Such software tools and systems are the cornerstone of truly effective scientific problem solving.
Portable tools ensure that programs can run on a wide variety of parallel computing environments.
Scalable tools ensure that software written for smaller machines will also run efficiently on high-performance parallel computers. As Alliance partners, Argonne computer scientists are participating in a broad range of Alliance activities, including each of the Enabling Technologies infrastructure development and deployment teams. A major bottleneck in the effective use of geographically distributed systems has been the inability to schedule and manage the resources. Some members of the Argonne group will focus on developing software for managing distributed systems so that users can readily schedule applications and access resources on the National Technology Grid. Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Ave.