Tony Hey discusses tools with the potential to transform scientific discovery

Addressing an audience of prominent academic researchers at the 10th annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Tony Hey announced new software tools with the potential to transform the way much scientific research is done. Project Trident: A Scientific Workflow Workbench allows scientists to easily work with large volumes of data, and the specialized new programs Dryad and DryadLINQ facilitate the use of high-performance computing. Tools available as no-cost downloads to academic researchers and scientists at: http://research.microsoft.com/collaborations/tools.

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