| PrimeurWeekly 19 July 2010 |
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| T-Platforms to release new high-density HPC solutions based on NVIDIA Tesla GPUs |
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T-Platforms will be releasing new high-density computing solutions based on NVIDIA "Fermi" based Tesla 20-series GPUs. T-Platforms' upcoming heterogeneous HPC blade solution will feature very high computing density design along with aggressive power-saving schemes for heterogeneous environments in its Clustrx OS, dynamically switching GPGPU-based nodes on and off depending on the actual workload.
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| Alzheimer's Disease goes on the web |
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The extensive availability and accessibility of data in any field of the human knowledge, from humanities to medicine, can be accounted as the XXI century's revolution. However, in order to take advantage of these data at their best, society needs the right tools, softwares and infrastructures, which have to be planned and designed specifically, so as to be able to effectively analyse and translate this information into meaningful knowledge. In the field of medical research on neurodegenerative diseases, all of this can be found in neuGRID - a digital infrastructure which pairs the collection and archiving of large amounts of imaging data with computationally intensive data analyses through Grid computing.
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| Researchers apply computing power to crack egg shell problem |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield have applied computing power to crack a problem in egg shell formation. The work may also give a partial answer to the age old question "what came first the chicken or the egg?" The answer to the question in this context is"chicken" or - at least a particular chicken protein. There is however a further twist in that this particular chicken protein turns out to come both first and last. That neat trick it performs provides new insights into control of crystal growth which is key to egg shell production.
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| Platform computing survey: private Clouds high on IT Execs Agenda in 2010 |
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Demand for private Clouds remains undiminished in 2010, with 28% of organisations planning a deployment in 2010, according to the third annual benchmark survey of delegates by Platform Computing at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC'10) in June. While the level of intent to deploy is the same as in 2009 (also 28%), the main drivers have changed dramatically, reflecting improved awareness and understanding of the benefits of private Clouds. As a major player in cluster, Grid and Cloud management software, Platform Computing has been tracking adoption of private Clouds and the drivers for uptake.
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| IBM expands Cloud computing capabilities with new Cloud Competence Center in Ehningen, Germany |
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IBM has opened a new IBM Cloud Computing Competence Center in Ehningen, Germany, which will provide a broad range of Cloud solutions and services to clients locally and internationally. Located in Ehningen, Germany, home to IBM's largest data centre in Europe, the new facility will host a range of technology platforms and optimized service delivery processes, enabling its clients to harness the immense potential offered by Cloud computing.
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| Call for papers special session on Desktop Grids |
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A special session will be organized on Desktop Grid Systems at the Second International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, Grid and Cloud Computing for Engineering that will take place in Ajaccio, Corsica, France from 12 to 15 April 2011. A call for papers has been issued.
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| SEE-GRID-SCI empowering South-East European communities in next generation regional computing and storage Grid infrastructure usage |
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The research and academic communities of South East Europe have made a big step towards joining the new era of long-term sustainable eInfrastructures in Europe, thanks to the SEE-GRID-SCI eInfrastructure for regional eScience (SEE-GRID-SCI) project, which successfully reached its end in May 2010. SEE-GRID-SCI kicked-off in May 2008 and in its two-year duration it had a catalytic effect on stimulating and empowering the regional communities in the use of the next generation regional computing an storage Grid infrastructure. New scientific collaborations among user groups are now feasible with the provision of advanced capabilities to more researchers, with an emphasis on strategic groups in seismology, meteorology and environmental protection.
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| EquaTerra reports 2Q10 demand growth for outsourcing and third-party services dips slightly as buyers explore alternatives |
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Organisational spending on third-party services continues to be dogged by uncertainties resulting in a persistent hesitancy to invest and slowed deal flow, according to EquaTerra's 2Q10 Advisor and Business/IT Service Provider Pulse Survey. Faced with modest demand and a questionable financial system, organisations remain focused on avoiding risks and conserving capital. Buyer interest continues to trend toward internal transformation efforts, shared services and, increasingly, pay-for-use Cloud-based services.
