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Thursday, December 19, 2002
Links adding up for grid computing - JON VAN, Chicago Tribune
Whether it's kids swapping music files or scientists looking for signs of life in outer space, computers are being linked in new ways to tap unused capacity to do things together they couldn't do alone. Some businesses even have started to harness the power from computers in payroll and accounting departments to work at night or on weekends to solve design problems. Once called metacomputing, and more recently known as grid computing or computing on demand, the concept of making computational power available much like electricity or gas service is a hot topic in information technology these days.
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