The global publication of record for High Performance Computing / July 30, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 30

Features:

SANDIA SUPERCOMPUTER TO BE WORLD'S FASTEST: Red Storm will be faster, yet smaller and less expensive, than previous supercomputers, say researchers at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories, where the machine will be assembled.
SHARCNET CONSIDERED AMONG TOP RESEARCH FACILITIES IN WORLD: Thanks to an investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Ontario government, the Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (or SHARCNET), will be soon be among the world's most powerful High Performance Computing (HPC) centers.
LANL SUSPENDS 19 WORKERS OVER SECURITY, SAFETY CONCERNS: Los Alamos National Laboratory has forced nineteen employees to take paid leave as officials examine recent security and safety problems, including the disappearance of classified materials.

Cluster Computing:

NASA, SGI EMBARK ON 'PROJECT COLUMBIA' WITH ALTIX CLUSTER: Silicon Graphics announced that NASA has chosen an SGI Altix cluster as the foundation of Project Columbia, an extensive collaboration with SGI and Intel Corporation that is expected to fuel scientific breakthroughs in space exploration, global warming research, and aerospace engineering.
UCSC USES CLUSTER OF XSERVE G5s TO PROPEL RESEARCH: Using a cluster of 36 Apple Xserve G5s, University College Santa Cruz will be able to process complicated computer science problems in a much easier manner.
ISILON ANNOUNCES TWO GBps THROUGHPUT FROM A STORAGE CLUSTER: Isilon Systems announced test results that determined Isilon IQ delivers more than 2GB per second of throughput from a single file system and storage cluster -- the first clustered network storage solution to deliver performance at this level.
SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO, AMD IMPLEMENT SERVER CLUSTER: AMD announced that Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, the Formula One racing team, has implemented a server cluster based on the AMD Opteron processor with Direct Connect Architecture in order to advance its essential aerodynamic research and development.

CRAY FALLS IN SECOND QTR, PLANS TO RESTRUCTURE: Cray shares dropped by almost 40 percent to their lowest level in two years and the supercomputing company is planning to restructure to align with product strategies.
IBM SYSTEM TO BE MOST POWERFUL SUPERCOMPUTER IN US MILITARY: IBM announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) has selected new high-performance computing (HPC) systems from IBM for deployment at the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) Major Shared Resource Center (MSRC).
MSC UNVEILS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR 2004 VPD CONFERENCES: MSC.Software Corp. announced the keynote speakers for its 2004 Worldwide VPD Conferences being held in Huntington Beach, California; Munich, Germany; Tokyo, Japan and other locations worldwide.
SUN BROADENS x86 PORTFOLIO WITH NEW SYSTEMS POWERED BY AMD: Sun significantly expanded its industry-standard, comprehensive product line based on Solaris x86 OS and the AMD Opteron processor and announced the Sun Fire V20z Server Enterprise Essentials Promotion that can help reduce customers' total cost of acquisition over three years.
MS ANNOUNCES SQL 2005 SUPPORT FOR AMD EXTENDED SYSTEM: Microsoft Corp. announced it would add support for the AMD Opteron with Direct Connect Architecture in Microsoft SQL Server 2005, the next generation of Microsoft's flagship database product.

"Now more than ever, NASA's efforts are crucial to understanding our place in the universe and our destiny on this planet."

$15M SINGAPORE GRID INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED

PETROBRAS TURNS TO LINUX GRID TO SPEED OIL EXPLORATION

Product Watch:: Aveva Releases Vantage Plant Design Review.
xVx Unveils Monstruo High-Performance Gaming PC.
Visual Dvlpmnt Tool Delivers Web Apps.
Financial Update:: MS Reports Strong Fourth Qtr Earnings.
SGI Reports Fourth Qtr 2004 Results.
Foundry Reports Second Qtr Results.
Corporate Liaisons:: SAIC Division Signs Agreement With HP.
Emulex, Red Hat Collaborate For Linux.
Sorenson Capital Invests In Starbridge.
People and Position:: Intel Names New General Counsel.
CTC Welcomes New Associate Director.
Tony Liang Joins AMI As VP Of Sales.

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