Middleware projects
Middleware is the technical "glue" that allows different computers to "stick" together. Without these middleware projects and products, grid computing simply could not exist.
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| PROJECT DETAILS | 3G Bridge | |
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3G Bridge is a generic Grid-to-Grid bridge software component. It provides interoperability between desktop and service grids and clouds. |
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| PROJECT DETAILS | Alchemi | Plug and play desktop grid computing |
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Alchemi is an open source software framework that allows you to painlessly aggregate the computing power of networked machines into a virtual supercomputer (desktop grid) and to develop applications to run on the grid. |
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| PROJECT DETAILS | BioGrid | Construction of a Supercomputer Network |
| SYNOPSIS | BioGrid is developing "data grid technology" to allow total and safe linkage and manipulation among various types of huge databases, and "computing grid technology" to facilitate truly systematic linkage among the databases and data processing requiring ultra high-sped computing resources. Based in Japan. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | Condor | Condor High Throughput Computing |
| SYNOPSIS | Condor middleware is open-source grid software that allows users to submit jobs in a reliable fashion to remote grids and batch systems including Globus, Condor, NorduGrid, Unicore, PBS, and LSF. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the U.S. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | DCache | Storing and retrieving data |
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The goal of this project is to provide a system for storing and retrieving huge amounts of data, distributed among a large number of heterogenous server nodes, under a single virtual filesystem tree with a variety of standard access methods. Depending on the Persistency Model, dCache provides methods for exchanging data with backend (tertiary) Storage Systems as well as space management, pool attraction, dataset replication, hot spot determination and recovery from disk or node failures. |
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| PROJECT DETAILS | DOE SciDAC | Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing |
| SYNOPSIS | SciDAC aims to create a new generation of Scientific Challenge Codes for terascale computers, the mathematical and systems software to harness the power of terascale computers and collaboratory software infrastructure to allow geographically separated research groups to work effectively together as a team. From the U.S. Department of Energy. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | EMI | |
| SYNOPSIS | The European Middleware Initiative (EMI) is a close collaboration of the major European middleware providers, ARC, gLite, UNICORE and dCache. It delivers a consolidated set of middleware components for deployment in EGI, PRACE and other DCIs. EMI improves the reliability of the middleware and its integration with new computing models (clouds) and aims at establishing a sustainable model to support the middleware, ensuring it responds effectively to the requirements of the scientific communities relying on it. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | ESnet | |
| SYNOPSIS | ESnet provides high performance connections to all major U.S. Department of Energy sites, as well as fast interconnections to more than 100 other networks, to allow scientists to make effective use of DOE research facilities and computing resources. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | gLite | Lightweight Middleware for Grid Computing |
| SYNOPSIS | gLite (pronounced "gee-lite") was produced as part of the EGEE project and provides a framework for building grid applications. The development of gLite is being continued through EMI. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | GLOBUS | The Globus Project |
| SYNOPSIS | The Globus Project is developing fundamental technologies needed to build computational grids, which will enable software applications to integrate instruments, displays and computational and information resources that are managed by diverse organisations in widespread locations. The project includes investigations of security, resource management, communication protocols, data management mechanisms, etc. Involves institutions across the U.S. and more recently Sweden, particularly Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago, and the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | GRIDBUS | The Gridbus Project |
| SYNOPSIS | The Gridbus project aims to develop fundamental, next-generation cluster and grid technologies that support a true utility-driven service-oriented computing. Run from the University of Melbourne. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | GridSphere | GridSphere portal framework |
| SYNOPSIS | The GridSphere portal framework provides an advanced standards compliant open-source portlet based Web portal. Developed under the EU-funded GridLab project, GridSphere provides a sophisticated portal offering a completely customizable portal for a wide range of end users. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | IGE | Initiative for Globus in Europe |
| SYNOPSIS | The Initiative for Globus in Europe (IGE) coordinates European Globus activities, drives forward Globus developments according to the requirements of European users, and strengthens the influence of European developers in the Globus Alliance. The IGE serves as a comprehensive service provider for European e-infrastructures regarding the development, customisation, provisioning, support, and maintenance of components of the Globus Toolkit. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | KnowARC | Grid-enabled Know-how Sharing Technology Based on ARC Services and Open Standards |
| SYNOPSIS | KnowARC improved and extended the existing state-of-the-art technology found in NorduGrid's ARC grid middleware. Comprised of 10 partners from 7 European countries, the project ended on 30 November 2009 but is continued through EMI. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | NAREGI | Japan's National Research Grid Initiative |
| SYNOPSIS | NAREGI is a collaborative project involving Japanese academia, industry and government doing research on grid middleware and networking technologies, with added focus on nanoscience applications. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | Open Grid Computing Environments Portal and Gateway Toolkit | An NSF-funded collaboration involving institutions across the US |
| SYNOPSIS | The OGCE collaboration develops reusable portal components, Web services, tools, and libraries for building Web portals for science gateways. | |
| PROJECT DETAILS | UNICORE | Uniform Interface to Computing Resources |
| SYNOPSIS | UNICORE offers a ready-to-run grid system that makes distributed computing and data resources available in a seamless and secure way. The latest version implements several open standards to achieve interoperability and integrates strong security and workflow capabilities. UNICORE can work with different operating systems and provides an interface to the most commonly used batch system. Unicore involves France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Demos are available at http://www.unicore.eu/documentation/tutorials/unicore6/. UNICORE is also part of EMI. | |
