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Linux-Announce Digest #149
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Linux-Announce Digest #149, Volume #4 Fri, 28 Jun 2002 07:13:10 EDT
Contents:
IBM unveils new eServer ("Stacy Simpson")
Kodak Turns to IBM and Linux for Digital Cinema ("Stacy Simpson")
Release of fractal-0.2.tar.gz (John Conover)
Release of tsinvest-1.4.tar.gz (John Conover)
Reliaty Announces new Data Protection Product (JH9832@aol.com)
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 05:16:14 CST
Subject: IBM unveils new eServer
From: "Stacy Simpson" <stacysim@us.ibm.com>
Stacy Simpson
Media Relations
IBM Corporation
Route 100, Somers, NY 10589
Ph: 914-766-4123 (t/l: 826-4123)
E: stacysim@us.ibm.com
NEW IBM eSERVER OUTPERFORMS SUN MACHINE BY 84 PERCENT
With Superior Self-Management Capabilities, Blazing Performance and
Mainframe-Inspired Availability Features, IBM eServer p630 Targets Sun
Microsystems Stronghold
ARMONK, NEW YORK, June 25, 2002 -- -- IBM today re-energized the $7.8
billion[][] Market size according to IDC Quarterly Server Forecast, June
2002. IDC defines "entry" server as systems with a maximum of 4
processors. entry UNIX(R) server space with the introduction of a
POWER4-based eServer that offers 84 percent[][] Based on SPECweb99_SSL
results for 4-way IBM p630 and 4-way Sun V480. IBM result submitted to SPEC
June 24, 2002. Sun result from a Sun press release dated June 18, 2002
available at www.sun.com. See www.spec.org for more information about the
SPECweb99_SSL benchmark. greater performance than Sun's just announced
V480. An entry-level version of IBM's groundbreaking IBM eServer p690, the
IBM eServer p630 targets the heart of Sun Microsytems' product lineup --
the up-to-four-processor UNIX server segment that provided Sun with 37
percent of its total revenue in 2001, according to industry analyst IDC[][]
According to IDC Quarterly Server Tracker 1Q02..
IBM is already building momentum in the sale of entry UNIX servers, gaining
1.8 points of share in the first quarter year to year while Sun's share for
the same period plummeted 7.5 points, according to IDC[][] According to
IDC Quarterly Server Tracker 1Q02..
The IBM eServer p630 is designed to run Linux(R) and the AIX 5L(tm)
operating system. IBM plans to introduce dynamic LPAR capability in the
fourth quarter, enabling customers to divide the machine into up to four
"virtual" servers. These systems, which can be as small as a single
processor, can dynamically change in size to accommodate shifting
workloads. Sun's V480, by contrast, cannot be subdivided.[][] All
statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to
change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives
only.
The IBM eServer p630 provides a broad spectrum of companies with an
affordable server that offers performance and reliability features
previously available only to high end customers. By including big system
functionality in an entry system, the p630 enables companies to deploy
small, but critical applications on an optimally-sized machine. This can
result in significant savings, particularly when software and middleware
such as databases are part of the solution.
"In developing the IBM eServer p630, we leveraged the exceptional
capabilities of the award-winning IBM eServer p690 and p670, which have a
strong history of beating the competition on both price and performance,"
said Val Rahmani, general manager, IBM eServer. "Equipped with POWER4
processors and extensive high-availability features, p630 has what it takes
to provide customers with a competitive edge."
The flexible p630 is ideal for enterprise resource planning, file and
print, Web serving, and test and development applications. In addition to
commercial and ebusiness applications, the floating point power, memory
capacity and internal storage of the IBM eServer p630 make it an excellent
choice for High Performance Computing and scientific and technical
environments.
