June 8, 2007 at 11:15 pmOurGrid - a free P2P bidirectional distributed computing system
Brazilian scientists have developed an open source distributed computing system OurGrid based on the principles of P2P networks, which allows network users to both provide their computing power to other participants and use them for their own purposes.
OurGrid was developed jointly by HP Labs and the Campina Grande Federal Institute (Brazil). Although most of the network participants are still Brazilians, OurGrid is gaining ground abroad, where users also began to download client software and connect to the network.
OurGrid users do not pay anything, because the system includes a distributed resources mechanism, the work of which is built on the mutual assistance of users. That is, in essence, this is the same P2P network, like BitTorrent, where everyone shares their data and can download others.
The full version of OurGrid Client exists only for Linux. Although there is a Windows client that can participate in calculations if there is a Linux client in the domain. As in other P2P networks, OurGrid users not only help someone, but also benefit themselves, which makes the system more flexible compared to the same BOINC - the University of Berkeley platform for organizing distributed computing using voluntarily provided computing resources.
HP believes that OurGrid may well be used for commercial purposes. So, HP has already tested the power of the new distributed computing system as a commercial service for rendering animated films.
OurGrid was developed jointly by HP Labs and the Campina Grande Federal Institute (Brazil). Although most of the network participants are still Brazilians, OurGrid is gaining ground abroad, where users also began to download client software and connect to the network.
OurGrid users do not pay anything, because the system includes a distributed resources mechanism, the work of which is built on the mutual assistance of users. That is, in essence, this is the same P2P network, like BitTorrent, where everyone shares their data and can download others.
The full version of OurGrid Client exists only for Linux. Although there is a Windows client that can participate in calculations if there is a Linux client in the domain. As in other P2P networks, OurGrid users not only help someone, but also benefit themselves, which makes the system more flexible compared to the same BOINC - the University of Berkeley platform for organizing distributed computing using voluntarily provided computing resources.
HP believes that OurGrid may well be used for commercial purposes. So, HP has already tested the power of the new distributed computing system as a commercial service for rendering animated films.