Cell Computing
Encyclopedia
Cell Computing is a now-defunct distributed computing
project that was operated by NTT Data
to perform biomedical research
.
It used the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
(BOINC) platform, however it was initially launched using the United Devices
Grid MP
platform in 2002.
The project ended in 2008 due to lack of popularity.
Distributed computing
Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems. A distributed system consists of multiple autonomous computers that communicate through a computer network. The computers interact with each other in order to achieve a common goal...
project that was operated by NTT Data
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
, commonly known as NTT, is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked the 31st in Fortune Global 500, NTT is the largest telecommunications company in Asia, and the second-largest in the world in terms of revenue....
to perform biomedical research
Biomedical research
Biomedical research , in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research, applied research, or translational research conducted to aid and support the body of knowledge in the field of medicine...
.
It used the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing is an open source middleware system for volunteer and grid computing. It was originally developed to support the SETI@home project before it became useful as a platform for other distributed applications in areas as diverse as mathematics,...
(BOINC) platform, however it was initially launched using the United Devices
United Devices
United Devices, Inc. was a privately held, commercial distributed computing company that focused on the use of grid computing to manage HPC infrastructures and enterprise cluster management...
Grid MP
Grid MP
Grid MP is a commercial distributed computing software package developed and sold by Univa , a privately held company based primarily in Austin, Texas...
platform in 2002.
The project ended in 2008 due to lack of popularity.