2K  
   Component-based network-centric OS for the next millennium: distributed adaptable OS, designed for frequent change, being built by the Systems Software Research Group, and the Multimedia Operating Systems and Networking Group, at the University of Illinoi
   http://choices.cs.uiuc.edu/2k/

GSyC: Systems and Communications Group  
   Part of Experimental Sciences and Technology Department, University of King Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. Partners in the 2K effort.
   http://gsyc.escet.urjc.es/gsyc-info-en/index.html

ACCORDS Project  
   Automatic Configuration and Monitoring of Component-Based Distributed Systems. From Universities of São Paulo, and of Campinas, Brazil. Part of 2K effort.
   http://www.ime.usp.br/~song/accords/