Grid computing does a lot of work for charity - Computing

Grid computing does a lot of work for charity - Computing: "rid computing does a lot of work for charity

Grids are leaving behind their traditional research background and being adopted for high-profile commercial projects
Bryan Glick, Computing 01 Sep 2005
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Grid computing is increasingly moving out of the research and academic environments that first adopted the technology, and becoming an important consideration for corporate IT projects.

One of the highest-profile examples of grids being used in a commercial situation is the infrastructure for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day online fund-raising efforts, a system which this year was also called into action to support the Live 8 anti-poverty concerts."