Yes. You can run Taverna 1.7.x from the command line using the command line execution script.
You can also run your Taverna 1.7.x workflows on a Taverna Server hosted on another machine. The execution of the workflow can be initiated from within the Workbench using the remote execution plugin.
You can also run workflows on grids or include jobs on grids as services within a workflow.
For Taverna 2.x, command line execution and remote execution facilities will be available in the first half of 2010.
