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For assistance, send a detailed message to help@hpcwire.com \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////////// / H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** September 26, 1997: Vol. 6, No. 38 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 340 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 70423) DreamWorks Feature Animation Selects MAXSTRAT Storage Servers To Improve Productivity Of Animators ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 11975) FEATURES: NORRIS SMITH VIEWS IBM'S NEW COPPER-BASED CHIPS | | [ ] 11981) SCIENCE NEWS: SDSC HOLDS BRIEFING ON TERA MACHINE STATUS | | [ ] 11985) COMMERCIAL NEWS: SUN REFUSES TO GIVE UP OWNERSHIP OF JAVA | | [ ] 11990) NEWS BRIEFS: CRAY MAY DROP DUMPING CHARGES AGAINST NEC | |___________________________________________________________________________ _| [ ] 70424) A complete listing of SC97 Tutorials offering Instruction in MPI, Mining, Metacomputing, and More. http://www.supercomp.org/sc97 FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 11975 ) IBM'S NEW Cu-BASED CHIPS: BIGGER GORILLAS, SAME BICYCLES......6.9K Commentary by Norris Parker Smith, editor at large IBM's new copper-based silicon appears to be a genuine improvement, suggesting an even longer run for the Silicon Saga. Yet it simply provides a bigger gorilla rider, over-powering the continuing (and prospective) limitations of the operating-system bicycles that define the real limitations of Komputing. [ ] 11976 ) EXECUTIVE JOURNAL FOR DECISION SUPPORT TO PREMIER OCT 7.......6.4K by Steve Fisher, managing editor Tabor Griffin Communications, publishers of HPCwire, is poised to release D S * , a new ezine dealing with strategic positioning of decision support, data mining and knowledge discovery technologies. HPCwire interviews publisher Tom Tabor and Alan Beck, editor in chief. [ ] 11977 ) DATA STORAGE INDUSTRY NOTES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS.........3.4K One of the most anticipated annual data storage events is the selection of outstanding accomplishments in data storage during the past year. Industry leaders voted for the winners in three categories at the recent DataStorage97 Forum. [ ] 11978 ) MICROSOFT TO UNVEIL PLAN TO SLOW JAVA MOMENTUM................3.7K Microsoft's plan to slow Java's momentum may be unveiled when the company outlines its approach to Web-application development at its Professional Developer's Conference in San Diego. [ ] 11979 ) INDIA PLANS FOR ITS SUPERCOMPUTING FUTURE.....................4.1K Vijay Bhatkar, responsible for the construction of India's first supercomputer, has embarked on a new mission. Bhatkar hopes to see thousands of Indian supercomputer users in the near future and is working to offer the advanced technology at an extremely low cost to users. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS [ ] 11980 ) IBM DEVELOPS NEW SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS..........4.1K IBM has announced its new semiconductor manufacturing process. This technology, called CMOS 7S, is the first to use copper instead of aluminum to create the circuitry on silicon wafers. [ ] 11981 ) SDSC HOLDS BRIEFING ON STATUS OF TERA MACHINE.................3.3K by Steve Fisher, managing editor As most HPC professionals are no doubt aware, the San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC) has been designated as the first site to receive Tera's often discussed and long awaited MTA. The stage is set, and the delivery date is nearly upon us. It is the only purchase order Tera has received, and is likely to, until SDSC has put the machine through its paces. [ ] 11982 ) INTEL'S IA-64 ARCHITECTURE ON PACE FOR '98/'99 ARRIVAL........3.6K At the Microprocessor Forum to be held next month in San Jose, Calif., manufacturers will detail the new 64-bit instruction set and the rationale behind the departure from the x86 design. [ ] 11983 ) NHC COMPLETES TESTING OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE CHIP................3.6K The SX88 chip will allow NHC switches to exchange data signals at very high speeds, thereby extending performance and scalability within a family of switching products. COMMERCIAL NEWS [ ] 11984 ) IBM OFFERS STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR CLUSTERED NT SERVERS.........3.3K IBM serial storage for clustered servers allows companies to couple servers so that if one fails, a second can access that server's stored data. This failover technology ensures