Swedish software maker Pocit Labs this month announced file-swapping software for mobile devices using Bluetooth technology. Called BlueTalk, the software will let up to about 50 people at a time trade files, play the same games, or use any of 50 other proposed software applications on wireless devices. A high-speed computer network in Europe will link research computers in four countries. The grid will be formed by PCs whose powers are morphed into one appliance featuring the power of a supercomputer, saving billions of dollars. Representatives from software makers and other companies working on grid technologies recently met with some 400 scientists in Amsterdam at the first Global Grid Forum.
Delegates hope to clarify, among other issues, standards and protocols for grid projects.
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