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| European co-operation ensures global leadership in micro-electronics |
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Mass production of globally competitive electronics equipment relies heavily on the performance and availability of the latest micro-electronics devices. The EUREKA MEDEA+ micro-electronics Cluster FOREMOST project ensured that the advanced process modules and chip architectures required for full 45nm node CMOS logic and 50nm DRAM memory technologies are now being applied in European wafer-fabrication plants. This project enabled key European players in semiconductor manufacturing to develop these advanced technologies in line with market demands, thus safeguarding and boosting the position of Europe's chipmakers as well as their equipment and materials suppliers on the world stage. The 45nm technology developed in the first phase has already become the core process worldwide for mobile phone applications. Project results are also paving the way for future 32/28nm nodes.
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| Amazon Web Services introduces Cluster Compute Instances, an Amazon EC2 instance type tailored for high performance computing |
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Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company, has launched Cluster Compute Instances for Amazon EC2, a new instance type specifically designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications and other demanding network-bound applications. Customers with complex computational workloads such as tightly coupled parallel processes, or with applications sensitive to network performance, can now achieve the same high compute and networking performance provided by custom-built infrastructure while benefiting from the elasticity, flexibility and cost advantages of Amazon EC2.
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| HP and Microsoft to partner on Windows Azure built on HP Converged Infrastructure |
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HP and Microsoft intend to work together on a Microsoft Windows Azure platform appliance that will enable large enterprise customers to confidently and rapidly adopt Cloud-based applications as businesses needs change and grow. The companies will work together to deliver a complete hardware, software, services and sourcing solution that will accelerate customers' transition to the Windows Azure platform. Customers will be able to manage the appliance with HP Converged Infrastructure on-premises or choose HP data centre hosting services.
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| New research can spot Cloud computing problems before they start |
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Large-scale computer hosting infrastructures offer a variety of services to computer users, including Cloud computing - which offers users access to powerful computers and software applications hosted by remote groups of servers. But when these infrastructures run into problems - like bottlenecks that slow their operating speed - it can be costly for both the infrastructure provider and the user. New research from North Carolina State University will allow these infrastructure providers to more accurately predict such anomalies, and address them before they become a major problem.
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| NASA Center for Climate Simulation expands research capabilities with Dell high-performance computing technology |
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Dell is providing the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS), located at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, with new Dell PowerEdge C6100 servers customized for high-performance computing (HPC) environments. The contract is worth up to $5.1 million dollars. With the new servers, NCCS users at Goddard and locations across the U.S. will conduct simulation modelling and data analysis to explore, understand and predict climate change.
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| eBay and Microsoft announce Cloud computing agreement |
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eBay will be one of the first customers of Microsoft's new Windows Azure platform appliance for Cloud computing. The partnership is a significant joint engineering effort that will couple the innovation and power of the Windows Azure platform appliance with the technical excellence of eBay's platform - to deliver an automated, scalable, cost-effective capacity management solution.
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| UC San Diego receives major clinical and translational science award |
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The University of California, San Diego Health Sciences and its expanding Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) have received a five-year, $37.2 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health.
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| Emerson Network Power announces first 40G AdvancedTCA switch blade |
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Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global expert in enabling Business-Critical Continuity, has launched its first 40G AdvancedTCA (ATCA) switch blade, the ATCA-F140. The new 40G switch blade offers telecom equipment manufacturers a powerful combination of high bandwidth, high performance and maximum flexibility to help them drive the successful implementation of next-generation networks. The ATCA-F140 provides 1G, 10G and 40G fabric switching interfaces for backwards compatibility with a customer's existing payload blades, while enabling the maximum ATCA fabric bandwidth to meet the needs of the most data-intensive applications, including 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks.
