The global publication of record for High Performance Computing / September 19, 2003: Vol. 12, No. 37

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Features:

USA SUPERCOMPUTING: INTERVIEW W/ THE JASON REPORT DIRECTOR: by Alan Beck, Editor-in-Chief
HPCwire recently interviewed Roy F. Schwitters, S.W. Richardson Foundation Regental Professor of Physics for the University of Texas at Austin, about the current government studies that examine the status of supercomputing in the U.S.
IBM P4: HANDICAP FOR HIGH RESOLUTION EARTH SYSTEM MODELING?: by Christopher Lazou
Some 90 meteorologists and HPC experts from 15 countries and 4 continents attended the bi-annual CAS2K3 workshop on the use of HPC in meteorology organised by the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA.
OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO SCO LETTER: Representing the Open Source Community, Eric Raymond and Bruce Perens respond to SCO's letter involving the ongoing battle over software copyrights and intellectual property.
WHO WILL CONTROL THE INTERNET?: A fight over the role of governments in managing the Internet is brewing as policymakers prepare for a U.N.-backed summit on the network's future.
IDC EXPECTS RETURN TO GROWTH IN THE U.S. SERVER MARKET: According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Forecast, spending for servers is on the upswing in the U.S. for the first time since 2000.

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
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Cluster Computing:

APPRO INTRODUCES HYPERBLADE MINI-CLUSTER SOLUTION: Appro, a leading developer of high-density, high- performance servers, announced that it is demonstrating its new HyperBlade Mini-Cluster Solution based on Intel Xeon processors at the Intel Developer Forum.
MELLANOX ANNOUNCES COMPLETE PCI-EXPRESS HCA PRODUCT LINE: Mellanox Technologies Ltd., a leader in InfiniBand semiconductors, announced enhanced support for the Mellanox family of HCA, Host Channel Adapter, devices by offering a full product line of PCI-Express InfiniBand HCA Cards.
AVAILANT, IBM COMPLETE JOINT EFFORT DEVELOPMENT OF HACMP: Availant, a provider of engineering and professional services, announced the completion of a joint software engineering effort for the development of the High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing (HACMP) for AIX Version 5.1.0.
TOPSPIN DELIVERS INFINIBAND SOFTWARE STACK FOR WINDOWS 2003: Topspin Communications, a leader in switched computing, announced the delivery of the first InfiniBand driver software stack for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for the Intel Itanium 2-based Computing Platform.
SANDIA DEMONSTRATES NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CLUSTER: Sandia National Laboratories announced at the Intel Developer Forum it will demonstrate an Intel-based next-generation, High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster, the first such cluster to utilize PCI Express visualization systems.

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Vendor Spotlight:

NASA, UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE, SGI CREATE ANALYSIS LAB: NASA, United Space Alliance and SGI have teamed to create one of the world's highest performing visual film analysis systems.
MSC HELPS FERRARI BUILD FASTER CARS WITH SOFTWARE PACKAGES: MSC.Software Corp. announced a relationship with Ferrari Gestione Industriale to provide MSC.ADAMS software tools for multi-body simulation and professional support services.
IBM SHARPENS BLADES - INCREASES PERFORMANCE, LOWERS COST: IBM announced enhancements to the eServer BladeCenter that increase performance and functionality while helping reduce customer costs in some situations by as much as 33 percent.
SGI DEBUTS INFINITESTORAGE SOLUTIONS AT IBC 2003: At IBC 2003, September 12-16, Silicon Graphics debuted new SGI InfiniteStorage solutions for broadcast and production.

Quote of the Week:

"Our nation's growing use of the Internet for safety-critical applications as well as business transactions, coupled with the increased sophistication and speed of cyber-attacks increases the risk that cyber-attacks can cause significant damage in short periods of time."

Richard D. Pethia
Director of the CERT Coordination Center
(CERT/CC)

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Short Takes:

Product Watch:: Sun Debuts New Software Products.
Archway Systems Ships VersaCAD 2003.9.
New Observer 9.0 Expands Network Monitoring.
Financial Update:: Oracle 1st-Qtr Net Jumps, New Sales Weak.
Microsoft Increases Annual Dividend.
SEC Investigation of NVIDIA Concludes.
Corporate Liaisons:: Informatica to Acquire Striva Corp.
Ascential Software Acquires Mercator.
Sprint Signs Contracts with IBM, EDS.
People and Positions:: White House Picks Cybersecurity Chief.
Quantum3D Appoints McConaghay As CEO.
Ticknor Named To Board Of Directors.

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