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GRID CREATES 'VIRTUAL' POOL OF IBM RESOURCES

ROBERT MARCUS NAMED DIRECTOR OF COLORADO GRID INITIATIVE

GRID TECHNOLOGY WIDE-REACHING IN WORLD OF SCIENCE

HP

Special Features

GRID CREATES 'VIRTUAL' POOL OF IBM RESOURCES
Based on new Grid and IBM Virtualization Engine technologies, the IBM Virtual Innovation Center for Hardware significantly improves IBM's ability to serve small and medium size software developers by granting equal access to a full range of on-demand technologies.

SUN'S HPTC MARKETING MGR DISCUSSES COMMERCIAL GRIDS
By Derrick Harris, Editor
GRIDtoday recently interviewed Peter Foulkes, group manager of HPTC marketing at Sun Microsystems, about Sun's role in the enterprise Grid computing market and what effects the Enterprise Grid Alliance will have, among other topics.

ANALYZING IBM'S MAINFRAME IN A CHANGING TECH CLIMATE
Though mainframe use is still strong, industry experts believe adapting its services cannot work forever. Eventually, they say, the mainframe will become extinct, similar to key-punch machines and the like.

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Systems/Enterprise

DCML ORGANIZATION RELEASES DRAFT 1.0 FRAMEWORK SPECIFICATION
The DCML Framework Specification defines key concepts and vocabularies for the data center environment, which will be used by the DCML Working Groups to define data center components and processes in their respective areas.

VOLTAIRE TO PROVIDE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS WITH 10g GRIDS
The Voltaire/Demantra Grid computing solution enables retail and consumer products customers to analyze and respond to market data collected at point-of-sale at greater speeds and at a lower total cost of ownership than ever before.

LEADERS RALLY BEHIND WS-MessageDelivery SPECIFICATION
Designed to facilitate the patterns outlined in Web Services Description Language (WSDL), this specification lays a foundation to achieve far more sophisticated message-based interactions without sacrificing the loosely coupled model that underlies Web services.

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Applications

ROBERT MARCUS NAMED DIRECTOR OF COLORADO GRID INITIATIVE
COGrid is forging a public/private partnership to integrate high-performance computers from around Colorado into a general application Grid computing system that will have a wide-ranging impact on all levels of education, research and government.

EMPIRIX HELPS COMPANIES DEPLOY .NET APPLICATIONS IN LESS TIME
Building on a long history of leadership in testing Web applications, Web Services and J2EE applications, e-TEST suite 7.0 is the first complete native .NET Web application testing solution, incorporating features designed to help companies deploy better .NET applications in less time.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA EMPLOYS UNITED DEVICES GRID MP
The institution intends to make this resource available to university faculty and students who require computational resources at that level.

GRID TECHNOLOGY WIDE-REACHING IN WORLD OF SCIENCE
The study of Alzheimer's disease and the analysis of particle collisions may not appear to have much in common, but behind the scenes, middleware being developed with support from the NSF is helping groups of researchers in various fields apply the power of Grid-based computational resources.

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Security
Survey Ranks Top Three Security Mgmt Issues
Leading Vendors To Demo Federated ID Using Web Services
Reactivity, CA Team To Secure, Manage Web Services
Sygate Intros Product For Eliminating Rogue Devices

Platforms
Intel-Based SGI Altix Servers Facilitate Innovation At P&G

Networking
Korea Connects To StarLight Across Canadian Optical Network
Force10 Achieves No. 1 Marketshare In Layer 3 10GbE
MCI Demonstrates 40 Gbps IP Network Connection

Storage
CA, JBoss To Create Advanced Open Source Solution For Java
NYC Health, Mental Hygiene Dept Selects Metatomix SMARTE
Fujitsu Delivers TRIOLE Strategy For IT Optimization

Operating Systems & Middleware
DataDirect Intros New Version Of Suite Of JDBC Drivers
Thousands of New Partners Join Novell In Linux Push
Oracle Builds Largest Linux-Based Development Organization
OSDL To Support Enhancements To Linux Development Process
Sun Broadens Solaris Availability On AMD, Intel-Based Systems

General
ClearCube CMS Includes Innovative "Grid Center" Feature
The Middleware Company Introduces SOA Blueprints
United Devices Appoints Industry Leader Ben Rouse As CEO
SGI VAN Helps WestGrid Achieve Better Results

Quote Of The Week

"The EGA is actively engaging in conversation with many companies including Microsoft and IBM, but each needs to decide whether and when to participate in EGA activities according to their own priorities." -- Peter Foulkes, HPTC Marketing Manager, Sun Microsystems

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