Announcing a newly published Draft Recommendation document in the GGF document series: Title: A GridRPC Model and API for End-User Applications Author/editor: H. Nakada et al. GFD #: GFD-I.052 Download link: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_final.htm Abstract: This document presents a model and API for GridRPC, i.e., a remote procedure call (RPC) mechanism for grid environments. Specifically this document is targeted for end-user applications, not middleware. That is to say, this document presents a simpler version of the GridRPC model and API that is completely sufficient for end-users and does not include the more complex features and capabilities required for building middleware. As a Recommendations track document in the Global Grid Forum, the goal of this document is to clearly and unambiguously define the syntax and semantics for GridRPC, thereby enabling a growing user base to take an advantage of multiple implementations. The motivation for this document is to provide an easy avenue of adoption for grid computing, since (1) RPC is an established distributed computing paradigm, and (2) there is a growing user-base for network-enabled services. By doing so, this document will also facilitate the development of multiple implementations. -- Greg Newby (GGF Editor)