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"Itanium architecture provides unmatched capabilities for constructing securesystems and it's time these capabilities were used," commented Dr. William WorleyJr., CTO of Secure64, an Itanium Solutions Alliance member.
Gelato ICE is the world's only conference dedicated specifically to Linux on theIntel Itanium architecture. It will address current high-performance computingissues and collaborative solutions specific to the platform, and will feature 50+presentations and the exchange of information in formal and informal settings. Theconference will be hosted by the Gelato Federation and sponsored by HP, Intel, andthe Itanium Solutions Alliance. An Early Bird discount is in effect until March 25,2006. Program and registration details are available at www.gelato.org/meeting.
"We are very excited about these keynotes, as well as the general presentationline-up. Our speakers include the most knowledgeable architects and softwarespecialists who have worked on Linux on Itanium-based platforms," stated Mark K.Smith, Gelato Managing Director. "These international experts will cover topics aswide-ranging as virtualization, scalability, compilers, and memory management."
Gelato ICE Keynotes
Jerry Huck, HPJerry Huck will present trends in computer system design. Huck is an HP Fellow inHP's Business Critical Server unit, which produces HP Integrity servers powered byItanium processors. Joining HP in 1983, Huck participated in the development of HP'sPA-RISC architecture, specializing in floating-point and virtual memory definition.He and his team developed the 64-bit instruction set extensions to PA-RISC in theearly 90s. Starting in 1994, Huck led the HP side of the instruction set andplatform definition team for the co-developed Intel Itanium architecture.
James Reinders, IntelJames Reinders will discuss current and future Intel software development tools forthe Itanium processor. Reinders is a Senior Engineer who joined Intel Corporation in1989 and has contributed to projects including the world's first TeraFLOPsupercomputer (ASCI Red), compilers and architecture work for the iWarp, PentiumPro, Pentium II, Itanium, and Pentium 4 processors. Reinders is currently theDirector of Business Development and Marketing for Intel's Software DevelopmentProducts.
Don Soltis, IntelDon Soltis will outline the future Itanium processor hardware features. Don is aSenior Principal Engineer at Intel and has spent the past 10 years on Itanium CPUarchitecture, design and development. He has 20 years experience in CPU and ASICdesign, working on PA-RISC CPUs, I/O, memory and graphics chips.
Dr. William (Bill) Worley Jr., Secure64 and Itanium Solutions AllianceBill Worley will present a history of the Itanium processor: its rationale andpotential from an HP Labs perspective. Worley is the Co-Founder, Vice President, andCTO of Secure64, a member of the Itanium Solutions Alliance. Prior to foundingSecure64, Worley worked for HP as an HP Fellow, Distinguished Contributor, and ChiefScientist. While at HP, Worley was the Technical Director and Principal Architect ofboth the PA-RISC and PA-Wide Word processor architectures, which are the basis fortoday's Itanium processor.
New for Gelato ICE 2006
An exhibition area and a program track targeting corporate developers and ITdecision makers have been added to Gelato ICE 2006. The expanded technical programwill include enterprise-specific topics like enterprise graphics and hardwarereliability. In the exhibition area, HP, Intel, Itanium Solutions Alliance, and SGIwill be showcasing some of the newest technology solutions.
Also new is integrated technical content to complement the collocated ItaniumSolutions Alliance Developer Days to be held on April 26-28. Developer Days areAlliance-organized workshops established to facilitate porting of targetedapplications to Itanium platforms. Software developers receive training, technicalassistance, and industry-leading tools from Alliance Founding Sponsors and members.Registration for Developer Days is separate from Gelato ICE registration. Detailscan be found at www.itaniumsolutionsalliance.o rg/events/developer_days/.
Th e week-long combination Gelato ICE 2006 and the collocated Itanium SolutionsAlliance Developer Days will be the year's highpoint for those wanting to learn moreabout using and developing Linux on Itanium architecture. Anyone working with thisplatform or thinking about working with the platform should attend. Early Birdpricing ends March 25, so register now.
About Gelato
The Gelato Federation is the global technical community dedicated to advancing Linuxon the Intel Itanium-based platform through collaboration, education, andleadership. Gelato members are suppliers and users of Linux/Itanium processortechnology with a shared goal of producing open-source solutions for academic,government, and industrial high-performance computing users. The Gelato portal(http://www.gelato.org) serves as the primary channel for Federation business andcollaborations. Information about Gelato members' software and solutions areavailable through the portal, and the community is welcome to participate andcontribute.
Intel and Itanium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiariesin the United States and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of LinusTorvalds in several countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are theproperty of their respective owners.
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