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June 23, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – CMC We'll have a presentation on grid computing with Pat Peralta. An Introduction to Data Grids for Database developers This talk will introduce the concept of data grids to developers that have experi… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
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Welcome to Codetown!
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