You are here: silicon.com > Hardware > Servers

EC pumps cash into grid research

Commission pledges €78m...

Tags: grid, grids, european commission

By Gemma Simpson

Published: 19 September 2006 17:50 GMT

The European Commission has launched 23 new research projects to highlight the power of grid computing to businesses. It has pledged €78m to grid research, with the lion's share - €36m - going to three key research projects.

The three projects - BEinGRID, XtreemOS and Brein - will all explore the relevance and benefits of grid computing across multiple industries.

Together with 20 smaller projects, these three projects will bring together around 300 participants from academia and industry.

Viviane Reding, the EC's information society and media commissioner, said the projects will enable businesses to become more adaptive, agile and innovative if they help companies embrace the potential of grid computing.

The most famous grid project to date was the search for alien life run by the Seti@home project.

Between 2002 and 2006 the EC invested around €130m in grid research on a variety of projects, including pay-as-you use grids which will be made available to every European with a computer.

Add comment

Print story with

Email story

Sun to revamp grid offering

Cost and complexity fears hold back grid computing

Cheat Sheet: Grid computing

EC backs tech for green future

Cost and complexity fears hold back grid computing

In silicon.com

Commentary

Seb Janacek Minority Report: Mac Mini - a real nowhere machine What could it have become with a little more love and attention?

Bethan Jones Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II silicon.com sub editor reveals whether her netbook delivered

Latest News

Zurich inks $2.9bn outsourcing megadeal with CSC

Jaguar races to fastest supercomputer glory with AMD's juice

Westminster computing put on size-zero diet

Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation

Oracle-Sun deal draws official objections from EC

Jobs

Hardcore C++ Developer required for Investment Bank

You will work with a number of technologies, predominantly C++, XML & Grid Computing. Ideal candidate will come from gaming background, but all other ...

Java - Multithreading - Grid Computing - FX - 650

Experience of Multithreading and Grid Computing is also essential. An Investment Bank based in the City currently requires an excellent Java ...

C# Grid Computing Position - Contract - 700/day!

C#, Data Synapse, Datasynapse, Gemfire, Coherence Our Client, a Large Bank, are currently looking for a C# Developer with Grid Computing experience. ...

Special Report Focus

Agenda Setters 2009
Welcome to the ninth annual Agenda Setters poll – silicon.com's list of the top 50 most influential individuals in the technology and IT industries, from techies and CIOs to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Find out more in our latest special report.