The Access Grid is a technology that enables high-quality video conferencing and collaboration across distributed sites over computational grids. It uses commodity hardware and software like Globus to provide resources like multimedia displays, presentations, and interfaces that allow remote groups to effectively interact and hold meetings as if in person. Various research institutions around the world contribute to its ongoing development and deployment through nodes at their sites to improve functionality and support remote collaboration.

1. The Access Grid May 25 2004 Jon Johansson CNS Parallel Computing and Visualization Workshops 2004