Researchers across Asia and Europe put the power of grid computing to work during April to try to address the Avian Flu. Some 2,000 computers joined forces through organizations such as Enabling Grids for E-science to crank out information designed to determine which drug combinations might prove effective in combatting the flu virus H5N1. Many of the computers were originally linked in a grid to solve problems in the particle physics field. Read what your colleagues in IT are doing to prep for a possible bird flu outbreak.More here on the anti-flu grid effort.Bob Brown, bbrown@nww.com Related content news analysis iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: Cranking up the processors; 3D cameras; $1K-plus price With iPhone 8 A11 processors reportedly in production, the next great Apple smartphone is starting to feel more real By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Apple news analysis SNL one step ahead of Amazon with Echo Silver In SNL spoof, Amazon and AARP team to address senior citizens' most pressing digital assistant needs By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 1 min Small and Medium Business Amazon.com Collaboration Software news analysis You really should know what the Andrew File System is "Model of storing data in cloud and delivering parts of it via on-demand caching at the edge is something everyone takes for granted today," one AFS creator says By Bob Brown May 10, 2017 7 mins IT Training Open Source Servers news analysis Getting a jump on private LTE networks Federated Wireless, Lemko join forces on CBRS wireless networks for private LTE By Bob Brown May 08, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Internet of Things Mobile Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe