Dear friends, A new stable release of the GridWay meta-scheduler is available for download under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see below the release announcement). The GridWay Metascheduler is now a dev.globus ProtoProject(*), so it adheres to Globus philosophy and guidelines for collaborative development. We invite you to subscribe the gridway-announce@globus.org and gridway-user@globus.org mailing lists (see http://www.gridway.org/support.php). GridWay is a community project, benefiting from code and support contributions from individuals and corporations around the world. The gridway-dev@globus.org mailing list is the forum for suggestions and comments for code changes (see http://www.gridway.org/software/contribute.php ). Do not hesitate to contact me if you need any additional information. Sincerely, Ignacio M. Llorente ------------------------------------------------------- NEW STABLE RELEASE OF THE GRIDWAY META-SCHEDULER The GridWay Project is pleased to announce that a new stable release (5.0) of the GridWay meta-scheduler is available for download under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0. The GridWay Metascheduler is now a dev.globus ProtoProject (*), so it adheres to Globus philosophy and guidelines for collaborative development. ABOUT THE GRIDWAY META-SCHEDULER: GridWay meta-scheduling technology gives end users, application developers and managers of Globus infrastructures a scheduling functionality similar to that found on local DRM (Distributed Resource Management) systems: - Advanced scheduling capabilities on a grid consisting of Globus services: dynamic discovery & selection, opportunistic migration, performance slowdown detection, support for self-adaptive applications and support for the definition of new scheduling policies - Detection and recovery from remote and local failure situations - DRM-like commands to submit, monitor, synchronize and control single, array and interdependent jobs; monitor Globus resources and users; and extract Grid accounting information - Full support for C and JAVA DRMAA GGF standard for the development of distributed applications on Globus services - Straightforward deployment that does not require new services apart from those provided by the Globus Toolkit: MDS, GRAM, GridFTP and RFT - Modular architecture that allows an easy incorporation of new grid services and interoperability between different grid infrastructures (Globus WS, Globus pre-WS and EGEE) RELEVANT LINKS: - Functionality: http://www.gridway.org/about/functionality.php - Benefits: http://www.gridway.org/about/benefits.php - Release Notes and Download: http://www.gridway.org/software/download.php - Documentation: http://www.gridway.org/documentation/guides.php - Flyer: http://www.gridway.org/files/GridWay5.0_Flier.pdf (*) GridWay is an effort undergoing incubation at Globus. Incubation is required of all newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful Globus projects. While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by Globus. -- Ignacio Martin Llorente http://asds.dacya.ucm.es/nacho ---------------------------------------------------------- GridWay, Meta-scheduling Technologies for the Grid! http://www.gridway.org ---------------------------------------------------------- You are invited to visit our research web page http://asds.dacya.ucm.es ----------------------------------------------------------