Green Button - Supercomputing on your desktop from Geneious
Posted on 30 Jul 2008 21:48
Biomatters has been working with InterGrid to bring supercomputing power to Geneious on the desktops and laptops of researchers around the world.
Candace Toner, CEO of Biomatters, said: 'This service will give all biologists, from students through professional researchers anywhere in the world, the ability to concentrate on their chosen science and analysis rather than spend time optimising and configuring clusters of computers. It’s like having a supercomputer inside your laptop, and can be accessed anywhere in the world – all you need is Geneious and a broadband connection.'
The service is called "The Green Button" and it runs MrBayes phylogenetic analyses on Gen-i’s grid-based New Zealand Supercomputer Centre which was used to render Hollywood blockbusters such as Lord of the Rings and King Kong! The plugin for accessing this service will be available for Geneious Pro and Basic and in the future, will include access to more analyses.
‘I just wish this technology had been available sooner; it would have cut the computing time for my recent Science paper with John Huelsenbeck (inventor of MrBayes) in more than half! It's amazing to have such an easy-to-use supercomputer sitting on my laptop,’ said Marc A. Suchard, assistant professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Currently we are offering free CPU time on the Green Button while the plugin is in beta testing phase. If you would be interested in taking advantage of this offer please get in touch with us: feedback@biomatters.com
When the Green Button plugin is officially released users will only pay for actual CPU time used on the supercomputer and will be able to pay via credit card, PayPal or on account.
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