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Saturday, September 19, 2009

obama honors ibm's blue gene supercomputer

obama honors ibm's blue gene supercomputerfrom techradar: President Obama today presented IBM and its Blue Gene family of supercomputers with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The Medal is the highest honour for technological achievement in America, and was created in 1980 to encourage innovation and competitiveness... IBM has earned the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on seven other occasions. This time, it's for the Blue Gene supercomputers that have helped map the human genome, investigate medical therapies, design nuclear weapons, simulate radioactive decay and predict climate trends. President Obama will personally bestow the award at a special White House ceremony on October 7.

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