Being middleware, BOINC isn’t nearly as well known as some of the grid computing-based volunteer projects – like SETI@home and Rosetta@home — that exploit it. But the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for ...

Engineers are becoming more familiar with product lifecycle management (PLM) software and its promise of efficiency. But what about grid computing? When a tier 1 automotive supplier cuts its clash ...

NEC is to provide Mazda Motor with an experimental grid computing system that will undergo testing in 2005, the companies said today. If the tests are successful, NEC said it hopes to become a major ...

Pioneering what would become the “cloud,” Argonne computer scientist Ian Foster’s impact on computer science touches many aspects of daily life. Ian Foster is widely considered the father of grid ...

IBM last week announced an initiative to expand its grid computing offerings from its traditional niche in academia and research to commercial enterprises. Under the plan, IBM will deliver 10 separate ...

BOSTON — Moving grid computing out of the technical and scientific realm and into mainstream business use is going to require development work by vendors as well as the adoption of standards, IT ...

A top executive at the computer giant offered a glimpse of the company's strategy during a keynote at the recent PC Expo conference in New York, noting that several technologies, including Linux, will ...