The global publication of record for High Performance Computing / August 6, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 31

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Features:

DoD, ARMY INSTALL SUPERCOMPUTERS TO INCREASE POWER: 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).
SUN HPC GROUP RESTRUCTURES: by Tim Curns, Editor
HPCwire spoke with Steve Campbell, Vice President, Enterprise Systems Marketing, Sun Microsystems, about developments in Sun's HPC initiatives and recent management restructurings.
RACKABLE CEO DISCUSSES NEW 'OPEN BLADE' SERVER SERIES: by Tim Curns, Editor
Rackable Systems recently unveiled their ‘open blade' alternative server series, built with a rack-level, data center perspective for large, scale out data center deployments. HPCwire had a chance to speak with Rackable's CEO, Tom Barton, about this development.
CHINA WILL SHAPE TECH STANDARDS FOR YEARS TO COME: A recent report, "Changing China," details how China's standards initiatives will shape global competition in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector for years to come.
TERROR SIM HELPS ANALYZE POLICIES, OPERATING PROCEDURES: A recent homeland security conference featured exercises in which local, state and federal officials participated in terrorism simulation programs.

Cluster Computing:

LINUX NETWORX TO BUILD LARGE INTEL XEON EM64T-BASED CLUSTERS: Linux Networx announced its support of the new Intel Xeon processors with Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T). Earlier this year, Linux Networx was selected by the DoD to build a 2,132-processor Evolocity II (E2) cluster for the ARL MSRC.
UMN SELECTS SGI, VOLTAIRE FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CLUSTER: University of Minnesota selected SGI Altix 350 server nodes and Voltaire ISR 9024 InfiniBand switch routers to build 64-bit scalable Linux OS-based clusters.
CTC DEPLOYS FORCE10 E-SERIES IN WINDOWS-BASED SUPERCOMPUTER: Force10 Networks announced that the Cornell Theory Center (CTC) at Cornell University has deployed the Force10 E1200 in its newest high performance cluster, which recently ranked 68 among the world's top supercomputers.
LEADING RESEARCH INSTITUTION SELECTS TOPSPIN SERVER SWITCH: Topspin Communications, a leader in switched computing, announced that Canada-based Universite de Sherbrooke has selected Topspin's Server Switch as the fabric for a new world-class computer science data center.
EMIC NETWORKS ANNOUNCES EMIC APPLICATION CLUSTER 2.5: In order to more fully support the always-on enterprise, Emic Networks announces its newest release of Emic Application Cluster, a high- availability, scalability and dynamic load-balancing solution for open- source application stacks.

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HP OFFERS NEXT-GEN PROLIANT SERVERS, STORAGEWORKS ARRAYS: HP introduced its next generation of HP ProLiant servers, providing customers with enhanced management, availability and ease of use, as well as the technology needed to drive the adoption of 64-bit computing.
SUN SHOWCASES LEADING LOW-COST OFFERINGS AT LINUXWORLD: At LinuxWorld, Sun Microsystems, Inc., a leading contributor to the open source community, demonstrated its entire portfolio of Linux products, which provide industry-leading technology and capabilities for low-cost computing.
WORLD CLASS SGI USER GROUP REBORN: SGI customers and partners representing 13 countries assembled in Orlando, Florida, from May 23-27, 2004, to officially form a worldwide SGI User Group (SGIUG) focused on technical users of high performance computing (HPC), storage and visualization.
NEW INTEL PLATFORMS FEATURE ENTERPRISE-CLASS INNOVATIONS: Intel Corporation unveiled a new generation of Intel Xeon processor- based server platforms with an array of new performance-enhancing technologies and capabilities that collectively help to better address the evolving needs of enterprise computing.
PATHSCALE BOOSTS PERFORMANCE OF SUN'S AMD OPTERON SYSTEMS: PathScale, Inc., developer of innovative software and hardware solutions to accelerate the performance and efficiency of Linux clusters, announced an engineering initiative with Sun Microsystems and AMD to jointly tune Sun's Opteron-based systems.

Quote of the Week:

"Technology companies must carefully monitor China's actions, assess the implications of Chinese standards and amend their strategies accordingly. Companies that do not may find themselves locked out of the world's largest and fastest growing marketplace, which is increasingly defined by standards that originate in China."

Clarence Kwan, National Managing Partner,
Chinese Services Group for the Technology, Media
& Telecommunications practice at Deloitte & Touche

NEC DEVELOPS GRID MIDDLEWARE FOR DATA CENTERS

UCSD ALLIANCE TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES TO
SHARED INFRASTRUCTURES

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Short Takes:

Product Watch:: Red Flag Delivers Linux With Intel Compiler.
The MathWorks Delivers Student Version 14.
LSI Logic Announces MegaRAID PCI Express Prods.
Financial Update:: Synopsys Shows Prelim Third Qtr Results.
Titan Awarded SSC San Diego ID/IQ Contract.
BEA Leads In Linux-Based Server Sw Market.
Corporate Liaisons:: IBM To Acquire Cyanea.
NEC Selects Emulex Inspeed SOC 320.
Penguin, Pathscale To Resell Compiler Suite.
People and Position:: Martin Patterson Joins EI.
InfiniCon Systems Names New CEO.
Jason Palmer Leaves MS To Join SchoolNet.

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