SPPL - Stuttgart Parallel Processing Library <author> <version> <abstract> The Stuttgart Parallel Programming Library (SPPL) allows to use a network of workstations as a parallel computer. SPPL offers functions to start processes on the workstations. Intermediate results can be exchanged through SPPL functions to send respectively to receive messages. Computers of different vendors uses different internal representations for the same data. These representations are automatically transformed by SPPL as necessary using a description of the message. SPPL collects all data, that should be sent, in a message buffer and sends this buffer as a message. The receiver unpacks the data automatically. <description><url>http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvr/as/grids/sppl/sppl-e.html</url> <reference><url></url> <contact>Roland Zink / Roland.Zink@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de <keywords>message passing library; machine cluster <category>ppt-comm <publication-date> <environment> <method> <application> <comments> </urc>