Distributed Computing

» DCcentral
   Introduction to distributed computing in English, French, or Spanish. Includes tutorials, history, and projects.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/C007645/

» Distributed Algorithms and Systems
   Overview site with academic links. Hosted at Chalmers University of Technology.
   http://www.md.chalmers.se/~tsigas/DISAS/

» Albatross - Wide Area Cluster Computing
   A project to better understand application behavior on wide-area networks. Publications, talks, software, status.

   
   http://www.cs.vu.nl/albatross/

» An Eye on Grid Technology
   Grid computing and grid services portal featuring articles, papers, news and streaming media content.

   
   http://www.gridsummit.com/toc.htm

» Cetus Links: Distributed Objects and Components
   Over a thousand links organized by the volunteer members of the Cetus organization.

   
   http://www.cetus-links.org/top_distributed_objects_components.html

» Distributed Computing Primer
   Introduction to organising a distributed computing project.

   
   http://www.bacchae.co.uk/docs/dist.html

» Distributed Computing: An Introduction
   From global distributed projects like Seti@Home to corporate uses behind the firewall, we cover the fundamentals of distributed computing architectures, discuss major initiatives and applications, and talk about the challenges that lay ahead.

   
   http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0%2C1697%2C11769%2C00.asp

» Distributed Systems
   Descriptions, bibliographies, and links to distributed operating systems, file systems, and computing environments.

   
   http://www-vs.informatik.uni-ulm.de:81/DOSinWWW/DistribSys.html

» Distributed computing gets a corporate twist - Tech News - CNET.com
   "Grid" technology, which distributes computing jobs and databases across numerous servers, has largely been an academic phenomenon. But on Thursday IBM plans to give the idea a corporate twist with its so-called Grid Computing Initiative.

   
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-270988.html

» Flash Mob Computing
   Home of the first Flash Mob Supercomputer and the official site for all things Flash Mob Computing.

   
   http://www.flashmobcomputing.org/

» IEEE Task Force on Cluster Computing
   The Task Force is concerned with issues related to the design, analysis, development and implementation of cluster-based systems.

   
   http://www.ieeetfcc.org/

» Jeff Sutherland's Object Technology Site
   Breaking news on distributed computing, object technology, components, and business objects.

   
   http://jeffsutherland.com/

» Mobile Information and Communication Systems
   Research on self organizing mobile ad hoc networking technology and infrastructure. Project proposals and publications.

   
   http://www.terminodes.org/

» Next-gen Distributed Computing
   If your large enterprise is like most, about 10 percent of your available CPU cycles actually gets used -- a fact that is driving enterprises to deploy the next generation of cost-reducing distributed computing architectures.

   
   http://www.infoworld.com/articles/fe/xml/02/04/01/020401febctci.html

» Open Grid Forum (OGF)
   A community-initiated forum of individual researchers and practitioners working on distributed computing, or "grid" technologies.

   
   http://www.ogf.org/

» QUALCOMM | BREW Home
   The BREW solution provides the necessary tools and value-added services to developers, device manufacturers and wireless operators for application development and distribution, device configuration, and billing and payment.

   
   http://brew.qualcomm.com/brew/en/?CMP=KA11515

» Salon: Distributed.outrage
   University computer administrator accused of "hacking" crimes, for installing a screensaver that supported distributed computing research.

   
   http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/17/screensaver/

» SecurityFocus HOME News: Is Distributed Computing a Crime?
   Article discusses how a computer network administrator faces multiple felony charges and years in a Georgia prison for allegedly installing Distributed.net clients without permission.

   
   http://www.securityfocus.com/news/300

» The DC Zone
   A growing distributed computing community, currently focused on Folding@Home, Find-a-Drug, Grid.org, World Community Grid, and DIMES, though open to other projects.

   
   http://thedczone.com/

» The Distributed ASCI Supercomputer (DAS)
   An experimental wide-area distributed computing cluster used for parallel computing research at five Dutch universities.

   
   http://www.cs.vu.nl/~bal/das.html

» The Israeli Association of Grid Technologies (IGT)
   The Israeli Association of Grid Technologies (IGT) The IGT is a non-profit organization of leading vendors, ISVs, customers and academia, focused on knowledge sharing and networking for developing Enterprise Grid solutions. It is open, independent and ven

   
   http://www.grid.org.il/

» Wired News - Kasparov Goes Bigger than Blue
   World chess champion Garry Kasparov -- famous for tangling with IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer -- takes on the world. His latest game uses distributed computing to connect any challenger. By Joyce Slaton.

   
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/06/20124