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IDC SURVEY: STRONG INTEREST FOR UTILITY COMPUTING

HOW DOES OPTICAL NETWORKING EFFECT THE GRID?

SUN MICROSYSTEMS EXPANDS GRID AND NETWORK COMPUTING

Special Features
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IDC SURVEY: STRONG INTEREST FOR UTILITY COMPUTING
- According to the results of an IDC study examining the services perspective of utility computing, nearly 65% of 34 potential customers interviewed indicated that they are interested in leveraging this type of service.
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MS INITIATIVE SOUNDS LIKE GRID COMPUTING
- Microsoft announced the Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI). This initiative unifies hardware, software and service vendors around a software architecture that enables customers to harness the power of industry-standard hardware, and brings simplicity to IT operations.
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS EXPANDS GRID AND NETWORK COMPUTING
- Sun Microsystems announced the launch of the Sun Developer Network, a new program focused on providing software developers with content, training, support and technology access they require to innovate and deliver applications and system solutions faster.

Systems/Enterprise
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AXCELEON, PTI PARTNER FOR GRID SOLUTIONS
- Axceleon, leaders in computational grid software, announced that Powerlink Queensland, one of the world's most reliable, high-voltage energy transmission networks, has deployed Axceleon's EnFuzion along with PTI's Power System Simulator for Engineering.
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HOW DOES OPTICAL NETWORKING EFFECT THE GRID?
- Is optical networking inherently a risky business? Or will it ultimately support a new era in Grid computing?
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THINK DYNAMICS ADDS STORAGE FOR GRID POOLING
by William Fellows for the451.com
- Think Dynamics is using its server-driven experience to segue into storage configuration management, which it hopes will give it a broader enterprise reach and make it more attractive to companies putting both servers and storage on networks.

Scientific Applications
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AVAKI GRID SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE RESEARCH SITES FOR AVENTIS
- Avaki Corporation announced that global pharmaceutical company Aventis has chosen Avaki Data Grid software to provide automated, secure, wide-area access to bioinformatics research data across multiple North American research sites.
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OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES NEW GRID SIMULATION CUSTOMER
- Opal-RT Technologies Inc announced that Delphi Delco Electronics Systems has selected RT-LAB Engineering Simulators for use in the company's current efforts to define next-generation standard powertrain ECU development and prototyping tools.
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PLATFORM EXHIBITS KEY GRID SOLUTIONS FOR LIFE SCIENCES
- Platform experts will share their experience helping organizations develop life-saving drugs and discoveries using Enterprise Grid technology, at the Bio-ITWorld 2003 Conference & Expo.

Breaking News
- Security
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Cisco Extends PIX Family Of Integrated Security Appliances
SCC Hosts Workshop On Wireless/Grid Environments
- Platforms
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Appro Demonstrates HyperBlade AMD Opteron Blade
VIA KT600, SiS SiS748 Ready For Upcoming 400MHz FSB
- Networking
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New Intel Products Accelerate Transition To Faster Ethernet
Silverback Ethernet Port Delivers Breakthrough Performance
Sun And Topspin Lead In Delivering On InfiniBand Technology
- Storage
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Astute Networks Kit To Help Build Intelligent Storage
- Operating Systems & Middleware
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Altair Engineering Launches PBS Pro 5.3
Microsoft Loosens Terms Of Server Licensing
- General
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Boston Law Firm And Technology Groups Team Up
Massey Pushes Grid Computing Network
Quote Of The Week
"Although the utility computing market is in its nascent stage, there is tremendous customer interest in leveraging this type of service offering." -- David Tapper, program manager for IT Outsourcing and Utility Services, IDC.
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