Dear Subscriber: Due to the holiday season, the next issue of HPCwire will be published Jan. 12, 1995. Regards, The HPCwire Staff. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** Dec. 15, 1995: Vol. 4, No. 50 Circulation: 18,367 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 133 Pages of Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article Retrieval instructions at end of this file more@hpcwire.tgc.com For a free 4-week trial subscription, e-mail trial@hpcwire.tgc.com -------------------- * -------------------- 7113) **BERKELEY LAB ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM and AVAILABLE COMPUTING SCIENCES JOBS** We are currently seeking highly qualified professionals to be a part of a major new computing sciences program. Retrieve this announcement for details! _______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _____________________________ | | | 8146 ) EXPLORING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED AT SUPERCOMPUTING '95 | | 8149 ) SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS: CRAY J916 CREATES FILMLESS HOSPITAL | | 8150 ) NEWS BRIEFS: SANDIA RELEASES PARALLEL ITERATIVE PACKAGE | |___________________________________________________________________________| FEATURES ===================================================================== 8145 ) BINARY DEBATE: WILL 1996 BE BETTER THAN 1995?.....................12.5K TV Transcript by Norris Parker Smith, editor at large Rosy C. Narryo squares off once again in another debate with Grimm X. Pecktations about 1995 (bleak, but some good spots) and prospects for 1996 (more encouraging, but could be tough for vendors as customers enjoy low prices). 8146 ) EXPLORING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED AT SUPERCOMPUTING '95............10.8K Commentary by Dr. Jeffrey Mohr, contributing editor There were numerous products that didn't grab the headlines at SC'95, but are significant both in their own right and in relation to the trends they represent. HPCwire takes a closer look at SX-4, VPP-300, GlobalWorks and SCI. 8147 ) SUPERCOMPUTING '95 PANEL DEBATES VIRTUES OF 3 COMPUTING MODELS....7.42K by Alan Beck, associate editor Some of the most contentious topics in HPC today revolve around issues of architecture. Will NOW, MPP or SMP carry us through the next century of supercomputing? An SC '95 panel attempted to make some headway in the ongoing controversy. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS 8148 ) GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MOVES AHEAD IN TELEMEDICINE.5.70K by Michael Erbschloe, contributing editor A Cray J916 and a Computer Aided Diagnosis software that digitizes and analyzes X-rays have put Georgetown University Medical Center well on its way to a "filmless" environment. COMMERCIAL NEWS 8149 ) ORACLE GOVERNMENT DIVISION OPENS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER......2.04K This center, fitted with hardware and software from BMC Software, EMC, HP, Pure Software, Pyramid, SAS Institute and Sequent Computer, showcases information security, high availability, high volume transactions, very large (over 1 terabyte) databases, enterprise system and data management. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ 8147 ) "...Software costs more than hardware -- especially when it's impossible." -- Burton Smith, Tera Computer ___________________________INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT______________________________ | | | 7112 ) Fujitsu Ltd. Secures Service Contract to Supply New Supercomputer | | to the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) | | 7105 ) A Cost Model For Evaluating Your Next HPC Storage Purchase | | 7103 ) Emissary! Finally, Internet For The Rest Of Us. | | 7109 ) Fujitsu VPP300 Ordered By 3 German Universities | |___________________________________________________________________________| NEWS BRIEFS ================================================================== 8150 ) Sandia Distributes Parallel Iterative Package...................2.47K 8151 ) Thinking Machines Partnership May Strengthen Sun's Position.....2.05K 8152 ) Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology Upgrades SP to 96 Nodes..2.24K 8153 ) EnSight Provides Visualization & Post-Processing to Maui HPCC...1.73K 8154 ) Tandem Announces CICS API-based Application Migration Program...2.92K 8155 ) Analysts Predict Digital Will Bring in $645M Net This Year......2.09K 8156 ) Israel Chooses Newbridge Switches for Wide Area ATM Network.....2.47K 8157 ) New Module Integrates HP Intelligent Warehouse & Oracle Express.1.56K 8158 ) NEC Unveils Three-Tier Network Management Integration Strategy..1.97K 8159 ) Peoplesoft HMRS Update Rate Benchmarked at About Half Second....1.85K 8160 ) AlphaServer Running Windows NT & Microsoft SQL Hits 3194.4 tmpC.2.62K 8161 ) Cadence Names Avant! in Trade Secret and Conspiracy Suit........2.46K SHORT TAKES 8162 ) Product Watch: SCO Merged Unix System.Sybase Sever 11 Unveiled..16.3K 8163 ) Corporate Liaisons: Fore and Alantec Agree to Merge.............3.47K 8164 ) Financial Watch: Shakeup at CNT. Andataco Sales Hit $100M.......2.11K 8165 ) People & Promotions: New VP Vertical Client/Server Apps, Oracle.2.88K JOB BANK ==================================================================== 667) Employment Opportunities.......................................1.47K From: New York University, Nichols Research, IBM, Fujitsu, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, University of Illinois at Chicago 604) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K CONFERENCES ================================================================= 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events................................9.73K 8166 ) Goddard Space Flight Center Conference Issues Call for Papers..1.57K HPCwire INFORMATION ========================================================= 7000) Subscription Information/Get On-Off Mailing List/Letters to the Editor Back Issue Index/Masthead, Email Contacts, Submission Tips.......1.23K ______________________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 916) MasPar Computer | |*921) Cray Research Inc. 902) IBM Corp. *932) Portland Group | | 909) Fujitsu 904) Intel Corp. 935) Silicon Graphics | | 936) Sony *937) Digital Equipment| |__________________*Updated information within last 30 days_________________| *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ITEMS FROM HPCwire *** 7111 ) INTEL'S JUSTIN RATTNER -- TOWARD 10 TERAFLOPS AND A LARGER CANVAS.7.03K 7589 ) SUPER STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR SUPERCOMPUTER NEEDS AT SC'95..........13.0K 7587 ) WLADAWSKY-BERGER'S PLANS FOR INTERNET REVOLUTION AT IBM...........9.83K 7591 ) 1995 GORDON BELL PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT SUPERCOMPUTING '95....3.34K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~