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IBM is moving to take the wraps off grid additions to its WebSphere server software that the company says will save customers money on underutilised hardware
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Bridges and rail platforms may be monitored for terrorist bombs and residents of aged care facility for falls under research projects based on a new grid computing system being deployed by Monash University in Melbourne.
An executive with the database software maker says the company is building a consortium of industry players to help create standards for commercial use of grid computing.
IBM, one of the loudest advocates of pooling computing resources with grid technology, has secured a half-dozen new customers.
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