Globus Project Expands Partnership With Microsoft; Corporation Supports Development of Open-Source Grid Software Hailed as Next Step in Evolution of Internet.

Byline: Argonne National Laboratory

ARGONNE, Ill., Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Globus ProjectTM today announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Microsoft to extend the capabilities of Globus ToolkitTM software, the emerging foundation for Grid computing. Microsoft will provide both funding and in-kind support totaling $1 million for developing a version of the toolkit for Windows XP, as well as for Globus Toolkit support of the company's .NET initiative.

Hailed by many in both the research and business communities as the next step in the evolution of the Internet, Grid computing lets users share and harness resources within and across organizations. The Globus Toolkit has already transformed the way science is conducted, …