[Rails] Efficient background process

I have a general question about a web service.

My app will (hopefully) parse RSS (XML) so that it returns newly updated
feeds.

The parsing job is not the problem. The problem is how to let the
server do it efficiently.

Obviously, one of the methods is the cron job. But it cannot process
all if the number of the feeds is too large. Somehow the server does
the job little by little.

For instance, I have some experience in AppEngine which provides Task
Queue that finishes the job little by little maintaining the server
intact.

Is there such functionality that Ruby on Rails has? so that my app can
finish parsing without reaching the server limit?

soichi

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