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This week, select 9041 for your bonus item: 9041) What's the Best Parallel Programming Language? ============================================================================= H P C w i r e The Text-On-Demand News Magazine for High-Performance Computing *** April 8, 1994: Vol. 3, No. 13, Circulation: 15,210 *** This Week's Table of Contents Represents 188 Pages of Text -------------------- * -------------------- HPCwire is pleased to welcome a new sponsor: 927) International Systems Research Corporation, Japan ISR offers consulting, systems integration and information services to the HPCN community. _____________________________ IN THIS ISSUE ____________________________ | | | 1388) COMMENTARY: IBM's Parallel Dilemma: Riding a Horse and a Camel | | 9041) NEWS BRIEFS: What's the Best Parallel Programming Language? | | 1389) FEATURE: Are 2 Planets Orbiting a Star in Galactic Space? | |________________________________________________________________________| FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETRIEVING STORIES, PAGE TO THE END OF THIS FILE For a free 6-week trial subscription, e-mail: trial@hpcwire.ans.net Subscription Information: sub@hpcwire.ans.net or select 601 NEWS BRIEFS ================================================================= LINES 2712) CONCURRENT COMPUTER GETS $11.3 MILLION ORDER FROM BLOOMBERG LP.......39 Order is for I/O Processor subsystems and memory system upgrades to be installed on Concurrent Series 3200 multiprocessor real time computer systems at Bloomberg's operations centers in New York and London. 2713) SILICON GRAPHICS/EDS FORM ALLIANCE FOR DPP $5.5 BILLION MARKET.......51 Alliance to deliver high-performance decision support databases and multimedia information-management solutions to companies worldwide. 9041) WHAT'S THE BEST PARALLEL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE?......................112 by Carl Scarbnick, Scientist, San Diego Supercomputer Center When choosing a programming language to write a portable code for a message-passing machine, the applications programmer is confronted with a wide range of choices. 2715) DIGITAL/LOS ALAMOS LINK WORKSTATION "FARMS" INTO CLUSTERS............99 Los Alamos and DEC computer scientists are tackling one of the most difficult challenges in computing: transforming raw data into visual images that can be stored, called up and manipulated at the command of the user. THIS WEEK =================================================================== 2716) IBM Unveils Software Enhancements for New POWERparallel Systems...156 2717) SPCS Predicts MPP Market to Exceed $10 Billion by Year 2000........40 2718) Industry Analysts Rank Intel Number 1 in Parallel Supercomputing...54 2719) Cornell First to Receive IBM's New HP POWERparallel System.........54 2720) DEC Has "AlphaGeneration" as Trademark for Its 64-Bit Computing....37 2721) New Sun SPARCengine Motherboards Raise Performance Up to 100%......67 2722) Solaris Continues Momentum as UNIX Platform of Choice..............66 2723) StorageTek to Participate as IBM 390 Parallel Vendor...............34 NETWORKING UPDATE 2724) Retix Router Outperforms Wellfleet & Cisco in Harvard Test.........62 2725) ANDATACO Announces New All-Encompassing Networking Division........74 2726) Legato & SunSoft to Develop Network Backup Solutions...............39 2727) Xyplex Ships New Backbone FDDI Products............................32 SOFTWARE 2728) Oracle Announces Support for IBM's SP2 System......................59 2729) SynOptics' New RouterMan Performs Real-Time Monitoring/Managing....36 2730) Sybase Positions for Leadership/Joins Systems Management Group.....80 2731) Telematics Upgrades More Than 5,000 Nodes Worldwide................51 2732) UNIX Leader SCO Selects Reflection X for Internal Use Worldwide....30 PACIFIC RIM REPORT 2733) Japan Tops U.S. Hit List of World Trade Barriers...................88 2734) U.S. Revising Technology Export Controls to China..................85 2735) 2 Manila Stock Exchanges Unified Via Computer/ASEAN Markets Next...36 CONTRACTS/VENTURES 2736) Alliance to Use "Domain Knowledge" to Match UNIX Performance......100 FINANCIAL WATCH 2737) Sun Reports Third Quarter Earnings Rose to $57.5 Million...........26 2738) 10 Most Active HPC NASDAQ Stocks...................................23 PEOPLE/PROMOTIONS/PROFILES 2739) Intel Adds New Staff at Supercomputer Systems Division.............64 2740) 3M's Eaton Nominated for Cray Research Board of Directors..........34 2741) H-P Executive Frankenberg Appointed President/CEO to Lead Novell...37 2742) SynOptics Co-founder Elected to National Academy of Engineering....34 2743) U S WEST Engineers Win Top Network Expert Award From Cisco.........42 2744) Hewlett, Packard Endow Stanford Fellowships for New Scientists.....98 SUPERHIGHWAY REPORT 2745) First Conference for Info Superhighway/San Jose Sept. 26-28, 1994..92 2746) Bellcore Puts ISDN "Cookbook" on the Internet......................49 2706) Videotron/IBM Develop Platforms for Home Electronic Superhighway....8 2707) Florida City Selected as Site for Information Highway Link.........46 ___________________________ INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT ___________________________ | | | 925) HPCMarket@Ceram.com Offers Popular Memory Upgrades Under $40/MB....27| | 739) 800 FLY CORP Announces Corporate Travel Savings Via E-Mail.........96| | 790) HPCwire's Electronic Publishing Software Provides TEXT-ON-DEMAND...38| | 743) ANS CO+RE Announces Secure LAN-TO-LAN Interconnect Service.........75| |___________________________________________________________________________| QUOTE OF THE WEEK =========================================================== 1389) "The concept of other worlds captures the imagination and the search for more millisecond pulsars has been heating up." -- Margaret Corbit on Alex Wolszczan's New Theory ANALYSIS & FEATURES ========================================================= 1388) IBM'S PARALLEL DILEMMA: RIDING A HORSE AND A CAMEL..................199 Commentary by Norris Parker Smith, Editor at Large IBM's new SP2 scalable system was given second billing at the latest blue product drumbeater, which showcased parallel systems using the equally new S/390 microprocessor, aimed at preserving the look and feel of mainframes at CMOS prices. But has IBM gone far enough? 1389) ANOTHER WORLD: ARE 2 PLANETS ORBITING STAR IN GALACTIC SPACE?........52 by Margaret Corbit, Science Writer, Cornell Theory Center In 1992, Alex Wolszczan presented his theory of two planets orbiting a small star in galactic space. This conclusion was reached through analysis of irregularities in wave pulses received from this star. 1390) IBM'S NEW SP2: THE WOLF ABANDONS SHEEP'S CLOTHING...................183 News Analysis by Norris Parker Smith, Editor at large This technical report reviews major differences between IBM's SP2 and its SP1 predecessor, including much new software as well as a hotter microprocessor and switch. 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