Engaging with business is a high priority for EGEE-II. EGEE’s Programme for Industry offers a variety of channels for involvement from knowledge-sharing to full technical collaboration. The Industry Forum is the first point of contact for businesses to interact with EGEE representatives and technology developers and become part of its Programme for Industry, for example, as adopters of EGEE's middleware gLite or EGEE Business Associates (EBAs).

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EGEE Industry Days focus on particular sectors or regions. These 1-day events highlight the benefits of adopting Grid while addressing key challenges. Upcoming Industry Days include an event on Grid and Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Challenges, 19 September 2007, Bratislava, Slovakia. More Industry Days are planned over the coming months, so watch this space.

The EBA programme offers opportunities for companies to engage in technical work in collaboration with EGEE, such as coordinated technical developments, market surveys, exploitation strategies or more general transfer of know-how and services to industry.EGEE has three EBAs: GridwiseTech; NICE; and Platform Computing.

GridwiseTech's latest Press Release on Cutting Processing Costs with grid Computing can be downloaded here. This Release includes a real case study where a global manufacturer of electronics was connected to the EGEE Grid infrastructure.

If you would like to learn more about the EGEE Industry Forum, its Steering Committee and Focus Groups, please us.