When comparing the IBM eServer p630 to the Sun V480, its superiority in
performance, reliability, serviceability, and availability features is
clear:
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| | IBM eServer p630 | Sun V480[][] |
| | | Information about |
| | | Sun products was |
| | | obtained from |
| | | www.sun.com as of |
| | | June 24, 2002. |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Web Performance (SPECweb99_SSL) | 1,050| 568|
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Processor Speed | 1.0 GHz | 900 MHz |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Copper/Silicon-on-Insulator | Yes | No |
| Processors | | |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Dynamic LPAR (split system into | Planned 4Q02 | No |
| virtual servers) | | |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Chipkill(tm) Memory (for superior | Yes | No |
| reliability) | | |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Dynamic Processor Deallocation | Yes | No |
| (automatically take processors on | | |
| and off line) | | |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| First Failure Data Capture (track | Yes | No |
| problems to the source) | | |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Native Linux Support | Expected 3Q02 [][] IBM| No |
| | anticipates that | |
| | support for the IBM | |
| | eServer p630 will be | |
| | available from one or | |
| | more Linux distributors| |
| | in the third quarter of| |
| | 2002. | |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
| Linux in a Partition | Planned 4Q02 | No |
|-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------|
The IBM eServer p630 is the fastest four-way Web secure server, according
to the rigorous SPECweb99_SSL benchmark. The SPECweb99_SSL measures a
server's ability to support a given number of secure Web users while
maintaining certain performance requirements. The p630 supported 1,050
simultaneous connections, far outpacing the 568 simultaneous connections
achieved by the four-way Sun V480.
The p630's rich feature-set coupled with its low price underscores IBM's
ongoing commitment to leverage industry-leading, IBM-developed technology
throughout the entire eServer product line.
Key Features:
Four Virtual Servers -- In the fourth quarter 2002, IBM plans to add
Dynamic Logical Partitioning (LPAR), which will enable the IBM eServer p630
to be operated as a single large server or divided into as many as four
"virtual" servers, running AIX 5L or Linux in one or multiple partitions.
Customers will be able to dynamically reconfiguure the partitions without
an interruption in service. The ability to create virtual servers with as
few as one processor enables a more efficient use of resources including
processors, memory and I/O. By contrast, the Sun V480 cannot be
partitioned, and the "hard" partitions in Sun's larger enterprise servers
require at least two chips, regardless of workload.
LPAR, because of its ability to separate and rebalance workloads, is
especially beneficial to customers operating independent environments
within one server, such as test and production level applications, as well
as organizations consolidating resources, and customers with high
availability requirements.
Operating System Flexibility -- The IBM eServer p630 is supported by the
industry's most open operating system, AIX 5L. AIX 5L provides a full
64-bit kernel with proven performance, reliability and leading systems
management technologies such as AIX Workload Manager. AIX includes a set
of Linux affinity tools that allow customers to run many popular Linux
applications on the p630, after recompilation, while maintaining the
enterprise features of AIX. Native Linux support for the p630 is
anticipated next quarter.
Server on a Chip -- IBM's POWER4 microprocessor, widely acknowledged to be
at least one generation ahead of competing chips, is the first "server on a
chip," containing two one-gigahertz processors, a high-bandwidth system
switch, a large memory cache and I/O interface. The POWER4 chip has a
unique design that enables the server to conserve energy.
Self-Healing Architecture -- The IBM pSeries 630 is built with technology
from IBM's Project eLiza(tm) initiative, which provides multiple layers of
self-healing technologies designed to guard against and recover from
system failure. A high level of redundancy and self-management helps
maintain a low total cost of ownership by helping lower systems
administration expenses, reduce service calls and downtime.
Room to Grow -- The IBM eServer p630 provides an ideal solution for
customers looking for a low-cost initial investment with excellent growth
options. The p630 is expandable to four processors, 16 GB of memory, four
hot-swappable disks and four hot-plug PCI-X slots.
Easy Access -- To make systems management and service as easy as possible,
the p630 allows front access to major system components and cables. The
system also offers wireless manageability using a hand-held personal
computing device or via cable through a console port.
Small Footprint -- The IBM p630 is a space saver with its two ultra-dense
packaging options. The system is available in both rack-mountable and a
deskside configurations, which offer the same processing power and
scalability options.
The IBM eServer p630 provides businesses with a low cost, high capacity
platform for server consolidation. The server is also highly suitable as a
development platform for ISVs or for high-performance computing
environments, which can take advantage of the excellent floating point
performance of POWER4 architecture/processor/chip.
