- Wed Sep 24 2003 IBM inks grid computing deals
Big Blue, one of the loudest advocates of pooling computing resources with grid technology, secures a half-dozen new customers.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Fri Aug 8 2003 Oracle thinks grid with database update
The software maker readies a major release of its flagship database, the first step toward a utility computing plan.
Posted by Martin LaMonica
- Thu Sep 11 2003 Oracle plots grid computing consortium
An executive with the database software maker says the company is building a consortium of industry players to help create standards for commercial use of grid computing.
Posted by Matt Hines
- Fri Sep 17 2004 IBM embraces grid converts
On the eve of a grid-computing conference, Big Blue says five companies and the EPA have plans to build grids.
Posted by Martin LaMonica
- Thu Feb 21 2002 Grid computing luring mainstream backers
Grid computing to date has largely been the terrain of academics and start-ups. But established tech companies are now nudging the concept toward the mainstream business world.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Thu Dec 4 2003 Oracle joins grid effort
The database giant will join Hewlett-Packard and IBM in a European project aimed at advancing grid computing technology.
Posted by David Becker
- Mon Oct 14 2002 IBM grid to target cancer research
Oxford University and the United Kingdom plan to use large networks of IBM computers to aid cancer research in Europe.
Posted by John G. Spooner
- Wed Feb 26 2003 PlayStation 2 taps into grid computing
IBM-backed Butterfly.net is ready to start hosting online games for Sony's market-leading console.
Posted by David Becker
- Mon Jan 27 2003 IBM releases grid product bundles
Big Blue's "grid" products are designed to help businesses get used to the idea of supercomputers assembled from large numbers of networked smaller machines.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Sun Dec 12 2004 Fathers of grid computing form start-up
If you want to invest in a grid project, hiring Univa would be like paying Tim Berners-Lee to set up your home page.
Posted by Stephen Shankland