Computer News/メモ, 06/02/17

"Computer Architecture: From Microprocessors to Supercomputers",
　Parhami, Behrooz, Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara
　Oxford University Press, 556 + xx pp., February 2005 (ISBN 0-19-515455-X).
　http://www.ece.ucsb.edu/Faculty/Parhami/text_comp_arch.htm
　表紙は地球シミュレータです。
　Webページには正誤表だけでなく、プレゼンテーション資料(合計 500ページ)も用意されています。
　既に日本のアマゾンでも注文を受け付けています。


"Cooler Supercomputers
　Superclusters" of supercomputers are getting too hot. SGI's Eng Lim Goh wants to solve that problem",
　Technology Review magazine, February 14, 2006
　http://www.technologyreview.com/InfoTech/wtr_16338,294,p1.html
　米 SGIの Project Ultravioletを率いる Eng Lim Goh博士(米SGI CTO)とのインタビュー
　　"SGI Project Ultraviolet A New HEC Architecture: Multi-Paradigm Computing", July 2004
　　　http://www.sgi.com/features/2004/july/project_ultraviolet/
　　　"We've called it "Multi-Paradigm Computing," and Dave Parry and his product group plan to deliver
　　　 the full architectural implementation of our design by 2007."
　　"SGI Unveils Plans for the Supercomputer of the Future", November 17, 2003
　　　http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2003/november/sc_future.html
　　　"SGI plans the unveiling of the first true multi-paradigm computer in approximately 2007."
一方・・・
"SGI May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy", Feb 10, 2006
　http://www.supercomputingonline.com/article.php?sid=10414
　先頃 CEOを交代させて、
　　"New SGI CEO Outlines Product Roadmap for 2006", February 14, 2006
　　　http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2006/february/mckenna_roadmap.html
　と頑張っていますが


"スペキュレーティブ・スレッディング:スレッド・レベルの並列化に関する新手法"
　Antonio González, (日本語参考訳), Technology@Intel マガジン, 2005年12月/2006年1月.
　http://www.intel.co.jp/jp/developer/technology/magazine/research/speculative-threading-1205.htm
　"インテルの研究者は、膨大なコンピューティング・パワーを必要とする高度な新しい
　 ワークロード・モデルについて広範なリサーチを行い、スペキュレーティブ・スレッディングを
　 利用して高度にスレッド化されたコードを生成するコンパイラ技術やマイクロアーキテクチャ
　 について調査を行っています。"



"Sun Announces Plan for Trusted Extensions for Solaris 10, the Most Secure Operating System on the Planet", Feb. 14, 2006
　http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2006-02/sunflash.20060214.3.html
　"Solaris Trusted Extensions will allow existing Solaris 10 customers who have specific
　 regulatory or information protection requirements to take advantage of labeling features
　 previously only available in highly specialized operating systems or appliances."

Center for Internet Security (CIS)
　http://www.cisecurity.org/index.html


"QNX Software Systems Wins embedded Award 2006 for Technical Innovation in Multi-Core Processing", February 14, 2006
　http://www.qnx.com/news/pr_1729_1.html
　"A panel of judges selected the QNX® Neutrino® Multi-Core Technology Development Kit
　 (TDK) as the best product in the software category for its outstanding technical innovation
　 in embedded technology."
"Interview: Paul Leroux of QNX Software Systems", OSNews, 2006-02-15
　http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=13688



"QDR SRAM and RLDRAM: A comparative analysis",
　Anuj Chakrapani, Cypress Semiconductor, 02/12/2006
　http://www.networksystemsdesignline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180100096
　"Memory bandwidth can represent a bottleneck in networking applications. Several memory solutions
　 are suitable, specifically Quad Data Rate Static RAM (QDR SRAMs) and Reduced Latency Dynamic RAM
　 (RLDRAM). Here's how to compares them relative to appropriate applications for each."