GridComputingPlanet.com: IBM Launches European Grid Center

“Customers at the center will also have access to demonstrations
of Grid technology, workshops and technical briefings on Grid
computing, with access to IBM’s team of Grid experts who can advise
on specific customer projects. The Grid demonstrations will also be
available remotely over the IBM Intranet so customers around the
world wanting to understand more about Grid computing can do so
without having to travel to the center.

“‘Opening the IBM Grid Innovation Center in Montpellier is a
major step forward in driving Grid computing from the scientific
and technical world into the commercial world,’ Irving
Wladawsky-Berger, vice president of technology and strategy for
IBM’s Server Group, said in a statement. ‘Customers see Grid
computing as an opportunity to become more efficient, reduce costs
and ultimately run new projects they never before imagined
possible.’

“Based on open standards including OGSA, the Grid Innovation
Center is made up of Linux clusters running the latest IBM eServer
xSeries and eServer pSeries, including the eServer P690 previously
codenamed Regatta IBM’s ‘Shark’ storage, and IBM’s DB2, Websphere
and Tivoli software. These are all linked to the Internet with Grid
software from companies such as Avaki, Platform Computing, Nice and
Science Computing, and open Grid technologies from Globus and
Unicore…”

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