R.E.K. Technology Solutions Personal Computer Recycling Program
R.E.K. Technology Solutions has partnered with The World Community Grid to bring you the R.E.K. Technology Solutions Personal Computer Recycling Program. Through this program, R.E.K. Technology Solutions now gives you the option of donating your old PC for the sole purpose of performing computations for the World Community Grid rather than having it simply thrown away or recycled. Your PC will perform these computations for as long as possible until the day it fails due to age, in which case the machine is then recycled.
What exactly is the World Community Grid?
The
World Community Grid is a global organization that utilized the power
of your PC to solve problems such as solutions to world hunger, cures
for diseases and other various research that aids humanity. The World
Community Grid does not need your time or money in order to support its
efforts. It simply harnesses the power of your unused and otherwise
wasted computer idling time to perform the calculations needed to find
answers to the world's most crucial problems. The World Community Grid is composed of millions of volunteers from all across the world including universities, corporations, small businesses and home users. By simply installing the lightweight and secure BOINC World Community Grid software on your personal computer, your system will begin to assist in calculating solutions for the AIDS virus, cancer, many other issues that jeopardize modern society.
What exactly is grid computing?
"Grid computing joins together many individual
computers, creating a large system with massive computational power that
far surpasses the power of a handful of supercomputers. Because the
work is split into small pieces that can be processed simultaneously,
research time is reduced from years to months. The technology is also
more cost-effective, enabling better use of critical funds." (Source: worldcommunitygrid.org)