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would like to wish the readers a safe
and happy Seasons Greetings
with this last 2003 issue. We would also like to
remind you that we will be back with the new edition
on January 5, 2004.
-- IN THIS ISSUE --
ORACLE ON BOARD WITH CERN OPENLAB
TELESCIENCE FACILITATES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON GLOBAL GRID
TECH RESURRECTION WILL BE DRIVEN BY GRID COMPUTING
Special Features
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ORACLE ON BOARD WITH CERN OPENLAB
- Oracle is sponsoring 1.5 million euros over three years toward equipment
and the funding of young research fellows, who will test Oracle Database 10g
within CERN's demanding environment.
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TECH RESURRECTION WILL BE DRIVEN BY GRID COMPUTING
- IDC believes the full impact of this shift will be felt for the first time
in 2004 as the industry's leading hardware and software vendors begin to
clash on this new battlefield.
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ORACLE RELEASES WORLD'S FIRST GRID-READY APPLICATION SERVER
- The new release offers nearly 600 new features, including advancements in
integration and the Web services infrastructure.
Systems/Enterprise
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NEW CANDLE PathWAI PACKAGES ACCELERATE 'EARLY LIFE-CYCLE'
- Candle Corp, a leading enterprise infrastructure management provider,
announced six new PathWAI packages that accelerate IBM WebSphere Java 2
Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and enterprise application integration (EAI)
initiatives.
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ETAGON, CINTRA TEAM TO SPUR GROWTH OF ON-DEMAND COMPUTING
- This alliance provides Cintra's customers with an on-demand computing
solution that cuts the sometimes prohibitive costs and complexity associated
with deploying and managing the underlying IT infrastructure.
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JAPANESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER TO ADOPT DELL SERVER BLADES
- Dell Japan has announced Dell PowerEdge 1655MC server blades will be
adopted as the hardware platform for a broadband solution, based on Grid
computing.
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ANNO 2003: LEGAL PEER-TO-PEER SOLUTION WILL IGNITE WEB BOOM
- Anybody can sell their own digital content -- such as music, movies,
software or electronic books -- legally and profitably with Payshare, a new
digital distribution service that legitimizes peer-to-peer.
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PLATFORM LAUNCHES GLOBAL PARTNER PROGRAM, ADDS NEWS FACES
- As part of its continued commitment to plan and build Grid computing
infrastructures for customers, Platform Computing Inc announced the
appointment of James MacDonald as vice president of business development to
lead the company's rapidly growing partner programs.
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SONY, INTEL TO COLLABORATE ON GRID-BASED MUSIC DELIVERY
- To serve its growing service provider customer base, the Sony Music
Digital Services Group purchased Intel-based servers to ensure their
upstream media management system has the processing power and scalability to
support a quickly ramping business.
Applications
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ORACLE JDeveloper 10g HELPS DEVELOPERS BUILD FLEXIBLE APPS
- Featuring Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF), Oracle
JDeveloper 10g simplifies application development by providing a
"productivity layer," enabling developers of all skill levels to create J2EE
applications and Web services optimized for deployment on enterprise Grids.
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PANSCOPIC INTEGRATES WITH SOFTWARE AG'S TAMINO XML SERVER
- The combination provides self-serve access to XML content and, by
maintaining XML's native structure, allows users to easily combine XML data
with non-XML data.
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TELESCIENCE FACILITATES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON GLOBAL GRID
- A team od researchers at the Bandwidth Challenge developed Telescience, a
process that provides, through one Web interface, a suite of tools for
end-to-end electron tomography including remote microscopy, bioinformatics,
distributed computing and collaborative visualization.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
GRID TODAY 2004 (Gt04) -- the first major conference and exhibition
to focus on the emerging market for commercial business
applications of Grid computing, has issued a Call for Speakers
We are looking for high-level speakers from
commercial organizations to speak on
applications and implementation of Grid computing
Breaking News
- Security
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Tests Verify Foundry Load Balancer For DoS Attack Protection
NetContinuum Raises Bar In Application Security
Reactivity Releases XML Web Services Threat Defense Framework
Sun, Caveo Announce Low Cost, Simplified, SSL VPN Appliance
Webwasher Expands Global Business Activity With IBM Agreement
- Platforms
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China Produces Commercialized High-Performance Server
Texas Instruments Eyes SETs To Extend Life Of CMOS
- Networking
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Aeluros Assembles Broad XFP Interoperability Verification
Report Details Key Component Trends For 10-Gbps Networking
Copper Wire Competitive With Fiber Optic Cable For LANS
BlackDiamond 10K Offers Resilient, Scalable 10Gb Switch
InfiniCon Elected To IBTA Steering Committee
Napatech, Xilinx Announce 10Gb Programmable Ethernet Adapter
NetQoS Launches Latest Traffic Analysis Solution
Chinese Security Standard Could Fracture Wi-Fi, Says IEEE
- Storage
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VERITAS Extends Windows Leadership
- Operating Systems & Middleware
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CA Ships Innovative Solution To Monitor, Manage Web Services
Confluent Announces Next Generation Web Services Platform
Novell Joins OSDL, Strengthens Broad Commitment To Linux
ObjectWeb, Apache To Team Up On Open Source J2EE
Progeny Transition Service Support Red Hat 8.0 And 9 Users
- General
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Cequent Signs With Sprint For Virtual Private Networks
LBNL Seeking Applicants For Post-Doctoral Fellowship
NCSA's Dan Reed Heads To North Carolina
Fight For Control Of Net Erupts At United Nations
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
4th International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid
(CCGrid 2004: IEEE support pending final approval)
19-22 April, Chicago, Illinois, USA
http://www.mcs.anl.gov/ccgrid2004
Quote Of The Week
"The challenges we face with Grid computing are understanding what impact it will have on future applications, where it will benefit organizations most, what applications are most suited to the Grid and what implementation challenges exist." -- Wolfgang von Ruden, Head, CERN openlab for DataGrid Apps
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