The IBM eServer p630 is competitively priced at $12,495[][] Based on U.S.
list price for the minimum IBM eServer p630 1-way configuration, effective
June 24, 2002. Reseller prices may vary.. Planned availability for the
pSeries 630 is August 30, 2002[][] Planned worldwide availability for the
IBM eServer p630 is August 30, 2002 (exception: planned availability in
the People's Republic of China is planned for September 27, 2002)..
# # #
The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with
the following descriptive term "server'' following it. IBM, the e-business
logo, Project eLiza, Chipkill, AIX, AIX 5L, and pSeries are trademarks of
IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries
licensed exclusively through The Open Group.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
SPEC, SPECfp2000, and SPECweb99_SSL are a trademarks of Standard
Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC).
All other company, product and service names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
(C) 2002 International Business Machines Corporation, all rights reserved.
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From: "Stacy Simpson" <stacysim@us.ibm.com>
Subject: Kodak Turns to IBM and Linux for Digital Cinema
Date: 28 Jun 2002 10:20:04 GMT
Stacy Simpson
Media Relations
IBM Corporation
Route 100, Somers, NY 10589
Ph: 914-766-4123 (t/l: 826-4123)
E: stacysim@us.ibm.com
Kodak Selects IBM as Computer Supplier for Digital Cinema Initiative
LOS ANGELES, CA, June 25 -- Eastman Kodak Company announced it has selected
IBM as the key supplier of computer servers, storage units and other
peripherals for the new Kodak Digital Cinema Operating System (COS).
Kodak's Cinema Operating System is at the heart of the company's Digital
Cinema System, which includes the preparation, protection, distribution,
and digital projection of images on cinema screens. The company
demonstrated today the full Kodak Digital Cinema System, including the
operating system and an advanced model of its prototype projector, at the
Cinema Expo International Conference in Amsterdam, Holland. The company
said it expects the first Kodak Digital Cinema Operating Systems to be
installed later this year.
The COS will provide a "digital backbone" to theaters, equipping them
with the storage, scheduling, and playback capability they need to upgrade
pre-show advertising content today and eventually to show
digitally-projected movies and other entertainment. This is the
infrastructure cinemas will need to take full advantage of the promise and
potential of digital cinema.
"Kodak has a long-standing relationship with IBM," says Bob Mayson,
general manager and vice president of Digital Systems for Kodak's
Entertainment Imaging business. "We chose IBM not only because they are a
trusted technology partner, but because of their business experience and
know-how. The Kodak Digital Cinema Operating System will be built on open
standards and will enable cinemas to extend and enhance the entertainment
experience."
The Cinema Operating System will benefit from the combination of IBM's
information technology leadership with Kodak's unrivalled knowledge of
image science and software. IBM will provide core elements of its digital
media technology, including IBM eServer systems running on the Linux
operating system. Kodak will provide the software and overall system
design, as well as training, service and support.
"Kodak has created a solution that will enable theater owners and
content owners to deliver exciting new capabilities in theaters," says
Steve Canepa, vice president of IBM's Media & Entertainment Industry Group.
"This new digital infrastructure will benefit from IBM's leadership in
Linux and open-architecture servers, and our proven record of delivering
solutions that manage and distribute digital content. We are delighted to
have been selected as the technology enabler for Kodak's exciting new
digital cinema initiative."
The Kodak operating system is scalable to handle all the screens in a
multiplex ? and was designed with advice and support from cinema managers,
operators and experts in information technology.
"Theater people understand our operating system," says Sean Lohan,
Kodak's operation manager for Digital Cinema. "They tell us it feels
intuitive to them, and that it works the way they are comfortable working.
They can see immediately how it can simplify their job and help them to
streamline routine tasks. And they like the fact that the Kodak system
works today and is ready to handle more in the future."
The combined Kodak-IBM offering will accommodate the future needs of
theater owners, Mayson said. "This is all the infrastructure ? and the
high-speed network ? cinemas will need to step up to a full digital cinema
system when they're ready. Same server. Same network. And with Kodak and
IBM behind it, cinemas know they can trust it ? and us ? for the long
term."
Eastman Kodak Company and infoimaging
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, enhance, preserve, print
and enjoy pictures -- for memories, for information, for entertainment.
