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“Unlike its name would suggest, Vanilla Beowulf is not a
frozen dessert treat for Grendel, the mythical, anti-heroic beast
that once ravaged hapless villagers. Actually, It’s an effort
underway in Sweden that could forever alter the cluster
supercomputing landscape by slaying technological demons and
rescuing the commoners.“
“Terrence Brown has been organizing PileofPcs.Org, “in an effort
to address some of the barriers that are limiting the spread of
Beowulf-class, cluster-based supercomputers.” Brown said that the
group is, “dedicated to the proliferation of cluster-based
supercomputing by creating, promoting and sponsoring the Open
Source development of distributions, applications and tools
comparable to those sold by traditional supercomputer vendors.”
Sourceforge.net is hosting the organization’s three initial
projects.”
“Brown is currently a lecturer at the Stockholm School of
Entrepreneurship and the Royal Institute of Technology, following
stints as the research director at the Association of the
Electronic Auction Industry and the research director for The Net
America Foundation, which he characterized as “a small think tank
focusing on the new economy, e-commerce and e-learning.” He has one
master’s degree in entrepreneurial management from the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania and another in
organizational management from Rutgers University, where he later
scored a doctorate in entrepreneurship and corporate strategy.”