It took a few clicks but the Zoltan user guide explains the project&#x27;s raison d&#x27;être:<p><i>The Zoltan Library contains a number of tools that simplify the development and improve the performance of parallel, unstructured and adaptive applications [for application developers].</i>[1]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cs.sandia.gov&#x2F;zoltan&#x2F;ug_html&#x2F;ug_intro.html#Motivation" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cs.sandia.gov&#x2F;zoltan&#x2F;ug_html&#x2F;ug_intro.html#Motiva...</a>