Army buys Linux-based super computer

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New Apple Super Computer (Army)

New Apple Super Computer (Army) 06/21/2004 08:44 PM
Based on the success of Virginia Tech's PowerMac G5 supercomputer, CNet reports that Colsa has placed an order with Apple for a number of servers:A U....

Picotux Linux-Based RJ45-Sized Computer

Picotux Linux-Based RJ45-Sized Computer 03/29/2005 08:52 AM

Kleinhenz, a German electronics company, is shipping their new network-enabled Linux system in a unit just about the size of a standard RJ-45 Ethernet jack. The "Picotux,"barely big enough to print its MAC address on, is based on the NetSilicon DigiConnect ME, a fully functional Linux-based OS, with up to 8 MB of Flash memory and blinking LEDs to tell you what's going on in there. It requires 3.3V of DC power but also includes a serial port and a processor up to 55MHz. It's available in Wireless flavor as well, with the wired version costing about $130. A similar, Ethernet-sized web server has existed for some time, but this is likely the first running a Linux kernel on it. It's available today, if you speak German. (Their product page doesn't have any ordering information.)

Linux on an Ethernet Connector [LinuxDevices]
Product Page [Kleinhenz]

TiVo Buys Super Secret Strangeberry

TiVo Buys Super Secret Strangeberry 01/26/2004 10:20 AM

U.S. Army Buys $30 Million in Anthrax
Shots

U.S. Army Buys $30 Million in Anthrax
Shots 01/02/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 2 2004 9:38PM ET

Vancouver-based Precision Assessment
buys Nedatek Inc. of New York

Vancouver-based Precision Assessment
buys Nedatek Inc. of New York 05/26/2004 09:18 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com May 27 2004 0:55AM GMT

US-based software company buys Indian
outsourcing firm (AFP)

US-based software company buys Indian
outsourcing firm (AFP) 06/10/2004 08:16 AM
AFP - An Indian outsourcing firm said it had been bought by a US-based software firm, making it the second such sale of a domestic firm this week in India's booming information technology sector.

Singapore's Flextronics buys 55 percent
in India-based software firm (AFP)

Singapore's Flextronics buys 55 percent
in India-based software firm (AFP) 06/09/2004 02:40 AM
AFP - Singapore-based Flextronics has bought a 55 percent stake in India's Hughes Software Systems for 226 million dollars from Rupert Murdoch-controlled DirecTV company.

University plans super computer

University plans super computer 01/06/2005 10:00 AM
Plans to build one of the most powerful computers in the world at Swansea University are announced.

Enter The Super Computer 500 Club

Enter The Super Computer 500 Club 05/27/2004 03:38 PM
Financial Express May 27 2004 8:17PM GMT

Russia, Belarus To Develop A
Super-computer

Russia, Belarus To Develop A
Super-computer 09/11/2004 07:05 AM
Russian Information Agency Novosti Sep 11 2004 10:28AM GMT

Super computer will put Cold War nukes
to the test

Super computer will put Cold War nukes
to the test 12/24/2004 12:17 PM
Cape Argus Dec 24 2004 1:57PM GMT

A Look Inside Virginia Tech's New Super
Computer

A Look Inside Virginia Tech's New Super
Computer 01/07/2004 05:36 PM

Germans bag über-dooper super computer

Germans bag über-dooper super computer 02/17/2004 02:28 PM
Europe's No.1 number-cruncher?

Project Columbia : NASA gets a new Super
Computer

Project Columbia : NASA gets a new Super
Computer 08/09/2004 01:28 PM
One of the conclusions from the report into the 2003 space shuttle disaster was that NASA lacked enough computing power. As such, NASA have decided to invest in a massive Linux based cluster of computers, to patch over it's IT requirement problems. The computer will be based on SGI Altix computers, each with 1,000Gb of memory, and 20x512 Intel Itanium 2 processors (10,240 in total). It will uses SGI switching technology, and have in total 500 terabytes of storage. The whole system will increase NASA's IT computing base by 10 times.

Unlike previous super computers, 'Project Columbia', as it will be formally known, will be built with 'off the shelf' kit (akin to the GIT Apple Cluster), making it a lot cheaper than the previous generation of super computers, and a lot faster to assemble. Richard Dracott, from Intel's enterprise platforms group said "This is the epitome of change in supercomputing." In total, the project cost will be about $160 million; the computer will be made available to other government agencies to help off set the high price tag.

The computer will be used for mission planning and working on other complex models, such as climate change and physics calculations, like gravity modelling. When built, it will be one of the largest Linux super computers / clusters in the world.

View: More at the BBC
Screenshot: One of the nodes




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Justice super-computer faces challenges:
Report

Justice super-computer faces challenges:
Report 04/18/2004 05:45 PM
CNEWS Apr 18 2004 9:51PM GMT

Super computer to make weather
forecasting quicker

Super computer to make weather
forecasting quicker 12/16/2003 12:51 AM
ABC Online Dec 15 2003 11:33PM ET

NASA dedicates super computer to Kalpana
Chawla

NASA dedicates super computer to Kalpana
Chawla 08/04/2004 09:56 PM
123Bharath.com Aug 5 2004 1:39AM GMT

SGI Uncloaks Linux Super Servers

SGI Uncloaks Linux Super Servers 01/07/2003 02:46 PM
The systems maker says its new Altix 3000 line shatters performance and scalability records.

