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Foil 2 Abstract of NPAC's Supercomputing 96 Tutorial

From Master Set of Foils for NPAC Supercomputing 96 Tutorial SC96 Web Technology and HPCC Tutorial -- November 18 1996. by Geoffrey C. Fox
1 We describe key Web Technologies with illustrations of their use
  • Java, JavaScript, VRML, Web-linked Databases, Collaboration
2 We describe a Web Software Architecture with NII (National Information Infrastructure) applications built on top of generic services which are themselves built with Web Technologies and implemented on top of the "WebWindows" operating environment
3 We review NII services which include Commerce, Desk(Web)Top productivity, InfoVision (multimedia information dissemination), Collaboration and MetaComputing
4 We describe NII applications such as manufacturing briefly and focus on three areas:
  • Education: The Virtual University and empowering children ..
  • Web HPCC: MetaComputing and use of Java for High Performance Scientific and Engineering Computation
  • Health Care: Web based interfaces for disabled individuals, Telemedicine and Patient record databases
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