XtremWeb is a research project belonging to light weight Grid systems. Its a Free Open Source and non-profit software platform to explore scientific issues and applications of Desktop Grid, Global Computing and Peer to Peer distributed systems. Like the other Distributed System Platforms, an XW platform uses a) remote resources (PCs, workstations, servers) connected to Internet or b) a pool of resources (PCs, workstations, servers) inside a LAN. Participants of an XW platform cooperate by providing their CPU idle time. The XtremWeb software platform allows to setup and run Distributed System projects. Such project must be based on a community of participants. For example, XtremWeb platforms allow a High School, a University, ... or a Company to setup and run a Global Computing or Peer to Peer distributed system for either a specific application or a range of applications. This has been added to Grid Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.
posted by Marcus Zillman |
4:10 AM
