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MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000-- Informix® Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX - news), the technology leader in software infrastructure for the i.Economy, announced today that the University of California at Berkeley, an Informix Software Grant Program recipient, will be honored by the Computerworld Smithsonian Program for innovative use of technology to process astronomical data in their search for extraterrestrial life. The U.C. Berkeley Space Science Lab's SETI@home project uses the Informix technology to track data from more than a million desktop computers, achieving a processing speed sixteen times that of the largest traditional supercomputer and representing the world's most extensive use of distributed computing.
The Computerworld Smithsonian Chairmen's Committee, comprised of chairmen and CEOs, nominate innovative users of information technology for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award and for inclusion in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Permanent Research Collection.
``Informix has been involved with the prestigious Computerworld Smithsonian Award program since its inception,'' said Michael Stonebraker, chief technology officer at Informix Software. ``We are always pleased to see our grant recipients achieve success using our software and services donations, and are especially honored this year to see the SETI@home project nominated as a Computerworld Smithsonian Award finalist.''
Computerworld Smithsonian Program Executive Director, Daniel Morrow said, ``The SETI@home project is one of five finalists in the Science category and represents some of the very best in an extraordinary class of Laureates in the 2000 collection.''
``As an Informix Software grant recipient, we were able to use Informix's database technology and technical assistance to support thousands of concurrent desktop users and power a tremendous transaction processing system,'' said Dr. David P. Anderson, SETI@home project director, Space Science Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley. ``Informix's product and services was exactly what the project needed to fill our database technology needs and overcome a lack of government funding.''
The Informix Software Grant Program's goal is to provide free software to educational institutions, technology writers, and philanthropic organizations. Informix's solutions help enable its grant applicants to operate more effectively and to apply information technology to attain an innovative, competitive advantage.
| Author | Clara Sanders |