news.com: Hoping to broaden the appeal of grid computing, IBM and a handful of software makers said Wednesday that they have retooled their business applications to be grid-ready.
Grid computing, in which the processing workload is spread across several machines to tackle tasks more efficiently, has often been used in academic and specialized commercial settings.
But rather than esoteric scientific programs, the IBM partners sell mainstream business applications. They include Citrix's MetaFrame software for running desktop applications on server computers and business reporting software from Cognos and Actuate.
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