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Military supercomputer sets record
An American military supercomputer has reached a long-sought-after computing milestone by processing more than 1.026 quadrillion calculations per second. The new supercomputer, called Roadrunner, was devised and built by engineers and scientists at IBM and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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IBM's eligibility for Federal government procurement contracts reinstated
IBM has announced an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to terminate the temporary suspension order barring IBM from participating in new Federal government business, ending a suspension that began March 27, 2008.
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IBM learns of temporary suspension from new business with U.S. Federal government
IBM announced today that it has learned that it has been temporarily suspended from participating in new business with U.S. Federal government agencies.
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New IBM solution helps government cut waste, save money
IBM has extended the reach of its Maximo® asset management software to the public sector by announcing a new offering that helps government agencies and their contractors improve the monitoring of goods and services they deliver to the public.
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IBM commits $1B to cure data center energy crisis
IBM is launching a plan called “Project Big Green,” in which it will endeavor to substantially reduce data center energy consumption and turn business and tech infrastructures into “green” data centers. The company will start investing $1 billion each year for this effort.
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