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1. Earth-Simulator
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Earth Simulator supercomputer was built by NEC and installed last year at the Earth Simulator Center in Yokohama, Japan.
Sapera Processing 5
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Coreco Imaging, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSapera Processing 5 is a newly optimized version of the Windows -based Sapera software for image processing and analysis.
8. Opus phase 1, rx2600 Itanium2 1 GHz Cluster
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsOpus is the most powerful Intanium system in the world. The supercomputer is more than 30 times faster, has 50 times more disk space and 10 times more memory than Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's current computer, which was on the world's most powerful when installed in 1997.
9. LeMieux, AlphaServer ES45
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsFunded through a grant from the National Science Foundation, LeMieux is a 3,000 processor system installed in the Pittsburg Supercomputing Center.
3. MCR, Linux Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Quadrics
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Linux Networx | Product Releases | CommentsMCR is the most powerful Linux supercomputer in the world. It wasbuilt for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in 2002.
4. ASCI White, SP Power3 375 MHz
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsASCI White is also installed at LLNL. The supercomputer is involved with in National Nuclear Security Administration's Accelerated Strategic Computer Initiative - a 10-year program striving to reach 100-trillions calculations per second by 2005.
5. Seaborg, SP Power3 375 MHz
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) provides high-performance
Instrument Control
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Autoscribe Limited | Product Releases | CommentsMatrix ICMS provides a convenient method of maintaining records of all equipment on a company site. Originally designed for laboratory equipment applications the latest version is now suitable for all equipment and devices that require records of calibration and maintenance.
7. Numerical Simulator III, PRIMEPOWER HPC2500
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Numerical Simulator III project at NAL, also known as CeNSS, is a follow-up on the original Numerical Wind Tunnel and existing Numerical Simulator II. A parallel effort to the Earth Simulator, it became operational in October 2002.
SharpStack Plug-in for Image Pro Plus
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Media Cybernetics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSharpStack is a plug-in module for Image-Pro Plus which allows microscopists to obtain clear images from a stack of hazy images. Its algorithm options include Nearest Neighbor, No Neighbor, Inverse Filter, and Spherical Aberration Correction.
6. ASCI Linux Cluster, Xeon 2.4 GHz
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe ASCI Linux Cluster is also installed at LLNL. The machine is currently in limited-access mode for science runs and file system testing. The unclassified 960-node cluster will provide computing cycles for ASCI Alliance users and unclassified ASCI code development.
Data Acquisition
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe PXI-4204 and PXI-4220 are the first two products in the new SC Series of data acquisition (DAQ) devices with integrated signal conditioning. The new SC Series seamlessly integrates with LabVIEW 7 Express.
Real-Time Measurement and Control
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | National Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsThe PCI-7041/6040E real-time board features a dedicated onboard 700 MHz Pentium III processor capable of loop rates up to 26 kHz. This real-time board can run up to 17 times faster than previous NI plug-in RT Series boards.
Spectrometers for Microscopes
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe MicroSpec series of imaging spectrometers provides direct coupling to many microscopes, USB communication, a choice of 150mm, 300mm and 500mm focal lengths, and a wide range of software. Its interchangeable optical aperture enables good imaging and throughput balance.
Column Selection Tool
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe ACD/Column Selector is a freeware column selection tool for Palm OS-based PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) that helps chromatographers select the optimal column to use, taking the uncertainty out of column selection.