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| GCommerce sees Cloud technology transform the special order cycle by 6,000% |
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GCommerce's Virtual Inventory Cloud (VIC) will transform the special order cycle, in some cases from 15 minutes to 15 seconds - a 6,000 percent change. Built to scale rapidly at the industry level, VIC transforms the drop ship special order model for the distribution supply chain. Thanks to new Cloud technology, GCommerce announced at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC 2010) in Washington, D.C., that major market momentum is aligned behind VIC.
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| IBM announces Open Beta programme for AIX |
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IBM has launched an open beta programme for AIX 7, the company's open standards-based UNIX operating system. AIX 7 builds on the capabilities of previous releases of AIX and can fully exploit the performance and energy management capabilities of the new POWER7 servers that began shipping to customers earlier this year.
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| IBM introduces new security appliance to help organisations stay ahead of threats |
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IBM is introducing a new security appliance to help clients more easily adopt an IT infrastructure that is secure by design and enable them to stay ahead of looming network security risks. Businesses today are facing a growing number of external security challenges, such as targeted attacks, worms, bots, intrusion attempts and phishing scams. The average company's IT infrastructure is attacked 60,000 times per day. Network threats target vulnerabilities in systems, workstations and applications and can have a crippling financial effect, disrupting business processes and causing loss of confidential and proprietary information.
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| New Microsoft channel chief charts course to Cloud profitability for partners |
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At the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Jon Roskill, Microsoft Corp.'s new channel chief, addressed the Microsoft partner community for the first time, unveiling business strategies and resources to help partners of all types seize new opportunities in the Cloud. The company also detailed new products and services to help consumers tap into the Cloud through all the screens in their lives - from the largest screen in the living room to the smallest screen in one's pocket.
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| Dell expands Cloud strategy and services with Microsoft Windows Azure Platform appliance |
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At Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference, Dell and Microsoft Corp. have signed a strategic partnership in which Dell intends to use the Windows Azure platform appliance, introduced by Microsoft, as a part of its Dell Services Cloud to develop and deliver next-generation Cloud services for Dell and its enterprise, public, small and medium-sized business customers. Dell will also work with Microsoft to develop a Dell-powered Windows Azure platform appliancefor enterprise organisations to run in their data centres.
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| New release of Oracle Coherence extends Oracle's middleware leadership |
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The latest release of the industry's leading distributed in-memory data Grid product, Oracle Coherence 3.6, is available today. Oracle Coherence 3.6 is a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g.
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| Purdue University's Coates Cluster achieves first ever TOP 500 supercomputer ranking for 10Gb Ethernet |
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Purdue University's Coates Cluster, which ranked #103 in the recent mid-year Top500 supercomputer listing, is the first native 10Gb Ethernet cluster system to be ranked on the Top500 list.
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| RAID Inc. announces next generation of Xanadu storage solutions designed for high-bandwidth applications |
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RAID Incorporated, an end-to-end high-performance solutions provider specializing in leading-edge technologies, has released its most flexible, energy-efficient, and highest-performing midrange solution to date, the 6Gb SAS-based Xanadu 230, capable of sustaining 4 GB/s.
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| Enterprise PCs work while they sleep - saving energy and money - with new software |
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Personal computers in enterprise environments save energy and money by "sleep-working", thanks to new software called SleepServer created by computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego. Sleep-working enterprise PCs are accessible via remote connections and maintain their presence on voice over IP, instant messaging, and peer-to-peer networks even though the PCs are in low-power sleep mode. SleepServer can reduce energy consumption on enterprise PCs previously running 24/7 by an average of 60 percent, according to a new peer-reviewed study presented by UC San Diego computer scientists on June 25 at the 2010 USENIX Annual Technical Conference in Boston.
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| Leading Chinese on-line travel portal selects Force10 core and edge Ethernet switches |
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Ctrip.com International Ltd., a Chinese on-line travel portal, has selected Force10 Networks' C-Series resilient switch and the S-Series access switch as the foundation of a new network backbone designed to support its dynamic website and scalable, green call center.
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