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Grid Computing and IBM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the daily-dose-of-PR-hype dept.

cozimek writes: "I just read this article from the NY Times that discusses a plan by IBM to leverage their support of the Linux platform to build grid computing. IBM has already won support of grid projects for supercomputing in England and the Netherlands, and now seems ready to take on the Internet. Of course, the article says it could be many years before we see any fruits of this bounty." This has been submitted many times, so we're posting it. But somehow I resent the fact that it's just a vaporous press release generating this hype, taking advantage of a well-known idea that many are already working on and was forecast many, many years ago.

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  1. BBC Article by Maran · · Score: 4

    Here's a link to the BBC Article. Maran

  2. Sun is already there! by Arethan · · Score: 4

    Enter Sun Grid Engine

    And yep, it's free!