H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** Mar. 07, 1997: Vol. 6, No. 09 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 270 Pages of Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article retrieval instructions at end of this file more@hpcwire.tgc.com For subscription information, email sub@hpcwire.tgc.com For a free 4-week trial subscription, e-mail trial@hpcwire.tgc.com -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 70135) JOIN SUN MICROSYSTEMS ON March 11, 1997 TO SEE WHAT Y0U CAN DO WHEN HIGH PERFORMANCE BECOMES HIGHLY AFFORDABLE For more information visit http://www.sun.com/hpc ------------------*-------------------- ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 10841) FEATURES: SGI LAUNCHES OPENGL OPTIMIZER AS CAD/CAM API | | [ ] 10845) SCIENCE NEWS: ARCTIC REGION SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER INSTALLS T3E | | [ ] 10849) COMMERCIAL NEWS: TANDEM FOCUSES ON REAL-TIME DATAMINING | | [ ] 10853) NEWS BRIEFS: SUN ANNOUNCES ROADMAP | |____________________________________________________________________________| [ ] 70136) ARE YOU A HARD-T0-REACH HPC PROFESSIONAL? If you want to get your important message in front of 30,000 High Performance Computing professionals worldwide HPCwire is your fastest and most effective tool. Place your announcement, product message, or employment requirements here. For more information contact John Meade, john@hpcwire.tgc.com or retrieve this article. FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 10841 ) SGI LAUNCHES OPENGL OPTIMIZER AS STANDARD CAD/CAM API.........5.2K News Analysis by Norris Parker Smith, editor at large New Open GL Optimizer from SGI is intended to do heavy lifting for developers of software for digital prototyping. It facilitates work with very large visual databases, simplifies programming for multiprocessor systems, makes it easier to economize the representation of data, and provides for variable-density tesselation. [ ] 10842 ) NT CLUSTERS VS. UNIX: AN INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM BAIN..........9.1K by Alan Beck, editor in chief There is increasing interest in NT clusters as an alternative to traditional UNIX systems. But how do the two really compare? HPCwire submitted a series of questions to William L. Bain, co-founder of Valence Research. [ ] 10843 ) HITS & HISSES: NAMING NUANCES; UNIX ON EARLY CRAY MODELS......4.5K Compiled by Norris Parker Smith, editor at large John Sobelewski adds a nuance to the multi-tier approach to a new name for HPC. Steve Reinhardt offers a correction about the adoption of Unix: among supercomputer vendors, Cray did it first. [ ] 10844 ) ARMY DIGITIZATION OFFICE GEARS UP FOR 21ST CENTURY...........10.8K by Alan Beck, editor in chief The "front line" in the US Army's effort to evolve the decisive technical superiority needed on the digital battlefield of the 21st century is the ADO (Army Digitization Office), which oversees and coordinates the integration of Army battlefield digitization activities. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS [ ] 10845 ) ARCTIC REGION SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER INSTALLS CRAY T3E.........4.1K A new CRAY T3E at the Fairbanks Center, named Yukon after Alaska's largest river, will support research and development efforts of scientists from the academic community, federal research agencies, the state of Alaska, private enterprise and the Department of Defense. [ ] 10846 ) GROUP TO INTRODUCE LIBERAL ENCRYPTION BILL....................3.5K According to Will Rodger of Interctive Week Online, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, including Conrad Burns, R-Mont. and Patrick Leahy, D- Vt., has introduced legislation liberalizing exports of data-scrambling technology. [ ] 10847 ) `INTERNET 2' INITIATIVE ENABLED IN N.C. AND N.Y..............10.1K A public/private partnership in North Carolina has launched an OC-48 (2.4 gigabits, or billion bits, per second) network, while in New York NYSERNet, a non-profit organization is spearheading an effort to create next generation Internet services to be used in support of the state's research and educational institutions. [ ] 10848 ) U OF MICHIGAN SCIENTISTS DEVELOP ULTRAFAST SIMULATION.........4.2K University of Michigan scientists have successfully developed a superfast new computer program which simulates the expansion of the hot solar corona from the solar surface to distances well beyond Earth's orbit. COMMERCIAL NEWS [ ] 10849 ) TANDEM FOCUSES ON REAL-TIME DATA