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ADASS 2000
Virtual Observatories
- Problems: Bandwidth, Data Mirroring
- Software biggest expense, not Hardware
- Need CPU power (Analysis Engines) close to data: Virtual Data Grid
- Virtual "instruments": special programs, software, pipelines
- XML, CORBA likely to have major roles
- Need Astronomical Virtual Observatory (international)