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Seattle - August 2006 - Since 1997, Cybercamps has provided children between the ages of 7-17 the opportunity to learn cutting-edge technology through a unique summer program. Now, in the second year of a joint effort, Cybercamps has added another layer to its summer program - distributive computing.
Distributive computing enables large computational processing projects to be broken down and spread out amongst a larger set of "idle" computers. At Cybercamps, that means when the campers aren't using their dedicated computers to create Web pages, design games, or program their robots, those same computers are working to predict protein interactions in biological processes - basically solving tiny parts of three-dimensional molecular biology puzzles.
To integrate the distributive computing program into Cybercamps, Giant Campus, the parent company of Cybercamps, partnered with Brain Murmurs, a Seattle-based research and development company to create a special screen saver that runs the shared computing program.
"We are excited to be a part of such a large project again this year," says Kathleen Fitzgerald, the national program director for Cybercamps. "Our program continues to attract the brightest youth and it feels right to excite them about solving the world's problems." Kat worked with Brain Murmurs to create special educational content embedded into the screen saver to give campers an introduction to shared computing.
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About Giant Campus, Inc.:
Fueled by demand to deliver technology training to different types of customers, Giant Campus has grown to serve a broad audience. For nearly a decade, Giant Campus has provided fun, project-based technology training for children, teens, and adults touching more than 2.5 million learners.
Today, a Giant Campus customer could be a 10 year-old on his quest to become the next Bill Gates or a grandma learning to use a computer for the first time. From a school in Virginia to a U.S. Army base in Washington State, Giant Campus is fulfilling multi-year and project-based contracts with all four branches of the United States Armed Forces.
Giant Campus continues its heralded tradition of providing technology training, consulting, and staffing services to the youth and education markets; the U.S. Armed Forces, their families, and DoD civilians; the federal government; and private sector corporations. To accomplish this goal, Giant Campus launched GC Professional Solutions in 2005. Since its inception, GC Professional Solutions has obtained several contracting vehicles including GSA Schedules 69 and 736. These schedules enable Giant Campus d/b/a/ GC Professional Solutions to efficiently meet the needs of the federal government and its agencies. GC Professional Solutions is a GSA Contract Holder and SBA HUBZone company providing technology staffing, consulting, and training services for government and private sector corporations.
Giant Campus is a four-time honoree of Washington CEO magazine's Best Companies to Work For award, winning top honors in 2000 and finishing in the top ten for 2004, 2005 and 2006. Giant Campus is also the winner of the Homestreet Bank's Small Business Spotlight Award for 2006. Giant Campus is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with regional offices in San Diego, California; Washington, DC; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tacoma, Washington; and Tampa, Florida.