
DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / MAY 5, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 18
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IBM RACES TO FORM NEW GRID ECOSYSTEM

NSF FINE-TUNES THE GRID

WHAT INFLUENCE COULD GRIDS HAVE ON NETWORKS?

Special Features

DMTF AND GGF ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP: Distributed Management Task Force, Inc., (DMTF) and the Global Grid Forum (GGF) announced that they have entered into an alliance partnership to establish a unified approach to the provisioning, sharing and management of grid computing resources and technologies.
GRID SCHOOL TO BE HELD IN ITALY IN JULY: GGF is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 2003 International School on Grid Computing. The school -- to be held in Vico Equense, Italy (near Naples) July 13 - 25, 2003 -- will provide an in-depth introduction to Grid technologies and applications.
APRIL 2003 GLOBUS TOOLKIT RELEASE STATUS UPDATE By Lee Liming, Argonne National Labs: The globus toolkit is taking the Grid to the next level. Here, Lee Liming supplies detailed information on the current and upcoming releases.
WHAT INFLUENCE COULD GRIDS HAVE ON NETWORKS?: During a time when companies are incorporating grid-based technology and applications, executives in the networking world are wondering what influence grid computing will have on the performance and design of their infrastructures.
IBM RACES TO FORM NEW GRID ECOSYSTEM: IBM has announced new offerings to further expand Grid computing into commercial enterprises, including the introduction of new solutions for four industries -- petroleum, electronics, higher education and agricultural chemicals. In addition IBM announced that more than 35 companies, including networking giant Cisco Systems, will join IBM to form the foundation of a Grid ecosystem that is designed to foster Grid computing for businesses.
CA'S KUMAR OUTLINES MANAGING ON-DEMAND COMPUTING STRATEGY: Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) Chairman and CEO, Sanjay Kumar, unveiled the Company's innovative managing on-demand computing strategy and a comprehensive portfolio of supporting software solutions.
MS WINDOWS SERVER 2003 RELEASE FACES DIFFICULT ROAD: Analysts don't consider Windows Server 2003 a major upgrade, but its launch is strategically important for Microsoft as the software giant seeks to stave off open-source competitors and gain adherents for its Internet-centric plans.
KEY VOTES TO TAKE PLACE AT OMG TECHNICAL MEETING IN PARIS: Members of the Object Management Group (OMG) will meet in Paris, France the week of June 2 through 6, 2003. At the meeting, OMG's Analysis and Design Platform Task Force will vote to recommend an upgrade of the MetaObject Facility (MOF) core and XMI mapping specifications to Version 2.0, and will evaluate draft specifications for a MOF 2.0 Facility and Object Lifecycle service.

Systems/Enterprise

IBM'S NEW DEEP COMPUTING INITIATIVE TAKES NEW APPROACHES: IBM recently announced the creation of its Deep Computing initiative. Building upon IBM's supercomputing leadership IBM plans to leverage supercomputers, specialized software, and deep industry knowledge to help solve customers' complex business problems.
INTEL, HP AND MICROSOFT ACHIEVE TOP TPC-C BENCHMARK: Intel Corporation President and COO Paul Otellini described how Intel- based servers combined with Microsoft's new operating system and database deliver industry-leading capabilities and performance.
PLATFORM SW/SERVICES SUPPORT GRID-ENABLED VALUATION APP: Platform and IBM have announced a new Grid computing customer, RBC Insurance. Using an integrated grid computing solution from Platform and IBM, RBC Insurance was able to reduce by 75 percent the time spent on job scheduling, and by 97 percent the time spent processing an actuarial application.

Scientific Applications

NSF FINE-TUNES THE GRID: The National Science Foundation Middleware Initiative (NMI) issued its third release of software tools carefully chosen for their value and ability to interoperate as part of the emerging NSF cyberinfrastructure for 21st century science and engineering.

Breaking News

Security: Sun iForce Partners Release Security Appliances
New Watchguard Firewall/VPN Offers EAL4 Availability
Platforms: NEC Supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Networking: Foundry Networks Accelerates 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adoption
PMC-Sierra Introduces 1st Integrated Multi-Rate PHY/Framers
Corporate Alliance To Design 10 Gbps Interconnect Devices
Storage: IBM Delivers New Option For Managing Server and Storage Cost
Operating Systems & Middleware: Etnus Announces TotalView 6.2 For Intel Systems
Microsoft Announces Visual Studio .NET 2003 Availability
NCSA Releases Beta Version Of VMI 2.0
Plumtree Delivers Tools For .NET And Java Interoperability
General: Intel Itanium Steps Up To AMD Opteron With Emulation
Platform President/CEO To Speak At Deutsche Bank SW Conf
Solid Announces General Availability Of BoostEngine 4.0

Quote Of The Week

"I think that the key point ... is for the first time perhaps in Microsoft's history, they are coming out with something and there is an alternative, which is quite threatening." -- Vikas Deolaliker, product manager, Sun Microsystems

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