As we enter the 21st century, we find ourselves at an exciting time in the development of high-speed computing. Recent advances in technology allow the realistic possibility of linking NASA's vast computing resources together to create an intelligent, large-scale, and adaptive computational model that is a great deal more than the sum of its parts.

As the high-speed computing component of the NASA Center of Excellence for Information Technology, NAS is leading the effort to develop, demonstrate, and implement this distributed heterogeneous computing capability for the Agency.

In the midst of this significant technological shift, we realize it is more important than ever to maintain our customer focus by continuing to work within the context of our mission:

• To lead the country in the research, development, and delivery of revolutionary, high-end computing services and technologies, such as applications and algorithms, tools, system software, and hardware to facilitate NASA mission success.