The company is a major participant in "infoimaging" -- a $225 billion
industry composed of devices (digital cameras), infrastructure (online
networks and delivery systems for images) and services & media (software,
film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images). Kodak
harnesses its technology, market reach and a host of industry partnerships
to provide innovative products and services for customers who need the
information-rich content that images contain. The company, with sales last
year of $13.2 billion, is organized into four major businesses:
Photography, providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with
digital and traditional products and services; Commercial Imaging, offering
image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses and
government; Components, delivering flat-panel displays, optics and sensors
to original equipment manufacturers; and Health, supplying the healthcare
industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and
services.
The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with
the following descriptive term 'server' following it. IBM and xSeries are
trademarks of IBM Corporation.
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Lesia Figueira (figueira@us.ibm.com)
IBM Public Relations
1133 Westchester Ave. / White Plains, NY 10604
(914)642-4880 (office)
224-4880 (tie-line)
(914)263-1571 (mobile) * New Number *
(845)226-8404 (home office)
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From: conover@rahul.net (John Conover)
Subject: Release of fractal-0.2.tar.gz
Date: 28 Jun 2002 10:20:07 GMT
Reply-To: conover@rahul.net (John Conover)
A new utility program, tskalman, which will linear Kalman filter an
economic time series, (which can be shown to have the fastest
convergence, with the minimum error do to data set size, possible,)
was added.
There were no other code or documentation changes.
>From the lsm:
Begin3
Title: fractal-0.2.tar.gz
Version: 0.2
Entered-date: June 25, 2002
Description: Sources to "Notes on the Fractal Analysis of
Various Market Segments in the North American
Electronics Industry," which is intended for
use by those involved in strategic marketing
and optimization of business operations and
process, (i.e., managing the P&L.) Also
includes the C Sources to the 60 some programs
that do quantitative analysis of industrial
markets using entropic methodologies.
Keywords: financial engineering quantitative analysis entropic industrial markets
Author: John Conover <john@email.johncon.com>
Maintained-by: Author
Primary-site: http://www.johncon.com/ndustrix/
Alternate-site: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/apps/financial/investment/fractal-0.2.tar.gz
Original-site: http://www.johncon.com/ndustrix/
Platform: Linux, and any other supporting GCC, LaTeX
Copying-policy: Can freely distribute, but cannot sell or include in a
commercial product without permission of author.
End
John
--
John Conover, conover@rahul.net, http://www.johncon.com/
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From: conover@rahul.net (John Conover)
Subject: Release of tsinvest-1.4.tar.gz
Date: 28 Jun 2002 10:20:11 GMT
Reply-To: conover@rahul.net (John Conover)
To be consistent with the "Mathematical Analysis & Numerical Methods"
section of the program's home page, an option was added to instruct
the program to assemble the portfolio with minimum risk, instead of
optimally, (e.g., simultaneously maximizing portfolio gain while at
the same time minimizing risk.) The -a option now requires arguments.
There were no other code or documentation changes.
>From the LSM:
Begin3
Title: tsinvest-1.4.tar.gz
Version: 1.4
Entered-date: June 7, 2002
Description: Quantitative financial analysis of equities.
The optimal gains of multiple equity
investments are computed. The program decides
which of all available equities to invest in
at any single time, by calculating the
instantaneous Shannon probability of all
equities, and using statistical estimation
techniques to estimate the accuracy of the
calculated Shannon probability. Entropic
techniques are used throughout. A tutorial is
presented in the man(1) pages. A companion
equity market simulation program is included,
as is a simple data blade program template. A
fragment of the daily US exchange tickers,
from 1993 to 1996, is included as a
demonstration of the program's capabilities.
Additionally, there is a program provided that
will translate the Yahoo! historical database
of stock daily closing prices at
http://chart.yahoo.com/d to a compatible
database format.
Keywords: financial engineering quantitative analysis entropic equities stocks trading investing
Author: John Conover <john@email.johncon.com>
Maintained-by: Author
Primary-site: http://www.johncon.com/ntropix/
Alternate-site: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/apps/financial/investment/tsinvest-1.4.tar.gz
Original-site: http://www.johncon.com/ntropix/
Platform: Linux, and any other supporting GCC
Copying-policy: Can freely distribute, but cannot sell or include in a
commercial product without permission of author.
