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  • Australian grid computing: Creating science fact

    ZDNet Australia looks into collaborative research and development work going into grid computing, and speaks to some of the key local players in this extremely promising arena.

  • IBM pumps millions into 'computer farms'

    IBM plans to take a distributed computing concept from the theoretical realm and make it a corporate reality.

  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

  • IBM: Grids, the Internet and Everything

    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.

  • Clusters add beef, keep costs down

    If you want increased computational muscle, grid computing isn't your only option. How can clustering pump up performance and still shave a bit off your TCO?

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  • What on earth are grids anyway?

    What exactly is grid computing? Here are answers to everything you wanted to know about the technology but were afraid to ask.

  • Fiorina: Grid computing overhyped

    The grid idea seems to have sped through all the phases of a new technology's life cycle at OracleWorld, inspiring breathless exuberance and sober reassessment in just four days.

  • Distributed computing: Power grid

    Distributed computing, which harnesses the power of multiple CPUs, grew out of scientists' and academics' needs for processing power, but it is rapidly developing commercial applications. ZDNet Australia examines the power grid.

  • Grid computing boosts hacker network

    A worldwide hacker confederation is setting up a grid of processing power to crack e-commerce passwords. If you think this is crazy, Wayne Rash says "think again."

  • Grids over the enterprise WAN

    SPECIAL REPORT Currently more an academic curiosity than a commercial venture, grid computing will eventually affect enterprises -- as long the concept survives the hype.

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  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

  • PlayStation 3: The next generation

    Sony moves ahead with development of the next version of its video game console. Right now, distributed computing is the name of the game.

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