Linux Cluster Announcement Draws Media Attention
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January 30, 2001
NCSA's recent announcement about plans to install two IBM Linux clusters has generated a wide range of media coverage. The press release issued by NCSA and IBM is available at http://access.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Headlines/01Headlines/010116.IBM.html. Below is a summary of media stories about the clusters, which will be the fastest Linux clusters in academia.
Anand Tech
January 17, 2001 "IBM and NCSA Create World's Fastest Linux Supercomputers in Academia"
http://www.anandtech.com/webnews.html#11784
Bloomberg.com
January 16, 2001 "IBM to Use Linux Software in Academic Supercomputer (Update 1)"
http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?s=AomS6XxWESUJNIHRv&T=marketsquote99_news.html
Business2.com
January 26, 2001 "Clustering Around Linux: Supercomputers share and share alike"
http://www.business2.com/content/channels/ebusiness/2001/01/26/25362
The Champaign-Urbana News Gazette
January 17, 2001, pg. 1 "UI to add fastest computers"
http://www.news-gazette.com/story.cfm?Number=8662
The Chicago Sun-Times
January 23, 2001 "Linux appeal grows among researchers corporations"
http://www.suntimes.com/output/tech/emain23.html
The Chicago Tribune
January 22, 2001 Sec. 4 pg. 2 "Desktops prove their strength in numbers"
http://chicagotribune.com/business/chicagoinsider/article/0,2669,SAV-0101220022,FF.html
CNET News.com
January 16, 2001 "IBM to use Linux in academic supercomputer"
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4500555.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni
CNN.com
January 18, 2001 "IBM, supercomputing center building high-end Linux clusters"
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/computing/01/18/linux.clusters.idg/index.html
Computerworld
January 16, 2001 "IBM, supercomputing center building high-end Linux clusters"
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-88-93_STO56411,00.html
eWEEK
January 16, 2001 "IBM's mission: world's fastest Linux supercomputer"
http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2674579,00.html
Excite.com
January 16, 2001 "IBM's mission: world's fastest Linux supercomputer"
http://news.excite.com/news/zd/010116/10/ibms-mission-worlds/
Federal Computer Week
January 17, 2001 "Linux clusters speeding to top"
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0115/web-linux-01-17-01.asp
Freezer Burn
January 17, 2001 "IBM create fastest Linux supercomputer"
http://www.freezer-burn.org/stories.php?story=01/01/17/2920533
Government Computer News
January 18, 2001 "NCSA's Linux supercomputer to test Itanium technology"
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/3545-1.html
HPCwire
January 19, 2001 "IBM and NCSA Create World's Fastest Linux Supercomputers"
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/
InfoWorld.com
January 16, 2001 "IBM readies high-powered supercomputer clusters"
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/01/16/010116hnsuper.xml
Inter@ctive Week
January 16, 2001 "IBM's Building Fastest Linux Supercomputer"
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2674579,00.html
The Irish Times
January 22, 2001 "Dark days for Irish Internet businesses"
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/computimes/2001/0122/comp3.htm
Linux Today
January 16, 2001 "eWeek: IBM's mission: world's fastest Linux supercomputer"
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-01-16-008-06-PS-HW-HE
January 16, 2001 "Tonight Live: What do South Park and VA Linux have in common?, Plus NCSA's IBM Supercomputers on the Linux Show"
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-01-16-013-04-NW-CY
Linux Weekly News
January 16, 2001 "IBM and NCSA Create World's Fastest Linux Supercomputers in Academia"
http://lwn.net/daily/#t65
MSNBC.com
January 16, 2001 "IBM building Linux supercomputer"
http://www.msnbc.com/news/517120.asp
TechWeb
January 16, 2001 "IBM, NCSA Team On Linux Supercomputing Cluster"
http://www.networkweek.com/wire/story/TWB20010116S0018
USA Today
January 16, 2001 "IBM to build Linux-based supercomputer"
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/crh847.htm
Washtech.com
January 18, 2001 "NCSA's Linux Supercomputer to Test Itanium Technology"
http://www.washtech.com/news/govtit/6715_1.html
WiredNews.com
January 16, 2001 "Linux plus Itanium Equals Whoosh"
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41213,00.html
TV and Electronic Media
The Linux Show!!
January 16, 2001 (http://www.thelinuxshow.com/)
WILL 580 Am (NPR affiliate)
January 19, 2001 "News at 12:30, 4:30 and 5:30"
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