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Grid computing empowers organizations to make more cost-effective use of existing computer resources. By cooperatively leveraging local or geographically distributed computing systems to optimize computing power, grid computing supports complex and intensive computing requirements. Raytheon recognizes that for organizations to derive the maximum value from this evolving technology, a user-friendly solution and clear return on investment are essential. Raytheon's Grid Broker enables this capability - featuring a web portal that serves as interface to the computing Grid, allowing users to submit, monitor and view both progress and results of computing jobs in the queue. Further, Grid Broker ensures secure computing, featuring authentication and secure communications between the Grid and individual computing sites via Globus software developed by the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre. Grid Broker is already delivering value to organizations, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) and the University of North Texas. Raytheon will be demonstrating the power of grid computing at SC2003 using four compute clusters, containing a total of 224 processors. The clusters leverage components from our valued partners, including: - A 32-processor Appro HyperBlade Full-Size Cluster using AMD Opteron processors provided by Appro (SC2003 Booth 2224), of Milpitas, California - a leading provider of high-density, high-performance enterprise computing systems. The Appro HyperBlade Cluster is interconnected using a 3000 series InfiniBand switch provided by InfiniCon Systems. - A 3000 series InfiniBand switch provided by InfiniCon Systems of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, provides high speed interconnects for the Appro cluster. Comprised of advanced hardware and software solutions across the host, fabric, and management layers, InfiniCon's InfinIO is the first family of offerings to leverage InfiniBand technology to deliver 10Gbps networking capabilities that today's servers can benefit from immediately, for clustering and shared I/O applications. InfiniCon (SC2003 Booth 2228) is the premier provider of switching and shared I/O solutions for next-generation server networks. - Up to 128 Sun SPARC processors located at the Sun Microsystems exhibit (SC2003 Booth 623). Sun is a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. - A 32-processor Linux cluster located at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, approximately 1.070 miles from Phoenix, Arizona. - An Atipa 32-processor Linux cluster at NOAA's GFDL in Princeton, New Jersey, approximately 2,425 miles from Phoenix, Arizona. Demonstrations of Raytheon's Grid Broker will be available in Booth 829 during the SC2003 exhibit hours.