The global publication of record for High Performance Computing / August 13, 2004: Vol. 13, No. 32

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Features:

WEATHER FORECASTING ON A 'REMOTE' SUPERCOMPUTER?: by Tim Curns, Editor
For years, researchers around the world have been using IBM supercomputers to answer some of the most challenging questions about the effects of climate change on the earth. HPCwire had a chance to speak with IBM about its recent endeavors in the supercomputer forecasting field.
SALTED AWAY SILICON: by J. William Bell, Access magazine editor
Computer models reveal the process of silicon defect formation--and several previously unknown defect structures.
NCASSR RECEIVES $7 MILLION FOR CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH: The Office of Naval Research has announced second-year funding of more than $7 million for a national cybersecurity research center led by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).
DETECTING THE SPIN OF A SINGLE ELECTRON: University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory and at the University of California, Los Angeles have demonstrated the ability to detect the spin of a single electron in a standard silicon transistor.

Cluster Computing:

OSC AWARDS CLUSTER TO UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO: The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has awarded a supercomputer cluster to the University of Toledo (UT) as part of its "Cluster Ohio" program. Delivered on August 4 to UT's Department of Physics and Astronomy, the cluster was part of a larger system divided among institutions statewide.
POGO LINUX ANNOUNCES CLUSTER IN-A-BOX: Pogo Linux Inc., a leading Linux systems vendor based in Redmond, Washington, announced a turnkey Beowulf clustering solution, and other new products.
MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT USES DELL CLUSTERS FOR GLOBAL GAMING: Dell announced that Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher of the award-winning multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Dark Age of Camelot, has standardized on Dell servers, desktops and notebooks to better serve its customers around the world.

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SUN COO GOING OUT ON A LINUX LIMB?: The president and COO of Sun Microsystems, Jonathan Schwartz, recently sparked some controversy by suggesting that Sun would acquire Novell in efforts to outpace IBM's Linux endeavors.
MS RESEARCH PRESENTS GRAPHICS BREAKTHROUGHS AT SIGGRAPH: At SIGGRAPH 2004, computer scientists from Microsoft Research's Beijing, Cambridge, U.K. and Redmond, Wash., labs presented the results of 12 research papers, nine of which were done in partnership with universities around the world.
SGI SHOWCASES LATEST IN ADVANCED VISUALIZATION AT SIGGRAPH: Silicon Graphics showcased its highly acclaimed visualization technologies at this year's SIGGRAPH 2004 conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
HP ENABLES REMOTE COLLABORATION FOR GRAPHICS INDUSTRIES: HP introduced groundbreaking new software that allows customers in graphics-intensive fields such as engineering and graphic design to collaborate with teams across geographically dispersed regions in real time.
AMD64 IS THE FORCE BEHIND STAR WARS: EPISODE III: AMD announced that AMD Opteron processor-based servers and workstations are providing the digital backbone for the final Star Wars prequel, Episode III: "Revenge of the Sith."

Quote of the Week:

"The practical aim of these and most simulation modeling is to speed the selection of the most likely approaches for detailed experiments that lead to development and manufacture of better chips. Of course, we hope improved atomic understanding will also speed up future modeling efforts on new problems."

John Wilkins, physics professor at Ohio State

SUN'S JINI A 'NATURAL FIT' FOR GRID

GGF LEADERSHIP SELECTS
HP'S MARK LINESCH AS NEXT GGF CHAIR

News Briefs:

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Short Takes:

Product Watch:: Verari Unveils NemeSys X64.
3Dlabs Demos Graphics Accelerator At SIGGRAPH.
Apple Ships Motion.
Financial Update:: SGI Announces Key Sales For Fourth Qtr.
MSC Reports Status Of Independent Review.
HP Reports Preliminary Q3 2004 Results.
Corporate Liaisons:: HP Offers To Acquire UK-based Synstar.
C-MMACS Enhances Ocean, Weather Modeling.
People and Position:: OSC Hires Research, Admin Positions.
Panasas Names Perez President And CEO.
Kazushige Goto Joins TACC.

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