data link for March 2000

Location Theory Gives Rise to QAP Problem: Read about a recent QAP computational success from University of Iowa and Argonne National Laboratory researchers made possible by Condor. The Alliance offers start-up accounts and allocations on the Condor Flock. This resource might be right for your research. §
NCSA UniTree Upgrade Announced and Information Tools Unveiled: In November 1999, the NCSA mass storage system (UniTree) was upgraded and expanded to better meet the performance and storage demands of NCSA's HPC user community. The information tools let you view average staging times and transfer rates, among other offerings. §
MHPCC Announces New IBM RS/6000 SP Computer: MHPCC's new IBM SP is the 18th most powerful IBM SP in the world and the 2nd most powerful IBM SP in the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program. The P3 nodes, which feature IBM's latest Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) technology, are deployed in two of MHPCC's IBM SP systems. §
February Issue of HDF Newsletter: NCSA's HDF group has released the February 2000 issue of their online newsletters that includes features on VisAD HDF-5 data adapter, the Java interfaces for HDF5-1.2.1, and precompiled binaries for HDF5-1.2.1. Take a look at the lastest information from this team. §
ACM/SIGARCH's International Conference on Supercomputing: ACM/SIGARCH's international conference series provides a technical forum for engineers and scientists to exchange ideas and research results relating to high-performance, distributed, and supercomputing systems. ICS 2000 focuses on high-performance and parallel computing systems viewed from the perspectives of applications, software, and architectures. The April registration deadline is fast approaching! §
NCSA Code Optimization Workshop: There is still time to register for this training event to be in Champaign-Urbana, IL, on March 13 and 14. The course description tells you all the details! §
Hayden Planetarium: NCSA staff helped create a new real-time ride through the Milky Way. The Digital Galaxy is aimed primarily at interpreting and visualizing data in a form the public can understand and enjoy §
Summer Student Research Program: If you know of any students looking for challenging summer research opportunities, have them check the NASA Ames/Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science announcement about the new program that gives students a chance to "to address information technology challenges of future NASA missions." §
End Search Engine Confusion: Learn more about search engines and decrease wasted time! A librarian at the University of South Carolina has prepared a 20-lesson course that explains one concept per chapter (e.g., the definition of meta-search engines, pros and cons of using one, examples) or gives a closer look at a particular search engine (e.g., HotBot). Each chapter takes a couple of minutes to read, getting you started in the right direction with a minimum of time and effort. §
EuroPVM/MPI'2000 Call for Papers: EuroPVM/MPI is dedicated to the latest developments of PVM and MPI. The group is co-hosting a comference with the 3rd Austrian - Hungarian Workshop on Distributed and Parallel Systems (DAPSYS) in September. The deadline for papers is April 26. §
Seven in One: Make your travel dollars go far. Attend seven conferences in Las Vegas in June! The details are listed online. §
System Sciences Call for Papers: Building on thirty-years of history, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences has put out their call for papers for next year's conference to be held in late January. The HICSS conference is one of the few general-purpose conferences addressing issues in the areas of computer science, computer engineering, and information systems. §