Nimrod/G 3.2 Release

Message Lab is proud to announce the release of Nimrod/G v3.2. Nimrod/G v3.2 builds on the earlier releases (v3.0), but has been improved to provide greater scalability, stability and accessibility. Importantly, it provides support for Globus version 4.0, using the native GT 4.0 web services.

Project lead, professor David Abramson from Monash University, said "We are excited about the support provided in GT4. It allows us to leverage the enormous investment in the Globus project and Web services in general".

Nimrod/G 3.2 uses the same simple declarative parametric modeling language used by earlier versions to express parameter sweep experiments. It provides machinery that automates the task of formulating, running, monitoring, and collating the results from the multiple individual experiments. Nimrod/G continues to support the parameter optimization tool kit Nimrod/O, which allows users to apply advanced optimization algorithms to search for good solutions in addition to performing complete parameter sweeps.

Globus director, Professor Ian Foster, said "Nimrod/G is one of the first packages to announce support for GT 4. The Monash group have been instrumental in evaluating the beta version of GT4, and this release is a great step forward in bringing the Grid to application scientists".

Shipping with Nimrod/G 3.2 is the Nimrod Portal, which simplifies the process of creating and monitoring experiments. The Portal leverages existing Java enabled Web browsers to deliver a powerful but familiar user interface. It can be launched from any location that has Web connectivity, removing the need for users to log on to specific machines.

Nimrod/G use recently received a boost with its adoption by a number of UK and Dutch based application projects. These range from advanced cancer treatment to computational aerofoil design. The UK projects are underpinned by the UK e-Science project, and are supported by the Welsh e-Science centre in Cardiff. They follow a successful Nimrod/G tutorial that was run at the Welsh e-Science centre in June.

A source distribution is currently available for download. Binary distributions for different operating systems and architectures can also be obtained from Nimrod web site.

Further information is available from the Nimrod web site and the Nimrod toolkit web site.

Downloads are available directly from the Downloads section.