University of Oxford researchers who used distributed-computing software to identify molecules that could treat anthrax have submitted their results to the U.S. and British governments. Graham ...

I work with simulation and modeling and sometimes we have to run large tasks that would take days to complete on a single computer. Currently our method of dealing with these is to break up job into ...

Sun Microsystems has agreed to fund the next generation of SETI@Home, the University of California's distributed computing project that lets computer users donate unused processor cycles to aid the ...

What is a distributed system? A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to the user as a single coherent system. To accomplish a common objective, the computers in a ...

Distributed computing erupted onto the scene in 1999 with the release of SETI@home, a nifty program and screensaver (back when people still used those) that sifted through radio telescope signals for ...

Projects are part of the BOINC system that use idle computer time to help scientific exploration. Asteroids@Home aims to increase knowledge of the physical properties of asteroids. The project uses ...

In the fast-changing digital era, the need for intelligent, scalable and robust infrastructure has never been so pronounced. Artificial intelligence is predicted as the harbinger of change, providing ...