
DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / APRIL 7, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 14
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CERN TO BUILD MASSIVE DATA GRID

GRIDS SEE BLACK HOLES POWERING SUPERCOMPUTERS

GRIDSYSTEMS AND E-SCIENCE

Special Features

GRIDS SEE BLACK HOLES POWERING SUPERCOMPUTERS: Using the newest technologies in Grid computing, British researchers have proposed using microscopic black holes to form a Grid of ultra high speed "write only" memory, with the state of each black hole representing a single bit of information.
ARGONNE DIRECTOR WALKS DOWN THE GRID PATH: Argonne National Laboratory's associate division director, Ian Foster says it's time to think grids. He calls for pressure on vendors to support open standards.
GLOBUS TOOLKIT RELEASE PROVIDES GRID SERVICES: The Globus Project has issued a status summary for current and upcoming releases of the Globus Toolkit (GT). The OGSA-based GT 3.0 alpha 3 is now available, and GT 2.4 is scheduled for the second half of April.
CERN TO BUILD MASSIVE DATA GRID: IBM and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced that IBM is joining the CERN openlab for DataGrid applications to collaborate in creating a massive data-management system built on Grid computing.
IBM, PARTNERS BRING GRIDS TO LINUX ON THE MAINFRAME: IBM announced several significant developments that highlight the rapid emergence of Grid Computing as a compelling choice for enterprises running Linux on the IBM eServer zSeries mainframe.
GRIDSYSTEMS AND E-SCIENCE by Marco Laucelli: Marco Laucelli talks about the wave of Grid technology and how it will allow us access, in a distributed way, not only to information but also to Data Bases, computational resources, simulation, visualization and mobile devices.

Systems/Enterprise

VCSEL MARKET STILL A TARGET FOR COMPANIES: Recently, the Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL) market has seen an extensive slump. But despite this weakness, Infineon Technologies Inc. and Picolight Inc. demonstrated 1310-nm versions of VCSEL arrays here during the Optical Fiber Communications conference.
MSC.SOFTWARE RELEASES SIMULATION DATA MANAGEMENT FOR GRIDS: MSC.Software Corp., a leading global provider of virtual product development tools including simulation software, services and systems, announced the availability of MSC.SDM (Simulation Data Management) Framework 2003.
VWR ENHANCES CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH GRIDNODE'S PARTNER: GridNode, the leading provider of extended enterprise businessware, announced the successful business processes automation of RosettaNet-based integration solutions for VWR International.
WEB SERVICES: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL: The Australian Taxation Office, the Bank of Queensland and Nintendo Australia use Web services in different ways for different things but for the same reason: to get closer to their customers.

Scientific Applications

AVAKI DATA GRID TO SUPPORT BIOFORMATICS RESEARCH: The global pharmaceutical company, Aventis, has decided to choose Avaki Corporation for their Avaki Data Grid software. This software will provide automated, secure, wide-area access to bioinformatics research data across multiple North American research sites.
ISI NAMES DR. PAUL MOCKAPETRIS VISITING SCHOLAR: Internet pioneer Paul Mockapetris, chief scientist of IP address infrastructure software provider Nominum, has been appointed Visiting Scholar by the Postel Center for Experimental Networking (PCEN).
MEDICAL INSTITUTE TO USE AXCELEON GRID SOFTWARE: Axceleon, leaders in computational grid software, announced that the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research (WEHI) is using EnFuzion to conduct medical research for new drug discovery.
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE DEPLOYS 10 GIGABIT NETWORK: Foundry Networks announced The University of Strathclyde has become the first European university to install a new 10 Gigabit Ethernet network.

Breaking News

Security: Base One To Market Technologies For War On Terrorism
Hurricane Electric Hosts Linux Security Seminar
SANS Institute Honors WorldCom For IP Network Security
Westbridge Technology Introduces XML Firewall Appliance
Platforms: ASML Ships New Tool For Smaller Chips
Networking: Cisco Launches New High-End Switch Parts
Comtrol Achieves Breakthrough In Network Communications
Network Associates Offers Advanced Educational Course
OFS Labs Unveil New Research in Optical Networks
Storage: Netspace Launches BackVault Backup Storage Program
Xiran's DirectPath Bridges Storage And Networks
Operating Systems & Middleware: Apptix's New TECOS Software Drives Grid Computing
Bandwiz Launches Software For Enterprise Knowledge Logistics
MandrakeSoft Releases Linux 9.1 "Bamboo" For X86 Processors
Platform Computing Grid Enables Linux On IBM zSeries
PowerQuest Delivers V2i Builder Software Solution
Sun Leaves Its Own Linux, Supports Other Vendors
Tarantella Enterprise 3 Validated On SuSE Linux Server
UML 2.0 Infrastructure Adoption Highlights OMG Meeting
General: AMR Research Webcast To Explore On-Demand Computing
Hitachi Invests In Mountain View Data
ORIGIX Launches Ethernet Services In Minneapolis

Quote Of The Week

"After all, if every car had a different user interface, then nobody would learn to drive. You have to have interoperability." -- Peter Wilson, Australian Taxation Office

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