MINING.........................5K Tandem Computers has announced Object Relational Data Mining technology, designed to utilize a complete warehouse data-set for real- time data mining, resulting in reduced processing time, more complete results and easier management. [ ] 10850 ) TERASTOR TO SHIP NEW TYPE OF REWRITABLE MASS STORAGE..........2.6K Reuters reported that TeraStor Corp will develop, license and ship a new class of rewritable mass storage products with 20 gigabytes per surface. It is due to roll out in early 1998. [ ] 10851 ) COGNITIVE COMPUTER SCALABLE SYSTEMS BASED ON INTEL MODULES....3.7K Parsytec has expanded its line of imaging systems by incorporating standard PC components based on the latest Pentium Pro into its CCi (Cognitive Computer) systems. [ ] 10852 ) SOUTHWESTERN BELL USES VR TECH FOR VIRTUAL JOB TRAINING.......6.9K One of the largest and most sophisticated virtual reality environments ever created will give technicians at Southwestern Bell practical job training before they even venture out of their central offices. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 10842 ) (M)ost application developers seem unaware of the advantages of clustered systems in delivering high availability and scalable performance for their mission critical applications. -- William L. Bain, co-founder of Valence Research ___________________________INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHTS____________________________ [ ] 70137) FREE Trial Subscription to WEBster, The Cyberspace Surfer -- Your Guide to What's News on the Web [ ] 70138) WHAT DO USERS WANT FROM HPC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES? A Special State-of-the-Industry Report [ ] 70139) H P C N Europe 1997 International Conference and Exhibition on HPC and Networking Vienna April 28-30, 1997 [ ] 70140) SPRING INTERNET WORLD '97 Conference & Exhibition, Mar. 10-14 ____________________________________________________________________________ NEWS BRIEFS ================================================================== [ ] 10853) Sun Extends High-End Technical Presence, Announces Roadmap.....3.6K [ ] 10854) HP Defines Roadmap for the HP 3000.............................2.4K [ ] 10855) Public Release of PGL Graphics Library Available on WWW........1.8K [ ] 10856) Unisys Awarded GSA Virtual Data Center Contract..................2K [ ] 10857) India Supercomputing Facility Ready for Shared Use.............2.3K [ ] 10858) FORE ATM Provides Pittsburgh With ATM Network..................2.8K [ ] 10859) Newbridge, TNN Win $11M ATM/Frame Relay Contract with Bezeq....1.9K [ ] 10860) Alliance Unveils Chip With Edge On Intel Version...............2.5K [ ] 10861) Boeing Wins $90M Info Processing Support Services Contract.....2.1K [ ] 10862) Sun's Ultra Enterprise 4000 Posts TPC-C Benchmark..............2.7K [ ] 10863) Sybase SQL Server 11 on HP 9000 Posts TPC-C Benchmark..........1.9K [ ] 10864) Amended Technical Paper Submission Guidelines for SC97.........2.2K [ ] 10865) HPCU Group Issues Call for Participation.......................1.4K [ ] 10866) Wildfire Taps Unisys as Network Platform.......................1.5K [ ] 10867) UK's Abbey National Buys Four SMP Pyramid DB Servers...........1.4K [ ] 10868) Ancor Communications In $1M Mktg Pact..........................1.4K [ ] 10869) PRI Automation Implements CADIS-PMX Solution...................1.5K [ ] 10870) Encore Installs 2nd RSX System For UK Defense Research Agency..2.3K [ ] 10871) HBOC to Use TSI International Corp's Mercator Data Apps........2.8K [ ] 10872) Avant! ICDA Tools Adopted by Real 3D...........................2.6K [ ] 10873) PC DOCS Posts Results From DOCS Open 3.5 Test..................3.6K [ ] 10874) Hewlett-Packard Helps PC Financial Network.....................3.4K SHORT TAKES [ ] 10875) Product Watch: IBM & Sybase Unveil Data Marts.................52.8K Ancor Launches Gigworks Network Products. NCR Announces New Pentium Pro Servers. [ ] 10876) Financial Update: Planning Sciences Reports Record............11.2K 4th Qtr. Net. EMC Plans $450M Private Offering of Convertible Notes. Unisys Opposes Separation of Info Services. [ ] 10877) Corporate Liaisons: Sybase Announces New Data Mart Channel....29.6K Arthur Andersen Forges Alliance with SAP America. Performance Tech, SGI/Cray Ink Supply Pact. [ ] 10878) People and Positions: Lattice Semiconductor Appoints..........10.6K Mark Hatfield to Board. Ken Hughes Now Micronetics VP of Engineering. Information Builders Names C. Parminter VP. 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