Army Okays Computer Spying

Army Okays Computer Spying 08/27/2004 01:34 PM

Donna Wentworth @ EFF Deep Links

Army Okays Computer Spying

JetBlue ignited a huge privacy scandal when the news broke that the airline secretly provided more than 5 million passenger records to Torch Concepts, a military contractor. Yet the Army Inspector General Agency concluded [PDF] that JetBlue did not violate the Privacy Act. The reason: Torch never looked up individuals by name, but instead used a computer to dig through and analyze their private information.

This is quite disturbing. I guess this means that taking massive amounts of data and crunching through them to create "profiles" is OK. I wonder how small the clusters can be? Can they, for instance, profile companies, race, occupation, address or other kind of groupings for profiling?

There was a case in Japan where the Japanese government kept a list of Freedom of Information Act requesters in a list on a network with their backgrounds and this was found to be "legal".

I don't know enough about the JetBlue case to make a judgment on just how bad I think it is, but it seems to be part of a larger trend pushing the limits of the law.

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BAE buys US computer group

BAE buys US computer group 09/13/2004 03:28 AM
Irish Examiner Sep 13 2004 7:59AM GMT

Army Training: Harry's Computer Glitch

Army Training: Harry's Computer Glitch 04/15/2005 09:45 AM
five Apr 15 2005 1:56PM GMT

Materials Could Make For Super LEDs,
Solar Cells, Computer Chips

Materials Could Make For Super LEDs,
Solar Cells, Computer Chips 12/03/2003 11:04 AM
Science Daily Dec 3 2003 10:12AM ET

Computer Associates buys PestPatrol

Computer Associates buys PestPatrol 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
SiliconValley.com Aug 16 2004 9:35PM GMT

BT buys Belfast computer dealer for
£17m

BT buys Belfast computer dealer for
£17m 09/16/2004 09:11 AM
Convergence story

America's Army 2.0 now available for
Mac, Linux

America's Army 2.0 now available for
Mac, Linux 12/02/2003 12:31 AM
As MacCentral first reported yesterday, today marks the release of America's Army: Special Forces, a new version of the recruiting tool/computer game produced by the U.S. Army. The game is now available from links on the America's Army Web site, both as an updater for existing 1.9 users and also as a full version download.

Linux Secure Enough For The Army

Linux Secure Enough For The Army 09/01/2004 01:13 PM
Slashdot Sep 1 2004 5:06PM GMT

Justice super-computer project faces
daunting challenges, says internal
report

Justice super-computer project faces
daunting challenges, says internal
report 04/18/2004 05:45 PM
CNEWS Apr 18 2004 9:51PM GMT

Indian Army to impart computer education
to girls

Indian Army to impart computer education
to girls 08/01/2004 02:45 PM
Hindustan Times Aug 1 2004 5:39PM GMT

Ubi Soft in Deal with U.S. Army on
Computer Game (Reuters)

Ubi Soft in Deal with U.S. Army on
Computer Game (Reuters) 04/14/2004 01:14 PM
Reuters - France's Ubi Soft (UBIP.PA) and the United States Army said on Wednesday they had reached a long-term deal for the video games publisher to develop and publish games based on the popular "America's Army" video game.

Sage founder buys computer reseller

Sage founder buys computer reseller 10/29/2003 09:12 AM
Wylie Coyote

Unisys buys Baesch Computer Consulting

Unisys buys Baesch Computer Consulting 07/06/2004 03:27 PM
Big News Network Jul 6 2004 7:47PM GMT

Top Tip: How do I install "America's
Army" in Linux?

Top Tip: How do I install "America's
Army" in Linux? 01/08/2004 07:15 PM
After reading about how awesome "America's Army" is on a linux system (I have RedHat 9), I decided to download all 670 MB of it. MY QUESTION IS THIS: the file is a .RUN file, so how do I install it? Do I just double-click it or what? I never came across a .RUN file before.

Ibas buys computer forensics rival Vogon

Ibas buys computer forensics rival Vogon 04/12/2005 07:35 AM
No hideous poetry involved, thankfully

Novell buys SuSE Linux

Novell buys SuSE Linux 11/04/2003 12:09 PM
ZDNet UK Nov 4 2003 10:29AM ET

Menlo Park VC firm buys control of
computer company

Menlo Park VC firm buys control of
computer company 04/12/2005 05:21 AM
bizjournals.com Apr 12 2005 9:51AM GMT

Britain's Prince Harry fails basic
computer test at army college

Britain's Prince Harry fails basic
computer test at army college 04/16/2005 07:34 PM
News Designerz Com Apr 16 2005 9:34PM GMT

Novell buys SuSE Linux with IBM backing

Novell buys SuSE Linux with IBM backing 11/04/2003 02:29 PM
vnunet.com Nov 4 2003 1:39PM ET

Land Warrior Army Suits Simplified,
Linux-ized

Land Warrior Army Suits Simplified,
Linux-ized 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Slashdot Oct 27 2003 6:15PM ET

Towards Web-based learning, the need for
computer training

Towards Web-based learning, the need for
computer training 01/18/2004 03:49 PM
Sri Lanka Daily Mirror Jan 18 2004 7:02PM GMT
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