Metacomputing
It is network based computing using distributed resources.
Metacomputer is a system formed by a collection of heterogenous resources (both in hardware and software) which
are ubiquitously present on the network. Metacomputer gives the impression of a single powerful computer.
Characteristics:
* Resources are heterogeneous(softwar/hardware/networking) and geographically distributed.
* Idle processor harvesting systems.
* Screensavers, Applets, light clients.
* Can be called Distributed Supercomputing.
Metacomputing Projects
- WebCom/Anyware Project
- Bayanihan
- CrossGrid
- Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC)
- Office Grids
- Mosix Grid Environment
- @HOME projects
- DIET
- Harness Parallel Virtual Machine Project
- Management System for Heterogeneous Networks
- PUNCH - Network Computing Hub
- MOBIDICK
- MetaNEOS
- Amica
- MultiCluster
- Poland Metacomputing
- Echelon: Agent Based Grid Computing
- Compute Power Market
- Global Operating Systems
- XtremWeb
- JAVELIN: Java-Based Global Computing
- MILAN: Metacomputing In Large Asynchronous Networks
- G2 - A Cycle Stealing Framework for .NET
- NeuroGrid
- GridLab
- DAMIEN
- Logistical Computing and Internetworking (LoCI)