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Peer-to-Peer

A loan to a start-up or other new company from a source other than a financial institution. A lender often charges high interest in a P to P loan. This provides the borrower with financing needed to maintain operations until it becomes profitable. See also: Angel investor.
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Successful technologies such as grid computing will be extended into other business operations.
The outside and inside view: Terry Walker, Hartford Life's new CIO, sets his sights on enhancing the company's micro-enterprise model, strengthening its IT talent pool and using technology to help increase the company's international presence
To understand the ideal attributes of storage for grids, it is important to look at the way grid computing operates.
Grid storage for grid computing
At its core, grid computing is based on an open set of standards and protocols--e.
China's massive education grid
As a software company with ten years' experience in distributed and Grid computing and an extensive customer base, Platform is well positioned to deliver a commercially proven open source solution for Grid computing," said Dr.
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Grid computing and the work our software colleagues have done in middleware are also helping.
E-sourcing: Information Technology on demand: Utility computing marks a new stage in the evolution of outsourcing, and may be the first to fully deliver on the strategy's true potential. (CEO Perspectives)
GridGain is open source Java grid computing platform licensed under LGPL and Apache 2.
Grid Dynamics and GridGain Systems Join Forces to Simplify High Performance Grid Computing for the Enterprises
Built on a foundation of 11 years of high performance grid computing experience, Platform Symphony 2.
Platform computing builds grid momentum in financial services
IBM's effort is the first commercial implementation of Grid Computing by a major industry player, and is seen as a validation both for the Grid concept and for Linux and Globus, an open-source project that has been developing software for Grids.
IBM makes major move into grid computing. (Top technology showcase)
GridGain founder Nikita Ivanov says: "GridGain demonstrated that when grid computing is done right, it will be used by a wide range of applications - from big systems to small and from small startups to global corporations.
GridGain 2.0: Fastest Growing Java Grid Computing Framework Released by GridGain Systems
IBM and the other project leaders encourage computer owners worldwide to consider joining in and donating their spare processing power for this worthwhile project to develop a new generation of drugs to combat smallpox," said Tom Hawk, general manager, Grid computing for IBM.
IBM, United Devices and Accelrys aid DOD in search for smallpox cure
com/reports/c53015) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: European Markets for Grid Computing in Life Sciences R&D to their offering.
Transition of Grid Computing from Education to Life Sciences Brings Immense Opportunities
5 Grid Edition, an extension of the Phoenix ServerBIOS family, is a solution that allows companies to custom design a rock-solid server platform that's compatible with the grid computing model.
Phoenix Technologies launches ServerBIOS 3.5 grid edition and announces collaboration with AMD
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