Re: anyone have opinions on the future of the 'grid'?

The way things are happening now, I have a feeling that we might soon witness the total eclipse of the SUN and that the darkness will rule. One browser to rule them all, one browser to find them One browser to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, In the land of Redmond where the shadows lay. On 10/27/2003 12:19:41 PM, Stephen.Lee_at_DTAG.Com wrote:
>
> And if your nose is raw from having nothing better to do with your
> time,
> (Remember: You can pick your friends; and you can pick your nose; but
> you
> cannot pick your friend's nose.)
> you can tune in to some of Sun's marketing on the subject.
>
> ---- (from a Sun e-mail) ----
>
> Whatever your business, it makes good economic sense to use the IT
> infrastructure you've already got to raise productivity, maintain
> availability, and minimize downtime. Learn how and why customers are
> deploying over 7,000 Sun Grids, from local clusters to global
> solutions.
>
> REGISTER TODAY!
> http://see.sun.com/Apps/DCS/mcp?r=70041$EQ47ezI0120003ITy041$EQ0mSCYaSCzF
>
> TITLE: Grid Computing: Put All of Your IT Infrastructure to Work
> DATE: Tuesday, November 4, 2003
> TIME: 9-10am PT/12-1pm ET
>
> AGENDA
> -Joerg Schwarz, Senior Group Manager, Science Engineering, Sun
> Microsystems, Inc.
>
> -David Simmons, Manager, Grid Solutions, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
> -Dr. Steven Newhouse, Technical Director, London e-Science Centre,
> Imperial
> College
>
> REGISTER TODAY!
> http://see.sun.com/Apps/DCS/mcp?r=70041$EQ47ezI0120003ITx041$EQ0mSCYaSCzF
>
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>
> Thank You,
> Sun Microsystems
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