Podcasts and Web Services

This podcast features an interview with George B. Adams III, Associate Director for Programs, Network for Computational Nanotechnology at Purdue University. Our interview was recorded at the CNI 2008 Spring Task Force Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

nanoHUB provides users with “fingertip access” to over 70 simulation tools for research and education. Users not only launch jobs that are executed on the state-of-the-art computational facilities of Open Science Grid and TeraGrid, but also interactively visualize and analyze the results--all via an ordinary Web browser. nanoHUB middleware hides the complexity of Grid computing, handling authentication, authorization, file transfer, and visualization, and letting the researcher focus on research. This approach also helps educators bring these tools to the classroom, letting them bypass the difficulties of Grid computing and focus instead on learning science and engineering.

In this 10 minute recording, we'll hear from AACRAO's VP for Information Technology, Jerry Bracken.  Listen in as he shares some thoughts on key issues of interest to registrars, the Spellings Report, and EDI trends of interest.

AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate Registrars
http://www.aacrao.org

In this 19 minute recording, we'll hear from MERLOT's Managing Director, Sorel Reisman.  Listen in has shares some thoughts on the very interesting work of MERLOT.

In this podcast, Cynthia Golden sits down with Maynard Webb, COO of eBay. Listen in as Maynard offers his thoughts on social technologies, the impact of open APIs and even about the use of Wikis at eBay. (Running Time: 4:53)