that companies have access to critical data even in the event that one server fails. [ ] 11985 ) SUN REFUSES TO GIVE UP OWNERSHIP OF JAVA......................4.2K Sun Microsystems responds to a recent open letter from Microsoft, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp. and Digital Equipment Corp. calling on Sun to relinquish ownership and turn Java over to the ISO. [ ] 11986 ) SUN AND MICROSOFT CONTINUE FIGHT OVER JAVA....................3.8K The conflict between industry rivals Sun Microsystems and Microsoft took a new turn this week as Microsoft launched a fresh effort to check Java's momentum as an alternative platform to Windows. [ ] 11987 ) STUDY LINKS Y2K COMP SUCCESS TO RE-EVALUATION OF CRISIS.......5.1K According to a Gartner Group study, 40 percent of companies worldwide have not progressed beyond the initial awareness and assessment phases of the crisis, and will likely encounter mission-critical failures by the year 2000. [ ] 11988 ) STORAGETEK OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR EURO STORAGE MARKET..........4.7K Elements of this strategy include disk storage subsystems, the capability to attach storage devices to heterogeneous computing platforms, a combination of direct and indirect sales channels and a growing emphasis on partnerships with computing platform providers. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 11981 ) "Our basic mission is to find out the capabilities of this machine." -- Larry Carter, senior fellow, SDSC -- Speaking on Tera's MTA. __________________________INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHTS________________________ [ ] 70425)RISC-class Fortran, C, and C++ compilers and tools for Pentium(R)Pro and Pentium II processor-based workstations from PGI [ ] 70426) Sony Data Management Seminar Oct. 7, 8 In Houston TX: New Support Systems For Streamlined E&P Decision Making [ ] 70427) FERMILAB is looking for a C++/Object Oriented Software Engineer [ ] 70428) Qualcomm Announces Worldwide Availability Of Eudora Worldmail Server [ ] 70429) MAXSTRAT Storage Systems Selected For Oracle Porting Automation Lab ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] 70430) HPCwire's HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CAREER TRACK SUPPLEMENT: REACH OVER 22,500 HPC PROFESSIONALS BEFORE YOUR COMPETITION DOES ON OCTOBER 10, 1997 NEWS BRIEFS ================================================================== [ ] 11989 ) SCO Demos UnixWare on IBM's Netfinity Server..................1.9K [ ] 11990 ) Cray May Drop Dumping Charge Against NEC......................1.8K [ ] 11991 ) Applied Computer Tech Awarded $350M NIH Contract..............2.4K [ ] 11992 ) IBM Declines Kasparov Rematch with Deep Blue....................2K [ ] 11993 ) NUMA-Q 2000 Supports 10K Users in Multi-Tier Demo.............1.9K [ ] 11994 ) Sun's Enterprise 450 Server Posts TPC-D Benchmark...............2K [ ] 11995 ) Compaq and Oracle Post TPC-D Benchmark........................1.9K [ ] 11996 ) Sun, LHS Post Performance Stats on Starfire Running BSCS......2.3K [ ] 11997 ) NTT Chooses Ascend Frame Relay, ATM Switches....................2K [ ] 11998 ) Hyder Goes Live with Sap R/3 with Help of Bull-Integris.......2.1K [ ] 11999 ) CNN, Oracle Select Sun as Platform for CustomNews Service.....2.1K [ ] 12000 ) Kowloon-Canton Railway Awards Unisys $5M Contract.............1.8K [ ] 12001 ) Hal Comp Sys Employs Mentor Graphic's Calibre.................2.1K [ ] 12002 ) Nortel Unveils Vision of Future Optical Networks..............2.5K [ ] 12003 ) QSP Wins Order From Essex County Council......................1.5K [ ] 12004 ) Rational's Prevue Used in Oracle Demo...........................2K SHORT TAKES [ ] 12005 ) Product Watch: Cray Publishes Auto Conf Papers...............34.4K IBM Unveils 64-Bit Risc Servers. SCO Intros Vision-FS Version 2.0. [ ] 12006 ) Financial Update: FTC Investigates Intel.....................13.8K Tera Gets $5M in Private Plcmt. Informix to Restate '95 & '96. [ ] 12007 ) Corporate Liaisons: SGI To Use Alteon Adapters...............36.4K SCO & Netscape Ink Agrmt. Bernhardt Teams With L. Merriam. [ ] 12008 ) People and Positions: Unisys Elects New Chmn, Pres, CEO.......8.1K Seagate Names 3 New VP's. Quantum Appts Powell VP, Ops. JOB BANK ===================================================================== [ ] 667 ) Employment Opportunities From: NEC Corporation, HNSX, MRJ, Fermilab, Industrial Light and Magic, Tera, Raytheon E-Systems, IBM Corp,...............................................................5K [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K CONFERENCES ================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 09.25.97).............7.6K HPCwire INFORMATION ========================================================== [ ] 670 ) Masthead........................................................2.2K [ ] 601 ) Subscriptions & Removals........................................2.6K [ ] 602 ) Submitting Letters & Articles...................................1.6K [ ] 950 ) Index of Back Issues.............................................14K Comments regarding editorial content may be sent to: editor@hpcwire.tgc.com ______________________H P C w i r e S P O N S O R S_____________________ | Full background information on all Sponsoring Companies | | [ ] 936) Sony [ ] 905) MAXSTRAT | | [ ] 934) HP/Convex Tech. Center [ ] 930) HNSX Supercomputers | | [ ] 909) Fujitsu* [ ] 902) IBM Corp.* | | [ ] 937) Digital Equipment [ ] 932) Portland Group | | [ ] 938) Visual Numerics* [ ] 940) Eudora | | [ ] 941) HAL Computers [ ] 942) Sun Microsystems* | | [ ] 921) Silicon Graphics/Cray Research [ ] 943) Northrop Grumman | | [ ] 944) Raytheon E-Systems [ ] 945) NAG* | |__________________________________________________________________________| Firms marked with an * have updated their info within the last 30 days. -------------------- * -------------------- This year, HPCwire proudly celebrates its fifth consecutive year of service to the scientific, academic, and industrial communities: 1992-1997. To date HPCwire has delivered 1,820,824 articles and product announcements to HPC professionals worldwide. *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ITEMS *** [ ] 11947) SGI Confirms Adoption of Windows NT..........................1.8K [ ] 11942) SURVEY SEES JAVA ON TOP OF MKT, REGARDLESS OF PLATFORM.......4.4K [ ] 11939) SCALED DOWN NUMA NOW READY FOR DSP APPLICATIONS..............5.3K [ ] 70414) HP.............................................................5K [ ] 12009) TOP 20 MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES FROM LAST WEEK'S HPCwire......1.8K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ TWO WAYS TO RETRIEVE ARTICLES (1) Send a blank email to more@hpcwire.tgc.com. On subject line, type number adjacent to article, no message text is necessary. (2) Insert an x or an X (no other characters, please) within the square brackets adjacent to article(s). Return the marked copy to the address in the Reply-To: line of HPCwire Table of Contents. 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For subscription information, send e-mail to: sub@hpcwire.tgc.com \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////////// / H P C w i r e The Text-on-Demand E-zine for High Performance Computing *** October 3, 1997: Vol. 6, No. 39 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 295 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 -------------------- * -------------------- [ ] 70431) The Top 5 Reasons Why SGI Origin Users are Turning To The Portland Group's PGHPF High Performance Fortran (And getting free Linux compilers in the bargain!) ______________________________ IN THIS ISSUE _______________________________ | | | [ ] 12010) FEATURES: THE FIRST OF A TWO PART INTERVIEW WITH STEVE WALLACH | | [ ] 12013) SCIENCE NEWS: INTERNET2 MAKES FIRST CONNECTIONS | | [ ] 12019) COMMERCIAL NEWS: IDC NAMES TCP/IP AS FUTURE FOR CORP NETWORKS | | [ ] 12023) NEWS BRIEFS: IBM DELAYS INTRO OF 8-WAY PC SERVERS | |___________________________________________________________________________ _| [ ] 70432) The 8th WRAD International Users Group Conference running in conjunction with DCI's Data Warehouse Coference and Exposition October 7-9, 1997 - Phoenix Civic Plaza - Phoenix, AZ. http://www.dciexpo.com/wrad/ FEATURES ===================================================================== [ ] 12010 ) LIFE AFTER HP/CONVEX: AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE WALLACH, PART I.8.9K by Steve Fisher, managing editor Steve Wallach, co-founder of Convex Computer Corporation, recently resigned his position as Chief Technologist for HP/Convex. In this first installment of a two part interview, HPCwire asked Wallach about his reasons for leaving HP/Convex, the direction that company is taking and his plans for the future. [ ] 12011 ) ITC'S VOTE IS IN, CRAY APPLAUDS DECISION......................8.4K The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted unanimously to impose anti-dumping duties of 454 and 173 percent respectively on Japanese supercomputer makers NEC and Fujitsu. A 313 percent duty was set on all other Japanese manufacturers. [ ] 12012 ) INTEL'S MOORE LOOKS TO FUTURE OF COMPUTING....................3.8K In delivering the keynote address at Intel's first Developer Forum this week, Intel co-founder and chairman emeritus Gordon Moore made it clear that Intel would continue to press the technological envelope despite some serious challenges to the X86 infrastructure. