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SUMMARY
1)
NEW RELEASES
2)
RESELLER WEBCAST
3)
INFORMATION FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS
4)
EUROPEAN MULTI-CORE ROADSHOW
5)
INTEL. SOFTWARE PRODUCTS IN THE NEWS
6)
FUTURE PRODUCT RELEASES
1)
NEW RELEASES
At
the upcoming Supercomputing 2006
conference in Tampa, FL, Intel. will announce new versions of its
cluster tools:
Intel. Math Kernel Library Version 9.0 for Windows* and
Linux* and Mac OS*
New
Intel. MKL and Intel. MKL Cluster Edition includes Multi-core optimizations for
Woodcrest (Xeon processor), Conroe
(Pentium. 4 processor), and Merom (Pentium. M processor).
Intel. Cluster Toolkit Version 3.0
New
Intel. Cluster Toolkit makes clusters with Intel. processors the leading
development platform for MPI applications. In addition to Intel. MKL Cluster
Edition, Intel. MPI Library, and Intel. Trace Analyzer and Collector, the
Intel. Cluster Toolkit also includes the Intel. MPI Benchmarks
Version 3.0 providing MPI-2 version management (MPI_Get_version) and collective
communication measurement for MPI_Alltoallv - sends data from all to all
processes, with a displacement.
The Intel. MPI Library Version 3.0
New
Intel. MPI Library is the universal MPI solution for all clusters based on
Intel. architecture and includes now automatic runtime selection of fastest
fabric, performance enhancements (collective algorithms, DAPL extensions), full
multithreading support (MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE), and network fault tolerance at
job startup.
The Intel. Trace Analyzer and Collector Version 7.0
New
Intel. Trace Analyzer and Collector is the leading performance analysis tool
for MPI cluster applications with improved installation, enhanced GUI control,
and Online help, comparison for multiple trace files, timeline display for
performance counters, and graphical control of Trace Collector runtime
configuration.
Release:
11/14/2006
During
Supercomputing 2006, we have several product launch interviews planed with the
media. Therefore, will be unable to release pricing to resellers prior to
11/14/2006.
Reseller
website has been updated and is available from ftp://aiedownload.intel.com/uploads/Reseller.zip.
2)
RESELLER WEBCAST
We
are working on a HPC (MKL,Cluster tools) launch for the media, channel and
end-users including a webcast to the channel, the release of a channel
marketing kit, and support material for channel PR initiatives. The webcast is
planed for the week before Supercomputing. An official notice will follow once
it has been finalized.
Our first product release webcast for resellers
was a great success. Over 100 people participated in the 3 webcasts. All
documents can be downloaded from ftp://aiedownload.intel.com/uploads/Channel.zip.
A video copy can be requested from John McHugh.
3)
INFORMATION FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS
Articles
and support material that might of interest to you and your customers:
Software
Sea Change:
Multi-Core Processing Opens Innovative Business Possibilities. This article
appears in its entirety in Intel. Software Insight magazine, September 2006.
See www.intel.com/software/insight/.
FAQ
document about Intel. Threading Tools; how does threading relate to multi-core
processors? What are the biggest challenges to successfully writing a threaded
application? How do these new tools relate to Intels existing software product
line? and many more answers to many more questions. Send me mail for a
.pdf copy.
4)
EUROPEAN MULTI-CORE ROADSHOW
Intel.
is pleased to announce: The Intel Software
Seminar is the opportunity to meet experts from Intel to
discover how to get software applications ready to run on multi-core hardware
platforms. It is the best opportunity for your Customers to ask the hardest
questions, discuss development challenges, network with peers, learn vendors4
product roadmaps, and get the latest on Intel and software industry best
practices.
Locations
& Dates
Stockholm Tuesday
24th October 2006
Munich Thursday 26th
October 2006
St. Petersburg Tuesday
31st October 2006
London Thursday 2nd
November 2006
Istanbul Thursday 9th
November 2006
5)
INTEL. SOFTWARE IN THE NEWS
Spreading Tera at the Intel Developer Forum
HPCwire USA, Sept 29
... This requires that software developers design parallel programs, a ... to
identify and then effectively exploit parallelism is something Intel must
foster if ...
Intel VP: Intels Relentless Pursuit of
Moores Law to Bring ...
Business Wire (press release)
USA,
Sept 27
... SPEC binaries built with Intel C/C++ Compiler 9.1. Referenced as published
at 123. ... SPEC binaries build with Intel compiler 9.1.
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/Print.cfm?ArticleID=13645,
Multiple Threads Make Chunk Change
Intel Developer Forum to host two Apple sessions
Apple Insider USA,
Sept 22
... developers can "learn from Apple pros how to create and manage
projects in Xcode, Apples comprehensive IDE, including using the Intel C++
Compiler for Mac OS ...
New Processor Options for HPC
HPCwire USA, Sept 22
... Woodcrest has helped Intel in its performance race with AMD, and early
benchmarks ... It is perhaps early and compiler improvements may offer more at
some point ...
A Chip off the Old Block
Business Today - Egypt Sept 13
... and training sessions and additional tools to make ... Although Intel is
not a software company, it ... organization that focuses on software
development and software ...
Intel optimises games on laptop
Inquirer UK, Sept 9
... company has released Laptop Gaming TDK (Thermal Development Kit), an ...
and talk about the fact that Intel is liked
by many because of its software tools. ...
Feeding the Multi-Core Beast*
HPCwire USA, Sept 4
... will provide expertise, funding, development tools, educational materials
... developed its own software"We're really able to do some incredibly sophisticated
things under the hood. And if you really want to get a scalable threaded
application, you need to do these things. But I would not want to try to
educate everyone how to write these; or even if I educated them, I wouldn't
want to suggest that everyone should spend their time writing wonderful core
threading capabilities like task queuing and stack management. Having them
written for you and be part of the language is exactly the right thing to
do."
http://www.scientific-computing.com/; available online in Oct
Scientific Computing, Aug-Sept
Issue print edition
A parallel universe cheaper clusters, multi-core chips, and ever more complex
problems to solve mean the era of desktop supercomputing is upon us.
Intel predicts
a parallel future!; available
online in Oct
Scientific Computing, Aug-Sept
Issue print edition an interview with James Reinders
Intel Threads Its Way to Parallel Programming*
6)
FUTURE PRODUCT RELEASES
Upcoming
Q1/2007 releases:
Intel. VTune Analyzer 8.1 for Windows and Linux
Intel. Memory Checker (new product)
Intel. Math Kernel Library (Intel. MKL) 9.1
Intel. Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel. IPP) 5.2
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