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Oracle has emphatically rejected claims by a leading figure in the European grid research community that vendor grid computing offerings were "overhyped".
commentary A great leap for computer-kind or a small marketing step?
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A leading figure in the European grid research community has criticised the technology industry for exaggerating the current capabilities of their grid computing products.
commentary A great leap for computer-kind or a small marketing step?
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The grid idea seems to have sped through all the phases of a new technology's life cycle at OracleWorld, inspiring breathless exuberance and sober reassessment in just four days.
The company is turning up the buzz on grid computing, as the OracleWorld customer conference gets under way in San Francisco.
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