Today seems to be a big day for grid technology. There are 3 official announcement related to grid technology; one in academic and later two in industrial sector.

PEC gears up for a giant leap - The Punjab Engineering College (PEC) is all set to log on to the ambitious national Grid Computing System of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

Sun shines with grid-based workstations - Sun Microsystems has announced a new family of Ultra workstations - the Ultra 20, Ultra 40 and Ultra 45 - two of which come bundled with the company"s grid software.

Sun"s Workstations Hit High Note - Another new workstation, the Sun Ultra 45, is based on Sun"s own UltraSparc processor. Compared to Sun"s Sun Blade 2500 workstation, the Ultra 45 has three times the storage and 2.6 times the graphics performance improvements thanks to a new Sun XVR-2500 graphics accelerator. Sun also notes the Ultra 45 is one of the first workstations to come "grid-ready."

ClearCube, DataSynapse Add Grid-Enabled PC Blade Platform - ClearCube Technology and DataSynapse Inc. on Monday announced a partnership to deliver a grid-enabled PC blade platform tailored for use by the financial services industry.

Sun Microsystems Delivers New Workstations Pre-Installed with Most Advanced Operating System on the Planet, Solaris 10; Announces Industry"s Fastest x64 Workstation - The Sun Ultra 40 and Sun Ultra 45 Workstations ship with a license for Sun N1(TM) Grid Engine 6 software, making them the industry"s first workstations to bundle grid software at no additional cost, and all three workstations include fully licensed versions of Sun"s developer tools.

Sun"s announcement is one of the most successful announcement that many press agency pushed it on the top news today.

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