Basic HTML version of Foils prepared August 1 98
| 1 | Individual simulation engines (classic closely coupled parallel computers) as one (or few) components in a very large commodity grid |
| 2 | Commodity grid links databases, decision makers, anchor desks(experts), first responders (firefighters in the field) |
| 3 | High performance in grid as opposed to simulation engines is not clearly a current major requirement as state and local government don't yet have commodity tools deployed in interoperable (pentagon -- state/local databases) fashion |