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Special Features
- THE GRID: DEFINING THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET
(Part 2 of 3)
By Wolfgang Gentzsch, MCNC Grid Computing & Networking Services
- In the second installment of the series, Wolfgang Gentzsch discusses the
three waves (research, business, consumer) of Grid computing, Grid standards
(including the roles of the GGF and EGA) and the current state of Grid
deployment.
- NCSA JOINS GLOBUS ALLIANCE
- NCSA brings to the Globus Alliance both its experience in engaging with
scientific communities -- the ultimate beneficiaries of Grid technology --
and its expertise in Grid deployment.
- ENGINEOUS ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT FOR DEPLOYMENT OF FIPER TECH
- In 1999, Engineous and others won a $21.5M cost share award from the NIST
for the development of a commercial, enterprise-class engineering analysis
framework. One of the objectives was to implement a distributed computing
environment that will leverage emerging Grid technologies and solutions.
Systems/Enterprise
- AKAMAI HELPS FRICTIONLESS COMMERCE LAUNCH ON-DEMAND OFFERING
- Akamai provides the world's largest globally distributed computing
platform, with more than 14,000 servers deployed in over 1,000 networks in
69 countries. For users, the experience is simple; logging into Frictionless
SRM with just a Web browser.
- SYSTINET'S LEADERSHIP GROWS IN WEB SERVICES, SOA MARKET
- The growing demand for Systinet's products, including Systinet Server for
Java and C++, MOM Services and the Systinet UDDI Registry, supports the
industry trend toward broad adoption of Web services and UDDI registry as
the SOA foundation for dynamic interoperability.
- UTILITY COMPUTING NEEDS BETTER PRICING TO PRODUCE REAL SAVINGS
- According to a recent Yankee Group report (Analyzing Utility Computing's
Total Cost of Ownership), as IT transitions from a cost-center model to a
profit- or service-center utility, the new paradigm must account for
variations in duration, volumes and prices in business processes.
Applications
- IBM SHOWCASES NEW GRID TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPERS
- IBM's latest Grid technologies will help developers design applications
that enable businesses attain more value from their IT investments by
unlocking idle computing capacity, improving productivity and transforming
business processes.
- NEW SCALI PRODUCT FEATURES INCREASED SCALABILITY FOR GRIDS
- The total solution (Scali Manage and Scali MP Connect) provides increased
customer value for large scale Linux-clustering and Grid computing with
heterogeneous environments in demanding industries such energy, defense,
manufacturing and life sciences.
Breaking News
"The relationship between NCSA and the Globus Toolkit
development team, along with NCSA's contributions to the
advancement of Grid technologies are a testament to our
interest, commitment and capabilities." -- Robert Pennington, Interim Director, NCSA
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