From: manchon@simpolis.fr
Subject: Parallel systems - market survey
Followup-To: comp.arch
Keywords: parallel, benchmark, ESPRIT project
Reply-To: manchon@simpolis.fr (Francois MANCHON)
Organization: Simulog, France
Date: 8 Jan 93 09:45:39 GMT


Inquiries to

	Francois MANCHON <manchon@simpolis.fr>
	SIMULOG - Agence Sophia-Antipolis
	Les Taissounieres HB2 - Rte Dolines
	F-06560 VALBONNE - FRANCE
	Tel: +33 93 65 25 46 Fax: +33 94 65 25 57

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	Dear Madam/Sir,

As part of the ESPRIT III programme, the Commission of European
Communities is supporting a major new research initiative (P6942) on
the Performance Evaluation of Parallel Systems (PEPS).  PEPS is a
consortium comprising Thomson-Sintra ASM (France), Simulog (France),
Intecs Sistemi (Italy), Warwick University (UK) and NPL (UK).

The principal goal of PEPS is to support and extend the use of Parallel
Computers in Europe by providing comparitive evaluation of different
architectures.

PEPS will establish an international benchmark suite for parallel processors 
covering future as well as present application areas. The suite will be 
endorsed by a consortium of European government agencies.

The creation of USERS' and VENDORS' groups is a very important part of the
project. As a member of either group, you will have the opportunity to:- 

- attend Conferences and Workshops 

- receive periodic information through e-mail and Bulletins.

Attached below is a questionnaire. We should be very grateful if you would 
complete it. Your answers will be an invaluable part of the survey and will 
enable us to:-

- select typical applications for our Benchmark suite

- select parallel platforms on which to implement the performance framework

- highlight the trends and requirements in the domain of Parallel Processing

- set up a USERS' and VENDORS' group for Parallel Computers

We thank you very much for your collaboration and will be 
pleased to send you any further information if requested.

Yours faithfully,

     The PEPS partners.
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NOTE This form is designed to be processed automatically.
In general, an entry left blank indicates NO; Y indicates YES.

Please complete this form if you are interested in the PEPS initiative for
Performance Evaluation of Parallel Systems. 

Name: 
Title: 
Organisation: 
Department: 
Address: 
Code: 
Country: 
Phone: 
Fax: 
E-Mail: 

Are you a manufacturer and/or vendor of parallel hardware?
Are you a producer and/or vendor of software for parallel architectures?
How would you classify your organisation? (Y or blank) --
   Academic:
   Scientific:
   Commercial:
   Government:
   Other (please specify):

Indicate below the type(s) of parallel hardware you use or sell (Y or blank) --
   MIMD:
   SIMD:
   Vector:
   Workstation Clusters:
   Other (please specify): 

Specify hardware products used or sold by manufacturer and model (as a list 
if necessary):
What Operating Systems do/will you use or sell?
What Programming Languages do/will you use or sell?
What Application Software do/will you use or sell?

In the list below, please indicate (if you are a hardware vendor) which are 
the target areas for your product, or (if you are a user) which are your main 
application areas. Leave blank for no interest; otherwise indicate level of 
suitability or usage, using a scale of 1 (least) to 5 (greatest) --
   Image Processing: 
   Signal Processing: 
   Theoretical Physics: 
   Computational Fluid Dynamics: 
   Meteorology: 
   CAD/CAM: 
   Visualisation:
   Structural Mechanics:
   Transaction Processing: 
   Databases: 
   Telecommunications:
   Cellular Automata: 
   Neural Networks: 
   Process Control: 
   Seismics:
   Electromagnetism:
   Acoustics:
   Robotics: 
   Electronic Simulation: 
   Artificial Intelligence: 
   Molecular Modelling: 
   Semi-conductors: 
   Econometrics: 
   VLSI-Simulation: 
   Aerospace Simulation: 
   Other (please specify): 

Do you want to be a member of the users'/vendors' group?
Members' names may be communicated but answers will remain confidential.

This information will be stored on a database registered under the UK and 
French Data Protection Acts.

If possible, please return by ELECTRONIC MAIL to ppg@newton.npl.co.uk,
otherwise by MAIL to

	SIMULOG
	Agence Sophia-Antipolis
	Les Taissounieres HB2
	Route des Dolines
	F-06560 VALBONNE
	FRANCE