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John
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From: JH9832@aol.com
Subject: Reliaty Announces new Data Protection Product
Date: 28 Jun 2002 10:20:14 GMT
For Immediate Release
Contact: Sue Myers for Reliaty
978.369.6336
smyers@gis.net
Reliaty Introduces First Data Protection Software Founded on NDMP
AMHERST, N.H., June 25, 2002 - Reliaty, a leader in advanced data protection,
today introduced Reliaty Backup, the first data protection software developed
on a Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) foundation, allowing backup and
recovery of data from any point within a storage environment to any device,
regardless of the server and storage platforms or location of the
connections. Reliaty Backup is the only data protection software to offer
this seamless methodology for multiplatform environments, creating a new
level of cost savings, ease-of-use, and faster data recovery.
Reliaty Backup preserves information safely on secondary storage so that it
can be recovered reliably in case of disaster, which is the key value users
seek when designing a backup strategy. This standards-based software can be
used with Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, and also with UNIX, Linux,
and Windows systems even if NAS is not present. Reliaty Backup can serve as
the only data protection software required in a heterogeneous environments.
This provides enterprises with a new means to safeguard critical business
information, reduce IT costs, improve data availability, minimize additional
staff training, and speed information access.
"Data protection software isn't about backing up data. It's about restoring
data at the moment it's needed to ensure business continuity," noted Jim
Ward, president of Reliaty. "Our goal in creating this new style of data
protection software is to provide enterprises with the means they require to
keep their business running."
The average hourly cost to recreate data is near $50,000, while for some
ecommerce sites and point-of-sale backbones, the cost is upwards of $2
million to recover lost data, according to Contingency Planning Association
Research, Strategic Research. These estimates confirm the value of data
availability to businesses today and the strategic role that data recovery
software plays in an enterprise's IT and business strategy. Reliaty has
designed a data protection software that is highly flexible for the
multiplatform environments that exist today.
Reliaty Backup is the only data protection software to reduce media costs in
a heterogeneous environment by offering the ability to intermingle data from
different platforms on a single tape.
Reliaty Backup optimizes data recovery performance by offering ISO/POSIX
compliance, which allows reading and restoration with any standard TAR
program; and direct-to-block positioning during recovery.
"Enterprises should favor reliable backup software that can optimize network
resource use and speed recovery performance," noted Dan Tanner, senior
analyst, storage and storage management, with Aberdeen Group. "Extending
NDMP benefits beyond NAS to a wide variety of host system types can present
an enterprise with significant savings opportunities in media, capital
equipment, and operational costs."
"In case of system failure or accidental deletion of data, we rely on data
protection software to ensure that our data is readily available," explained
Rob Henderson, associate facilities director at Indiana University Computer
Science Department. "By making it easier to back up data in complex
environments, reducing resource use for backups, and providing a reliable way
to restore data when needed, Reliaty is giving us an important means to make
data more available and continue our operations uninterrupted."
Reliaty Backup incorporates the newest functionality for protecting data,
including:
· Web browser interface
· compliance with NDMP V4, the latest release of the standard, as well as
V2 and V3;
· dynamic drive sharing in Gigabit Ethernet or Fibre Channel environments.
Reliaty Backup's Web browser interface allows remote administration,
operation, and diagnosis over the Internet or an intranet, and intuitive
screens shorten the learning curve for administrators, maximizing ROI. The
identical Web browser interface on UNIX and Windows reduces training
requirements in mixed environments. Installation and maintenance is easier
and faster, because software can be installed and updated remotely.
Pricing for Reliaty Backup starts at $2500. The software will be available in
July.
About Reliaty
Reliaty (formerly Workstation Solutions) delivers the industry's first data
protection software founded on NDMP to safeguard vital enterprise information
and ensure business continuity. Reliaty is a leader in the NDMP Working Group
of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), defining the
architecture and standardization of NDMP V4 and V5. Visit www.reliaty.com.
About the NDMP Standard
NDMP is an open standard protocol that promotes interoperability among
multiple platforms by providing a simple connection between the data
management application and server.
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