With AMD being the main sponsor for the National Grid Workshop 2005 (http://egrid.cs.usm.my/gcorp/nationalGrid/main.htm) at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Open Source Systems Sdn Bhd (OSS) was once again invited by AMD to partner together in showcasing the latest technology in High Performance Computing, Grid Computing and the various application areas that use these two technologies.

During the workshop, our demonstrations was the main centre of attractions as many participants were fascinated by our strength in these niche areas.

The success of the workshop is well reflected in the favourable coverage given by In-Tech, the ICT news coverage section of the nation's top English daily, The Star:


News, In-Tech, The Star
By Emmeline Tan

PENANG: Talk of setting up a computer network linking universities around the country turned to action with the first National Grid Workshop at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here last week.

Is there a "magical" plant in our rich environment yet to be discovered that can heal patients afflicted with life-threatening diseases?

More and more research in the various areas under biotechnology are being done by companies far and wide to achieve a breakthrough in preserving lives, one of them is the Aldrich Group of Companies.

Aldrich, a local outfit that specialises in developing software targeting research organisations has been interested in the biotechnology sector for awhile. Open Bio LIMS OSS is the latest product targeted at the biotechnology fraternity.

Customisation is the key feature of home-grown software for Malaysian laboratories managing and analysing large volumes of DNA. Open BioLIMS, software designed to be inherently flexible, was created to suit specific needs of genomics labs which typically evolve over time.

The humble personal computer used to send e-mail or surf the Internet could quietly be finding a way to stop cancer, treat smallpox or counter a bio terror attack with anthrax spores.

Of limited power on their own, PC's when wired into so-called "grids" mimic the world's most powerful supercomputers but at a fraction of the cost.

Perkembangan bidang bioteknologi yang semakin pesat mendorong kepada banyak perkembangan bidang lain yang tidak kurang pentingnya.

Antara yang paling menonjol ialah bidang bioinformatik iaitu bidang bioteknologi yang menggunakan teknologi maklumat untuk tujuan menganalisis data dan jujukan DNA sesuatu organisma.

Apakah fungsi bidang bioinformatik?