The technology works by breaking down the rendering calculation so that each part can be ran simultaneously across a number of machines, thus the final result can be obtained in a shorter period of time.

This is what is called Grid computing. What is more, because the 'Grid' of powerful computers is maintained by a third-party company at a third-party site, the architect firm can access the Grid from any location in the world, and because the service charges on a pay-as-you-go, or SaaS, model, the firm never has to worry about justifying the cost of hardware, depreciation or maintenance.

CETIC's Chief Engineer on this project, Stéphane Mouton, will be on hand at the ICT 2008 event to give a live demonstration of the service. The research was carried in the scope of the BEinGRID research project, which in turn is subsidized by the European Commission. Stéphane Mouton will be accompanied by researchers from the computational fluid dynamics and financial services industries, who have likewise developed innovative solutions to problems frequently found by SMEs.

CETIC will be at the BEinGRID stand, in the "ICT Gets Smart" exhibition area, stand number G 15.