August 02, 2001
I.B.M. Making a Commitment to Next Phase of Internet, Grid Computing
I.B.M. Making a Commitment to Next Phase of Internet, Grid Computing
The grid would add a new dimension. "The goal is that grid becomes the computing engine for the Internet in the way that the Web is the information engine," said Ken Kennedy, a professor at Rice University. The dream of computing power as an electricity-like utility, available anytime and anywhere, to help solve all manner of human problems is both decades old and not likely to be fully realized anytime soon. The grid takes its name from the utility analogy, which first surfaced in the 1950's.
Posted by rshah at August 2, 2001 12:00 PM