Distributed Computing

Lockheed Martin and Cleversafe Form Big Data Alliance

9 Feb 2012

Herndon VA (SPX) Feb 10, 2012 Lockheed Martin and Cleversafe have formed a new technology alliance that will facilitate collaboration between the two companies to support a new level of storage capacity beyond traditional capabilities. These Secure, Distributed Storage Cloud offerings will enhance the performance of Active Archive, Data Security, Still Imagery, Full Motion Video (FMV ...

Akamai Technologies Earnings: Stock Up 12% as Shareholders Cheer

8 Feb 2012

Here's a closer look at the company's latest earnings release...

How Networks of Biological Cells Solve Distributed Computing Problems

8 Feb 2012

Computer scientists prove that networks of cells can compute as efficiently as networks of computers linked via the internet Distributed computing is all the rage these days. The idea is to break down computational tasks into convenient chunks and distribute them across a network to a number of computers. The benefits are clear, such as easy, on-demand access to huge computing resources.