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Genesis II
Genesis II is an open source, standards-based grid platform designed to support both high-throughput computing and secure data sharing. The Genesis II platform is intended to provide the User Community with free, easy-to-use tools to exploit grid technology to fulfill their computation and data management needs and to serve the Research Community as a flexible platform for developing and evaluating new grid specifications, technologies, and models.
JSDLTool
The JSDLTool is an open source graphical tool which aids in the process of generating JSDL files as well as Genesis II batch-jsdl files.
OGRSH
The Open Grid Shell (OGRSH) is an open source, standards-based software shim or intercept library that allows users to seamlessly interface with both local and grid resources via file system abstractions.
Storage@desk
Storage@desk (SD for simple) utilizes excess desktop disk capacity within an organization to create large virtual storage volumes that meet target QoS and security goals and provide access to a large number of clients using standard interfaces.
Global BioGrid
One of the founding motivations for the the Virginia Center for Grid Research (VCGR) was that the life sciences are an excellent application for Grid computing and the VCGR is commited to transforming life sciences research, application, and clinical care by providing the tools to Grid-enable the life sciences-related activities. The GBG is a data, computational, and algorithmic infrastructure for the life sciences.
Campus-wide Grid
The VCGR has begun deploying a campus-wide grid on the grounds of the University of Virginia. The goal of the campus-wide grid is to support the research efforts of scientists and others at the University who require large amounts of computing resources or need to store and share data across organizations at the University.
Grid Standards
Grid computing is all about connecting resources that are spread across wide distances and disjoint, sometimes even untrusting organizations. In such an environment, one cannot rely on any central authority to mandate any particular software or hardware solution. Therefore, interoperability between grid computing components is absolutely critical if grid systems are to have any chance of growing beyond small or localized deployments. The VCGR is committed to providing leadership and helping to drive forward grid computing standards for the community because we feel it is both our duty as a research institution to lend our experience to the process as well as an enabling step in our effort to push grid systems to the next level of size and scope.
