The biggest of the three providers, a consortium led by Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) and Hewlett-Packard, officially launched its collaboration Wednesday. 1, the companies told ZDNet Asia.įirst announced in 2007, the National Grid is said to appeal particularly to small and midsize businesses (SMBs), as it reduces the need for upfront capital investment. The three service provider-groups appointed by Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) will activate on-demand access to computing power, software applications as well as storage and archival from Nov. SINGAPORE-Businesses in Asia will soon be able to tap on commercial pay-per-use grid computing services, as part of a government-driven initiative to promote grid adoption beyond research purposes.
