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BORCHERS, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION...............................................109 ============================================================================= H P C w i r e The Electronic News Magazine for High-Performance Computing *** January 7, 1994: Vol. 3, No. 1, Circulation: 14,639 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 88 Pages of Text -------------------- * -------------------- =============================== IN THIS ISSUE================================ 2319) BRIEFS: MCI -- $20 Billion Network Update/Internet Expansion 1351) COMMENTARY: Data Communications in '93: Hope, Money, Greed 1352) FEATURE STORY: Engineering with Visual Analysis 2879) BENCHMARKS: NAS Part VII: Sustained Performance Per Dollar ***************************************************************************** FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETRIEVING STORIES, PAGE TO THE END OF THIS FILE Subscription Information: sub@hpcwire.ans.net. or Select 601 Advertising Information and Rates, Select 607 or Call: 1-800-795-4472 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- S P E C I A L S U P P L E M E N T Robert R. Borchers, National Science Foundation 1993 Presidents' Letters & Year In Review ------------------ * ------------------ LINES 1350) Robert R. Borchers, Director of Advanced Scientific Computing,......109 National Science Foundation -- NSF Blue Ribbon Panel on HPC report has four challenges to NSF and the HPC community and recommends significant expansion of the NSF investment. 1351) DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN 1993: HOPE, MONEY, AND GREED.................383 Special Commentary by Norris Parker Smith, Editor-at-Large In 1993, private enterprise has been macadamizing its own data superhighways, based upon a questionable syllogism whose economics remain to be proven. 1994 will be crucial for high-performance computing and other public-interest functions, which could be left squeezed between the fast lanes and the soundwalls. 759) Cray Research's Ewald Extols 1993's Extraordinary Achievements......82 "Cray Research's announcement of the T3D will serve to redefine the future direction and boundaries of MPP technology." -- International Data Corp. ================================ NEWS BRIEFS ================================ 2318) U.S., ALLIES LOOSEN CONTROLS ON EXPORTS OF FAST COMPUTERS............53 The U.S. and its trading allies approved new levels of export decontrol for high-speed computers, Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News reported Wednesday. 2319) MCI PLANS $20 BILLION NETWORK UPDATE, INTERNET ACCESS EXPANSION.....188 The company announced it would spend more than $20 billion to update its long-distance network and expand access to the Internet. ============================= NEW ACQUISITIONS ============================== 2320) PURDUE UNIVERSITY TO ACQUIRE INTEL'S PARAGON XP/S SUPERCOMPUTER......42 Intel and Purdue announce collaborative effort to establish joint Midwest research center to develop HPC applications. 2321) IBM POWER PARALLEL SYSTEM MEETS NEED AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY........63 Penn State is using scalable POWER Parallel system with its current IBM System/390 mainframe for numerically intensive computing. 2322) OHIO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER ORDERS CRAY RESEARCH T3D SYSTEM............48 New system to be installed second quarter for 1994. Cray and Ohio to collaborate on advanced research in medical imaging. ============================================================================= ALSO THIS WEEK: (Full stories available from more@hpcwire.ans.net) 2323) Japan's NAL Orders Paragon XP/S; U.S. Officials Still Upset..........48 2325) Sun Claims Top Transaction Processing Performance Benchmarks.........93 2326) GTE Receives $2.5 Million for ATM Network at Air Force Lab...........46 2327) Hewlett-Packard Unveils PA-7100LC RISC Chip/Multimedia Capabilities..94 2328) Silicon Graphics Boosts Desktop Performance with Indy R4400..........51 2329) Fast Ethernet Alliance Drafts 100Base-T Wiring Specifications.......108 2330) French Committee Backs More Nuclear Tests Before Simulations.........27 2331) IBM/FermiLab: From Quarks and Leptons to Peanut Butter and Jelly....157 2333) APR/Intel Supercomputer Div. Sign Distribution Agreement for FORGE...58 2334) OpenVision International Names Geoff Squire President/CEO............54 2335) Informix/Siemens to Build Parallel Processing Database Server........53 2336) Wellfleet Communications Expand Point-to-Point Protocol..............80 ============================ INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT ============================= 739) 800 FLY CORP Announces Corporate Travel Savings Via E-Mail..........96 743) ANS CO+RE Announces Secure LAN-to-LAN Interconnect Service..........75 755) HPCwire Electronic Publishing Software Now Available...............101 =============================== FEATURE STORY =============================== 1352) Engineering with Visual Analysis: Fan Blade Cracks and More.........103 by Sara Latta -- United Airlines crash of '88 might have been prevented if CAT scan data & visual analysis techniques of R. Kriz had been available. =============================== SCIENCE NEWS ================================ 1430) Effexor -- New Weapon Against Depression.............................50 1431) Pulmozyme First Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis in 30 Years............92 1432) High Incidence of Cancer Noted on Cape Cod...........................44 1433) Of Massively Obese Mice & Men: Good Brown Fat Offers Help............36 ============================ HPCwire INFORMATION ============================ 601) Subscription Information for HPCwire.................................57 602) Contribute Your News, Tips, and Information to HPCwire...............24 603) How to Get On/Off Distribution List; Masthead; E-Mail Contacts.......41 608) Letters to the Editor Information.....................................8 950) A Complete Index of HPCwire Back Issues..............................47 ================================= JOB BANK ================================== 667) Employment Opportunities for January 7, 1994........................102 604) Post Your Help Wanted Listings in HPCwire's Job Bank.................58 ============================= OTHER DEPARTMENTS============================== ALLOCATIONS 2878) Update: September PSC/NCSA Peer Review Board Meeting................193 BENCHMARKS 2879) NAS Part VII: Sustained Performance Per Dollar.......................77 CONFERENCES 2880) AIAA Show, January 10-13, 1994, Reno, Nevada.........................90 2881) HPCC Symposium March 15-18, 1994, Alexandria, Virginia..............160 2882) Toronto Hosts CFD 94 and Supercomputing Symposium '94 in June.......113 FACTS & FIGURES 2883) C90's Fastest Sustained Speeds: Multiple Processors Help PSC........173 HUMAN INTEREST 2884) Fin de Siecle Fear and Loathing or "Numbering Manipulation Hash".....95 2885) Sleek Electric Sports Car Developed by American Flywheel System......96 SUPERHIGHWAY REPORT 2886) FBI Stalks Bomber on Internet........................................53 2887) Internet Talk Radio -- The World of the Cyberstation.................54 2337) Interworking Labs Finalize SNMP Testing Summit Benchmark.............46 =============== LAST ISSUE'S MOST REQUESTED ITEMS FROM HPCwire ============== 1348) Scalable Survival in 1994- II: Musketeers Versus Horsemen...........256 758) Intel's Masi Says Competition Needed for U.S. HPC Leadership.........95 756) Silicon Graphics' Ron Bernal Recaps Busy & Successful Year...........72 1428) Researchers Credit Vegetables, Not Wine, for French Paradox..........35 ======================== H P C w i r e S P O N S O R S ==================== 901) ANS 902) IBM Corp. 904) Intel SSD 905) Maximum Strategy 906) nCUBE 907) Digital Equipment 908) Hewlett-Packard 909) Fujitsu America 910) Convex Computer 912) Avalon Computer 914) Applied Parallel Res. 915) Genias Software 916) MasPar Computer 919) Transtech Parallel 921) Cray Research Inc. ========================== UPCOMING ISSUES IN HPCwire ======================= * December 1993 List of World's Most Powerful Computing Sites * Supercomputer Hardware Buyers Guide ============================================================================= Copyright 1994 HPCwire. 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