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING NEWS [ ] 12013 ) INTERNET2 MAKES FIRST CONNECTIONS IN AMERICAN SOUTHEAST.......3.9K High-speed connections between two equally high-speed networking hubs were recently completed -- a process soon to be replicated nationwide as the Internet2 becomes a reality. [ ] 12014 ) MENTOR GRAPHICS MOVES TOWARD SYSTEM LEVEL VIRTUAL PROTOTYPE...8.5K A virtual prototype can provide a number of advantages and capabilities over a real prototype. A pivotal one is the ability to have real-time non-intrusive instrumentation, allowing the engineer to monitor the state of the system without producing unwanted modification to its operation. [ ] 12015 ) ERA OF SMALLER, CHEAPER, FASTER COMPUTERS MAY CLOSE...........3.6K A pair of University of Florida researchers claim that the era of smaller, faster, and cheaper computers may soon draw to a close as silicon chips get so small that eventually they will contain too few atoms to work. [ ] 12016 ) ALLIANCE LED BY NCSA BECOMES A REALITY..........................6K An alliance of researchers, industry, and educational leaders, linking more than 50 research partners across the country and led by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) becomes a reality October 1. [ ] 12017 ) NSF AWARDS 28 GRANTS FOR LEARNING AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS.....3.7K The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a series of 28 new grants worth over $22.5 million for research in Learning and Intelligent Systems (LIS) -- a broad range of studies that could lead to rapid and radical advances in how humans learn and create. [ ] 12018 ) NCSA EXPANDS CRAY ORIGIN 2000 SYSTEMS.........................3.9K The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced that it has received delivery of several new configurations of the CRAY Origin2000 supercomputer, adding 256 processors to NCSA's existing CRAY Origin2000 systems. COMMERCIAL NEWS [ ] 12019 ) IDC STUDY NAMES TCP/IP AS FUTURE FOR CORPORATE NETWORKS.......3.5K According to a new report published by market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), the battle of competing network standards and architectures is over. In the future, the study points to corporate planning for networks focusing on one solution -- an intranet based on TCP/IP. [ ] 12020 ) SGI DIVERSIFIES, FORMS TELECOM & MEDIA OPERATION..............2.3K Silicon Graphics, has diversified once again, this time forming a telecom and media operation. The new division will reportedly "address the digital convergence of telecommunications providers and media creators." [ ] 12021 ) SAMSUNG COMMITS TO ALPHA PROCESSOR............................3.6K Only weeks into production of its 64-bit RISC Alpha processor, based on DEC's Alpha architecture, Samsung Electronics Company announced its support of the Alpha platform. [ ] 12022 ) IDC REPORTS NT INCREASE IN LATIN AMERICAN MARKET................4K International Data Corporation's Latin America Quarterly PC Server Market Tracker reports PC server shipments of 17,500 units in the region in Q2 1997, with an end-user value of US$133 million. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ============================================================ [ ] 12010 ) "After assessing the situation, I said that basically I want to start a company all over again." -- Steve Wallach, speaking on his break with HP/Convex. __________________________INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHTS________________________ [ ] 70433)DreamWorks Selects MAXSTRAT Storage Servers To Improve Productivity Of Animators [ ] 70434)RISC-class Fortran, C, and C++ compilers and tools for Pentium(R)Pro and Pentium II processor-based workstations from PGI [ ] 70435) Sony Data Management Seminar Oct. 7, 8 In Houston TX: New Support Systems For Streamlined E&P Decision Making [ ] 70436) FERMILAB is looking for a C++/Object Oriented Software Engineer [ ] 70437) Qualcomm Announces Worldwide Availability Of Eudora Worldmail Server [ ] 70438) MAXSTRAT Storage Systems Selected For Oracle Porting