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WORLD RENOWNED EMEAGWALI - METAPHYSICS OF THE GRID
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ECONOMICS
APPLICATION TRENDS IN VERTICAL MARKETS, PART I
Special Features
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DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ECONOMICS
by Jim Gray, Microsoft Research
- Microsoft's Jim Gray talks about the changing role of computing economics
and how this has implications for how one structures Internet-scale
distributed computing.
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GRID TECHNOLOGY USED TO HIJACK PC'S?
- Internet users, more than a thousand, around the world have recently had
their computers hijacked by hackers, who computer security experts say are
using them for pornographic Web sites.
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APPLICATION TRENDS IN VERTICAL MARKETS, PART I
by Insight Research
- Grid computing technology was cultivated within the research and academic
communities as a way for scientists to address the rapidly increasing needs
for computing power, data access across wide areas, and virtual-community
collaboration. Commercial enterprises, however, are increasingly deploying
Grid computing technologies in both mundane and innovative ways.
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THE THREE MOST COSTLY MISTAKES IN NETWORK SECURITY
By Scott Palmquist, VP, Product Management, CipherOptics
- While millions are spent today securing intranets, running leased lines,
restricting access to IT assets, and strategically concealing network
cabling, relatively little is thought about or spent on what happens to
network data once it leaves the network end.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TransPAC FUNDING
- The National Science Foundation has extended funding for TransPAC, the
high-speed international Internet service connecting research and education
networks in the Asia-Pacific to those in the United States.
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TEACHING COMPUTERS TO WORK IN UNISON
By Steve Lohr, NY Times
- To move the concept of Grids, toward practical reality has taken years of
continuous improvement in computer processing speeds, data storage and
network capacity. Perhaps the biggest challenge, however, has been to design
software able to juggle and link all the computing resources across
far-flung sites, and deliver them on demand.
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DEFINING A CONCEPT FOR A SMART NEIGHBORHOOD - PART V
by K.S. Venkatram, computer engineer, University Of Poona
- These articles introduce the reader to a concept for a smarter
neighborhood and guide the user through a comparative analysis and
extensibility of a sensor-controlled network against what is ordinarily
presented in Grid computing.
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WORLD RENOWNED EMEAGWALI - METAPHYSICS OF THE GRID
by Philip Emeagwali, computer scientist
- Transcript of a keynote address delivered by Philip Emeagwali at a
conference of the Black Data Processing Association, Augusta, Georgia, April
26, 2003.
Systems/Enterprise
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CA'S "SONAR" TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND ON-DEMAND COMPUTING
- Computer Associates extended its leadership in managing on-demand
computing, unveiling a revolutionary new technology to discover and manage
business processes, code-named "Sonar," and four new solutions across its
Unicenter, eTrust and BrightStor brands.
Applications
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THE MIND ELECTRIC RELEASES GLUE VERSION 4.1
- Two-year-old company The Mind Electric announced recently that it has
updated its GLUE Java application server.
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MACADAMIAN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
- Macadamian Technologies Inc, a software engineering firm that focuses on
emerging technologies, announced that it was chosen to help build a Grid
computing infrastructure for the bioinformatics, coding, cryptology, and
combinatorial algorithms lab at the University of Ottawa.
Breaking News
- Security
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Blue Ridge Networks Collaborates On Secure VPN Solutions
IBM Introduces New Language To Automate Privacy Compliance
Cyber-Security Experts Warn Of Public/Private Vulnerability
ISS' X-Force Releases Internet Risk Impact Summary Report
- Platforms
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Q2 Intel Earnings Exceed Expectations
Intel Launches New Xeon Processor
- Networking
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Mozilla.org Announces Launch Of The Mozilla Foundation
Procom Deploys Wireless Multi-Function Networking Appliance
- Storage
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Cisco Systems Selected By Euronext.liffe For Storage Network
- Operating Systems & Middleware
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CA Expands AllFusion Suite For Cross-Platform Management
eCube Systems Extends DCE To .NET
MQSoftware Releases Updated Version Of DataFlow Studio
Microsoft Releases Java Language Conversion Assistant 2.0
Unisys Introduces 1st Mainframe-Scale Windows Java Solution
- General
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CISE Reorganizes, Seeks Division Director
Cracow Grid Workshop - CGW'03
SC2003 Bandwidth Challenge Deadline Approaches
Quote Of The Week
"It was the Woodstock of the grid -- everyone not sleeping for three days, running around and engaged in a kind of scientific performance art." -- Dr. Larry Smarr, Director, Cal(IT)2
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