Grid Computing: Achievements and Prospects, 9thedited volume of the CoreGRID series, includes selected papers from the CoreGRID Integration Workshop, held April 2008 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The workshop was organized within the context of the CoreGRID Network of Excellence to provide a forum for presentation and exchange views on latest developments in grid technology research. Grid Computing: Achievements and Prospects is designed for the professional audience, composed of researchers and practitioners in the industry.