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Introduction

The Compute Server Plug-in for NetBeans helps Java developers take advantage of countless opportunities for innovation that are presented by new grid and utility computing paradigms, and specifically by the Sun Grid Compute Utility. Featuring internet accessibility and straightforward $1/cpu-hour pricing, the Sun Grid Compute Utility offers developers easy and affordable access to a secure grid of thousands of processors for testing and running their applications.

The Compute Server plug-in is intended to help Java developers use the Sun Grid Compute Utility for the distributed execution of parallel computations. A key component of Sun's Compute Server technology, the plug-in supports Java developers' use of familiar NetBeans development and debugging tools to create applications based on the Compute Server programming model. Significant plug-in features include Compute Server project templates, support for local (off-grid) debugging, and automatic packaging of application code and data for delivery to the Sun Grid. The Compute Server plug-in is available for free, under the Apache License, as part of the Compute Server project, a Sun Grid Developer Community project hosted at computeserver.developer.network.com