H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** Aug. 4, 1995: Vol. 4, No. 31 Circulation: 17,045 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 230 Pages of Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article Retrieval instructions at end of this file more@hpcwire.tgc.com For a free 6-week trial subscription, email trial@hpcwire.tgc.com -------------------- * -------------------- 7077) CRAY SYSTEM IS KEY COMPONENT IN REVOLUTIONARY MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY Georgetown University Medical Center's Imaging Science and Information Systems (ISIS) Center in the hospital's Department of Radiology is using a CRAY J916 computer system as the key component in new breast cancer diagnosis technology. _______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _____________________________ | | | 5773) COMMENTARY: Japan's stumbling economy still offers HPC promise | | 5776) COMMERCIAL NEWS: Oracle simplifies life at Swiss bank | | 5784) NEWS BRIEFS: Convex finishes quarter $7.3 million in the red | |___________________________________________________________________________| FEATURES ==================================================================== Lines 5772) NSF TASK FORCE MEETS TO RESTRUCTURE SUPERCOMPUTING RELATIONSHIP.....65 by Alan Beck, associate editor Serious problems are eating away at the foundations of the Supercomputing/National Science Foundation relationship. A special NSF task force met Thursday to set the wheels of change in motion. 5773) PERSISTENCE WILL WIN IN JAPAN DESPITE ECONOMIC WOES................148 News Analysis by Norris Parker Smith, editor at large Japan's economy is stumbling, its banks are bleeding red ink, capital investment is down, and its government fumbles from crisis to crisis. Longer-term trends nevertheless offer real opportunities for the high-performance industry. 5774) HIGH PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS: A FUTURE OF AI, VR AND HOLIDECKS?.......175 by Michael Erbschloe, contributing editor How far can high performance graphics go? How fast will they evolve? There are lots of little pieces of the future floating around. Michael Erbschloe looks at the intersection of high performance graphics, fantasy and real world applications. 5775) MICHAEL MOUSE, KOPPEL, AND JENNINGS ON CRAY AND AT&T/GIS...........175 Virtual Commentary by Norris Parker Smith, editor at large Another Midsummer Night's Nightmare: Cray Research's discouraging short-term revenue outlook and AT&T/GIS's decision to narrow its focus and restructure are viewed as if reported on TV following the proposed Disney/ABC merger. Are family values more important than straight news? COMMERCIAL NEWS 5776) UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND USES ORACLE AS ACCOUNTING SOLUTION........69 Union Bank of Switzerland has installed a new system from Oracle that will analyze and calculate profits an losses by products, profit centers and customers. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS 5777) SGI-CHINA LAUNCHES PETROLEUM SEISMIC APPLICATION....................35 Silicon Graphics, in cooperation with Chinese mainland software developers has launched a parallel-processing version of Grisys for use in oil and gas exploration. 5778) CONVEX ANNOUNCES BIOSYM'S DISCOVER FOR EXEMPLAR SPP SERIES..........33 This fall, Exemplar Scalable Parallel Processor Series (SPP) users will be able to add BIOSYM's Discover molecular simulation program to their repertoire of applications. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7076) Technology Transfer Quarterly <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< A Special Supplement to HPCwire ** New Additions from NCSA ** QUOTE OF THE WEEK ========================================================== 5772) "(Supercomputing's) niche is shrinking fast. There is a need for rethinking this whole supercomputing-center issue. Fundamental change is in the wind. And the NSF will bring it about." -- Dr. D.N. Jayashimha, Ohio's Dept. of Computer & Information Science. ___________________________ INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT ___________________________ | | | 7074) Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is Seeking Highly Qualified | | Computer Professionals | | 7070) Oak Ridge Lab Gets Site License for the Portland Group's | | High Performance Fortran Package | | 7068) Fast Growing MIT Spin-Off with Hot Technology Hiring Best, Brightest| | 7075) Executive Education Program Teaches Corporate Leaders | | to Build More Competitive Organizations | | 7069) Student Volunteers Needed for SUPERCOMPUTING '95 | |___________________________________________________________________________| NEWS BRIEFS ================================================================ 5779) NCSA Sound Server Adds Depth to Computer Graphics.................49 5780) Microsoft Brings $50 to $100 Million to DEC Server Alliance.......46 5781) Ancor Communications Rolls Out High Performance Fibre Switch......31 5782) NCSA Technology Briefing Enlightens Federal Agencies..............55 5783) DataTools Releases SQL-BackTrack for Oracle Databases.............37 5784) Convex Reports Ninth Consecutive Quarterly Loss...................37 5785) Sequent Awarded U.K. Employment Service System Contract...........50 5786) New German Supercomputer Center Is Beta Testing Chen Server.......20 5787) EMC Nibbles Away at IBM's Storage Market Share....................34 5788) SGI Introduces 250 MHz MIPS R4400 Microprocessor..................32 5789) Xilinx Announces Next Generation FPGAs for HP Applications........35 JOB BANK ==================================================================== 667) Employment Opportunities............................................138 Listings from: CETech, Inc. (2)*, Convex Corporation (2), Cornell Theory Center, Cray Research, IBM POWERparallel Systems, NEC European Supercomputer Systems (NEC-ESS), The Portland Group, Inc.* San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC), University of Alaska, University of Minnesota <*> Indicates new listings. 604) Seek and Ye Shall Find-Job Bank Placement, Rates, Rules, etc.......92 CONFERENCES ================================================================= 2888) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events..................................111 HPCwire INFORMATION ========================================================= 7000) Subscription Information/Get On-Off Mailing List/Letters to the Editor Back Issue Index/Masthead, Email Contacts, Submission Tips...........9 ______________________H P C w i r e S P O N S O R S______________________ | | | Full background information on all Sponsoring Companies | | | | 912) Avalon Computer 915) Genias Software *905) MAXIMUM STRATEGY| | 934) Convex Computer Corp. 930) HNSX Supercomputers 906) nCUBE | | 921) Cray Research Inc. 902) IBM Corp. 932) Portland Group | | 909) Fujitsu America 904) Intel Corp. 935) Silicon Graphics| | 916) MasPar Computer | | | |__________________*Updated information within last 30 days_________________| *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ITEMS FROM HPCwire *** 5742) HITS & HISSES: MORE ON CRAY COMPUTER, PLUS HIERARCHIES............143 5740) MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S NIGHTMARE: TERAFLOPS REX........................147 5746) Cray Research Sales and Net Earnings Down Sharply.................303 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright 1995 HPCwire. 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