In this form of distributed computing, PCs can enter and leave the pool dynamically or even crash while work continues. The result is reduced cost and increased speed of large-scale data processing. Applications built with Base One's software are easy to install. Central Coordination through Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase and IBM Databases Like Napster, an Internet application built with Base One's software coordinates user interaction through servers at known Internet addresses. Napster uses a central server to maintain a directory of music files that are on users' computers - in the popular MP3 format.
Reliable coordination is achieved through a central database.
Internet applications communicate by connecting to a Base One Internet Server at a known Internet address. This Internet Server acts as an intermediate or messenger, moving data between the remote clients and the central database. At the core, is a proven, simple, and efficient database interface that supports the best selling database systems. The central database can be of a limited size and still support thousands of users. By sitting atop the transaction processing and security capabilities of the leading relational database systems, applications gain the efficiency and reliability needed to scale up.