to steal away their customers."

Product Watch:: AMIS Introduces Higher Density ASIC Product.
NetScout Deploys nGenius Management System.
New Assembly Language Reference Available.
Financial Update:: IBM Continues Momentum For 2nd Quarter.
SGI Announces Early Q4 FY 2003 Results.
Intel Reports Good 2nd Qtr Results.
Corporate Liaisons:: Sybase And Red Hat Extend Partnership.
SIS And Paranet Solutions Team Up.
People and Positions:: Quantum Appoints CEO As Chairman.
Northern Light Adds To Executive Team.
Network Associates Names VP Of Sales.