A software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources. Many different projects can use BOINC. Projects are independent; each one operates its own servers and databases. Participants can participate in multiple projects; they c http://boinc.berkeley.edu
SDSC SRB provides the abstraction mechanisms needed to implement very large distributed environments like data grids, digital libraries, and persistent archives for data sharing, data publication, and data preservation. http://www.sdsc.edu/srb/
Language- and platform-independent protocol for peer-to-peer networking, developed by Sun. Initial implementation in Java. [Open Source, BSD-like] http://www.jxta.org/
An industry-standard, vendor-neutral set of distributed computing technologies. Provides scalable organization of users and shared data, along with basic services such as security and naming. http://www.opengroup.org/dce/
Provides an infrastructure for true distributed computing projects. This includes applications as well as APIs for users to design and build their own projects. http://www.mithral.com/projects/cosm/