Automation Lab ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] 70439) SC97 HIGHLIGHTS Early Registration Deadline October 10, 1997 http://www.supercomp.org/sc97 NEWS BRIEFS ================================================================== [ ] 12023 ) IBM Postpones Introduction of Eight-Way PC Servers............1.7K [ ] 12024 ) HP To Use ILOG's JViews for Java-Based User Interface.........1.7K [ ] 12025 ) IBM May Implement Microsoft's 32-bit API in OS/390............2.9K [ ] 12026 ) Networking Vendors Collaborate on MPOA Switching Demo.........1.7K [ ] 12027 ) HP Tests SAP Retail on HP 9000................................1.7K [ ] 12028 ) Sequent Posts NUMA-Q 2000 SD Benchmark........................1.9K [ ] 12029 ) AME Delivers Ship Simulator to Korean Institute...............1.8K [ ] 12030 ) BEA Licenses Unisys Repository Software.......................1.9K [ ] 12031 ) Dow Corning Inks Strategic Vendor Deal with Boole & Babbage...1.9K [ ] 12032 ) Broadband & SAT to Provide Fibre Loop Access to ACTEW.........2.1K [ ] 12033 ) OD's ObjectStore Deployed at Rush Medical Center..............2.1K [ ] 12034 ) IDC Forms SWS Channels Consulting Group.......................2.1K [ ] 12035 ) Dataquest Predicts $1.4B MultiGig Router Industry by 1999.....1.9K [ ] 12036 ) Fibre Channel Interop Highlighted at Networld+Interop.........2.4K [ ] 12037 ) Intelect Receives $6M in Orders from Far East Clients.........1.4K [ ] 12038 ) Parametric Receives $5.1 Million Order From ABB...............1.8K [ ] 12039 ) PL/GPD CFP re Analysis of Envrmtl Sensor Data...................4K [ ] 12040 ) Sybase to Support FLITE Initiative............................2.4K [ ] 12041 ) VARIG Signs IT Deals with IBM, SITA Worth $400M...............1.7K SHORT TAKES [ ] 12042 ) Product Watch: IBM Intros Token Ring Plans.....................57K NEC Unveils VR4310 Processor. DEC Intros PCI Bridge Chips. [ ] 12043 ) Financial Update: Compaq #2 In Multi-User Storage.............4.1K Ross, Fujitsu Sign Debt Deal. Exabyte To Post Q3 Loss. [ ] 12044 ) Corporate Liaisons: EMC Forms New McData Corp................32.3K Intel To Acquire Corollary. Compaq & Seagate Ink Storage Deal. [ ] 12045 ) People and Positions: LSI Logic Names New VP, Ops.............4.6K Interlink Names Berkeley Pres/CEO. Spatial Tech Names Waldron VP. JOB BANK ===================================================================== [ ] 667 ) Employment Opportunities From: NEC Corporation, HNSX, MRJ, Fermilab, Industrial Light and Magic, Tera, IBM Corp..........................................................5K [ ] 604 ) Job Bank Rates and Regulations.................................1.22K CONFERENCES ================================================================== [ ] 2888 ) Calendar of Upcoming HPC Events (Updated 10.02.97).............8.8K HPCwire INFORMATION ========================================================== [ ] 670 ) Masthead........................................................2.2K [ ] 601 ) Subscriptions & Removals........................................2.6K [ ] 602 ) Submitting Letters & Articles...................................1.6K [ ] 950 ) Index of Back Issues.............................................14K Comments regarding editorial content may be sent to: editor@hpcwire.tgc.com ______________________H P C w i r e S P O N S O R S_____________________ | Full background information on all Sponsoring Companies | | [ ] 936) Sony [ ] 905) MAXSTRAT | | [ ] 934) HP/Convex Tech. 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To date HPCwire has delivered 1,826,700 articles and product announcements to HPC professionals worldwide. *** LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ITEMS *** [ ] 11981) SDSC HOLDS BRIEFING ON STATUS OF TERA MACHINE................3.3K [ ] 11975) IBM'S NEW Cu-BASED CHIPS: BIGGER GORILLAS, SAME BICYCLES.....6.9K [ ] 11990) Cray May Drop Dumping Charge Against NEC.....................1.8K [ ] 11985) SUN REFUSES TO GIVE UP OWNERSHIP OF JAVA.....................4.2K [ ] 12046) TOP 20 MOST REQUESTED ARTICLES FROM LAST WEEK'S HPCwire......1.8K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ TWO WAYS TO RETRIEVE ARTICLES (1) Send a blank email to more@hpcwire.tgc.com. On subject line, type number adjacent to article, no message text is necessary. (2) Insert an x or an X (no other characters, please) within the square brackets adjacent to article(s). Return the marked copy to the address in the Reply-To: line of HPCwire Table of Contents. 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