NEW IDEAS Develop a large scale persistent object computational support environment that integrates database and archival storage technology Develop an automated scheduling system to support application resource requirements over a distributed metacomputing environment Develop a distributed complex document handling system that supports electronic submission, analysis, and distribution of compound mixed mode data sets (electronic commerce)
IMPACT		MILESTONES
Support federal agencies by defining a distributed persistent document handling system capable of supporting national scale electronic submission, analysis, and publication of complex documents Provide a metacomputing testbed available for use by national scale high performance computing and communication technology projects Demonstrate a system capable of supporting Terabyte sized, mixed-mode data sets through integration of document handling, database management, and archival storage systems		1. Testbed implementation 2. Distributed resource scheduling 3. Object computation / Data handling integration 4. Intelligent agent R&D for complex documents 5. Demonstration system
PARTNERS		CONTACTS
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Old Dominion University (ODU) Open Text Corporation (Open Text) San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC) Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) University of California at San Diego (UCSD) University of Virginia (UVa)		Reagan Moore, Principal Investigator, Director of Enabling Technologies, San Diego Supercomputer Center, P.O. Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186-5608 moore@sdsc.edu, (619) 534-5071.