The difference between distributed computing and concurrent programming is a common area of confusion as there is a significant amount of overlap between the two when you set out to accomplish ...

IBM is collaborating with Cisco to develop the groundwork for networked distributed quantum computing by the early 2030s.

Researchers are testing a distributed computing network based on a social graph of users you already trust, called SocialCloud. This network will allow you to assign tasks to different user nodes ...

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 ...

Welcome to the latest edition of “Quantum Leap” where The Fly decodes news and activity in the quantum computing space. CNSA COMPLIANCE: Sealsq ...

Genetically engineered bacteria, rigged up as a distributed computing system, might help realize synthetic biology’s loftier goals. E. coli thrives in our guts, sometimes to unfortunate effect, and it ...

LookSmart is hoping to spin a small acquisition into a big project that will use distributed computing to improve its Web search results. In January, LookSmart quietly bought the assets of Grub, an ...

Like Apple once did with Xcode and Xgrid, it wants to leverage all the processors you have across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad and make them work together for you when you need more processing power.

Pervasive computing and distributed computing. Chances are, your customers have been using both of those terms a lot lately. But it's up to you to set the record straight and identify how they can ...

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