IBM increases supercomputer dominance

All the week's IBM news and analysis, 06/22/05
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IBM increases supercomputer dominance, 06/22/05

IBM's supercomputers continue to be the fastest in the world,
according to the latest Top500 list of the speediest machines
released Wednesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert2771>

IBM lands $1.6 billion services contract with NiSource, 06/21/05

Energy supplier NiSource Inc. said Tuesday it has signed a
10-year agreement with IBM Corp. to outsource a number of IT
support functions, a deal IBM estimated will be worth US$1.6
billion in service fees over the life of the contract.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert2772>

IBM opens up Power processors, 06/20/05

IBM hopes to do for its Power processor what it helped do for
Linux: create a bigger market, in which lots of vendors can
play, and earn more money for IBM in the process.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert2773>

IBM set to roll Opteron-based blade, 06/17/05

IBM next week will uncrate its first Opteron-based blade server
in an effort to expand hardware options for customers,
especially those in financial and research industries that
depend on high-performance computing.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/061705-ibm-blade.html?nl>

Weblog: Just what exactly is utility computing?, 06/16/05

I thought it was just me. Perhaps I didn't really understand
what the term 'utility computing' means. But then, an
independent study emerges that indicates I'm not alone - and
that this perception gap is a problem for people trying to pitch
this idea in the marketplace.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/vortex/2005/009223.html?nl>

IBM to buy asset management software maker Isogon, 06/16/05

IBM is scooping up another of its partners, announcing plans on
Thursday to acquire mainframe software maker Isogon. Financial
terms of the deal were not disclosed.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/061605-ibm-isogon.html?nl>

IBM opens fifth Indian services center, 06/15/05

IBM has set up a global delivery center in Hyderabad in south
India that will offer application management services to its
customers worldwide.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/061505-ibm-gdc.html?nl>

IBM beefs up clustering options, 06/15/05

Hoping to strengthen its position in the clustering market, IBM
Wednesday rolled out a new version of its eServer Cluster 1350
powered by AMD's dual-core Opteron chip. Company officials
contend the offering will give users access to a broader range
of ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlibmnewsalert2774>
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