2.1 Charge..............................................................................................................7

2.1 Charge ..............................................................................................................7 2.2 Process ............................................................................................................7 2.3 Overview of Report .........................................................................................7 2.4 Findings ...........................................................................................................9 2.4.1 Projects Surveyed (sections 3 and 4) .................................................................... 9 2.4.2 Grid Technology (section 5) ................................................................................. 10 2.4.3 Grid Functions and Styles (section 6) ................................................................. 10 2.4.4 Gaps in Grid Styles and Functionalities (section 8.1)........................................ 10 2.4.5 Gaps in e-Science Runtime and Hosting Environment (section 8.2) ............... 11 2.4.6 Gaps in Security (section 8.3) .............................................................................. 11 2.4.7 Gaps in Workflow (section 8.4) ............................................................................ 11 2.4.8 Gaps in Notification Service (section 8.5) ........................................................... 11 2.4.9 Gaps in Meta-data and Semantic Grid (section 8.6)........................................... 11 2.4.10 Gaps in Information Grid Technology (section 8.7) ........................................... 11 2.4.11 Gaps in Compute/File Grids (section 8.8) ........................................................... 11 2.4.12 Gaps in other Grid Technology (section 8.9)...................................................... 12 2.4.13 Gaps in Portals and Problem Solving Environments (section 8.10) ................ 12 2.4.14 Gaps in Grid-Network Interface (section 8.11).................................................... 12 2.4.15 Education and Support Gaps (section 9) ............................................................ 12 2.4.16 Research Gaps (section 10).................................................................................. 12 2.4.17 Perception and Organizational Issues and Gaps (section 11).......................... 12 2.5 Summary of Discussion in Sections 7, 8 and Appendix............................13 2.5.1 Topics 1-6: Grid Types to Meta-data Services.................................................... 13 2.5.2 Topics 7 to 11: Information Grid Services to Network Services....................... 14