For many, the phrase "grid" continues to carry the baggage of first generation grid computing, which was marked by complexity, rigidity and worst of all a lack of relevance for the vast majority of problems faced by mainstream businesses.  This is certainly no longer the case with grid-based application platforms like Appistry EAF, which are easier to use, flexible and built to support service-oriented and transactional applications--the bread and butter of modern IT--in addition to those with a CPU-intensive nature.read more