Distributed Computing Computer Science
Distributed Computing Computer Science
Distributed computing deals with hardware and software systems containing more than one processing element or storage element, concurrent processes, or multiple programs, running under a loosely or tightly controlled regime. In distributed computing a program is split up into parts that run simultaneously on multiple computers communicating over a network. Distributed computing is a form of parallel computing, but parallel computing is most commonly used to describe program parts running simultaneously on multiple processors in the same computer. Both types of processing require dividing a program into parts that can run simultaneously, but distributed programs often must deal with heterogeneous environments, network links of varying latencies, and unpredictable failures in the network or the computers.
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Distributed Algorithms and Systems - Overview site with academic links. Hosted at Chalmers University of Technology.
DCcentral - Introduction to distributed computing in English, French, or Spanish. Includes tutorials, history, and projects.
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Salon: Distributed.outrage - University computer administrator accused of "hacking" crimes, for installing a screensaver that supported distributed computing research.
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QUALCOMM | BREW Home - The BREW solution provides the necessary tools and value-added services to developers, device manufacturers and wireless operators for application development and distribution, device configuration, and billing and payment.
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Wired News - Kasparov Goes Bigger than Blue - World chess champion Garry Kasparov -- famous for tangling with IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer -- takes on the world. His latest game uses distributed computing to connect any challenger. By Joyce Slaton.
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Cetus Links: Distributed Objects and Components - Over a thousand links organized by the volunteer members of the Cetus organization.
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The Distributed ASCI Supercomputer (DAS) - An experimental wide-area distributed computing cluster used for parallel computing research at five Dutch universities.
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An Eye on Grid Technology - Grid computing and grid services portal featuring articles, papers, news and streaming media content.
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Distributed Systems - Descriptions, bibliographies, and links to distributed operating systems, file systems, and computing environments.
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The Israeli Association of Grid Technologies (IGT) - The Israeli Association of Grid Technologies (IGT) The IGT is a non-profit organization of leading vendors, ISVs, customers and academia, focused on knowledge sharing and networking for developing Enterprise Grid solutions. It is open, independent and ven
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Distributed Computing Primer - Introduction to organising a distributed computing project.
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The DC Zone - A growing distributed computing community, currently focused on Folding@Home, Find-a-Drug, Grid.org, World Community Grid, and DIMES, though open to other projects.
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Flash Mob Computing - Home of the first Flash Mob Supercomputer and the official site for all things Flash Mob Computing.
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Mobile Information and Communication Systems - Research on self organizing mobile ad hoc networking technology and infrastructure. Project proposals and publications.
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Albatross - Wide Area Cluster Computing - A project to better understand application behavior on wide-area networks. Publications, talks, software, status.
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Jeff Sutherland's Object Technology Site - Breaking news on distributed computing, object technology, components, and business objects.
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IEEE Task Force on Cluster Computing - The Task Force is concerned with issues related to the design, analysis, development and implementation of cluster-based systems.
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Open Grid Forum (OGF) - A community-initiated forum of individual researchers and practitioners working on distributed computing, or "grid" technologies.
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Distributed computing gets a corporate twist - Tech News - CNET.com - "Grid" technology, which distributes computing jobs and databases across numerous servers, has largely been an academic phenomenon. But on Thursday IBM plans to give the idea a corporate twist with its so-called Grid Computing Initiative.
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SecurityFocus HOME News: Is Distributed Computing a Crime? - Article discusses how a computer network administrator faces multiple felony charges and years in a Georgia prison for allegedly installing Distributed.net clients without permission.
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Distributed Computing: An Introduction - From global distributed projects like Seti@Home to corporate uses behind the firewall, we cover the fundamentals of distributed computing architectures, discuss major initiatives and applications, and talk about the challenges that lay ahead.
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Next-gen Distributed Computing - If your large enterprise is like most, about 10 percent of your available CPU cycles actually gets used -- a fact that is driving enterprises to deploy the next generation of cost-reducing distributed computing architectures.
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