The concept of "autonomic computing", systems that behave like multicellular organisms, will be able to adapt to changing conditions and even heal themselves.
Wladawksy-Berger believes the Internet is on the verge of becoming a global virtual computer, like a utility power grid, with computing resources available on demand.
A leading figure in the European grid research community has criticised the technology industry for exaggerating the current capabilities of their grid computing products.
Oracle has emphatically rejected claims by a leading figure in the European grid research community that vendor grid computing offerings were "overhyped".
IBM is laying down a US$10 billion wager that business technology of the not-too-distant future will centre on what it calls "computing on demand."
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Established in 1996, alphaWorks is a web community for developers to preview and collaborate on emerging technology from IBM's research labs and turn them into commercial products. The IT giant claims much of alphaWorks's activity is aimed at developing new software types and standards -- particularly around open source principles.
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