about this newsletterhow to participateview archiveMay 2005
Letter from the President

Greg Nawrocki
President, Globus Consortium
Greg Nawrocki

Greg Nawrocki, President of the Globus Consortium, welcomes readers and explains why this newsletter, a new voice for the open source Grid movement in commercial-level discussions, was created.

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Globus Consortium Update

Read about the latest projects launched by the Globus Consortium
Globus Consortium

The Globus Consortium has announced its first three projects which have already started to contribute back to the Open Source Globus Toolkit and Open Standards Grid efforts. Read about them here.

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Globus Consortium Member Spotlight

Jay Unger
Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM
Jay Unger

For the first 'Member Spotlight,' GCJ decided to catch up with Jay Unger, Senior Techical Staff Member at IBM. Read more about IBM's history with the Globus Toolkit, and where Jay sees the Grid effort headed.

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Ian Foster Column

Ian Foster
Co-founder of Globus Alliance
Board Member, Globus Consortium
Ian Foster

What's the Difference Between the Globus Consortium, the Global Grid Forum and the Enterprise Grid Alliance? Ian Foster asks these three Grid players to explain themselves.

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Guest Expert

Dan Kusnetzky
Vice President of System Software, IDC
Dan Kusnetzky

Is Grid a tough sell in today's cost-cutting IT landscape? You bet. In a Q&A with Globus Consortium Journal, IDC's Dan Kusnetzky discusses IT buyers' decision making process and attitudes about Grid.

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Globus Toolkit Developer's Forum

Practical advice and "tips and tricks" for Globus Toolkit developers
Globus Toolkit

The first "Globus Toolkit Developer's Forum" looks at growing interest in Grid from the commercial sector -- and what it means for developers with Globus Toolkit experience.

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