“Edge computing also means less data travels long distances, lowering the load on main servers and networks,” says Neel Somani. “This can reduce wait times for users watching live events, playing ...

A group of companies has joined together to try to make it easier to take advantage of the increasingly popular method for harnessing otherwise wasted computing power. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

The legal nightmare for David McOwen ended last week with a minor fine, probation, and a lesson learned: Ask before you install software on somebody else’s computer. McOwen was facing a fine of up to ...

David McOwen is losing a lot of sleep these days over his decision to participate in a distributed computing project two years ago. The former computer administrator at DeKalb Technical College in ...

GridIron Software has released GridIron XLR8 1.0, a development tool and runtime infrastructure designed to simplify the creation of distributed computing software. GridIron XLR8 runs on several ...

What is a distributed system? A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to the user as a single coherent system. To accomplish a common objective, the computers in a ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom Inc. (AVGO), a global leader in semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced it is now shipping the Jericho4 ...

A team of university researchers has verified that a large-scale computer model employing distributed-computing technology can accurately simulate the process of protein folding, in which chain-like ...

Global energy spending has reached record levels, and with a significant focus on renewables. But renewable power is yet to meet demand in key areas, prolonging the world's reliance on fossil fuels.

A distributed-computing project harnesses volunteer computers in a project much like Seti@home to test drugs that might help curb severe acute respiratory syndrome. The project uses computers' idle ...

University of Oxford researchers who used distributed-computing software to identify molecules that could treat anthrax have submitted their results to the U.S. and British governments. Graham ...