Java Computing Portal Framework
Desktop Access to Remote Resources or DATORR was initial name
http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/~gregor/datorr
Oct 8-9 Meeting at Argonne and SC98 BoF
Feb 15-16 at Sandia Albuquerque
Collecting projects and abstracting requirements from user and system point of view
Aim is to suggest standards for client-middleware (what is a task?) and middleware-backend (what is a resource) by SC99
- Standards will be in XML so can use in your favorite object model
Common Portal Architecture initiative in NCSA alliance will drive DATORR with application requirements and (several) “workbench”/”Portal” implementations
Integration with synergistic Grid Forum activities