A new supercomputer is introduced by I.B.M
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IBM introduces the Power Visualization System, a machine that depends on 32 Intel 80860 microprocessors in a 'parallel' architecture. The computer, which will cost between $600,000 and $2 million, can do 2.5 billion calculations a second. It can generate images relating to complicated research problems - deterioration of the ozone layer, for an example - in minutes rather than days. The Power Visualization System was created by a 'skunk works' team set up in Jan 1989 at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, NY, by Abraham Peled, VP of IBM's research division. The team's purpose is to speed the process of turning IBM's research into commercially viable implementations. Bringing scientific research into a closer relationship with product development is part of an overall effort by IBM to re-establish itself in a leading position in the computer industry.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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I.B.M. offers work stations and breaks its traditions
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IBM formally announced the introduction of its new line of nine powerful workstations known as the RISC System/6000 line. Analysts say the long awaited introduction is the most significant move by IBM since the introduction of its first personal computer in 1981. The workstations are important to IBM for a number of reasons. They represent the company's first effort to crack the workstation market, which is the fastest growing segment in the computer industry. The workstations also mark the first time IBM has introduced a product that uses the industry-wide standard operating system, UNIX, instead of a proprietary system. The workstations are aggressively priced, starting at $12,995 and running up to $92,885 for the top-of-the-line system. Analysts say the systems have a far better price-performance ratio than anything else on the market.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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New Digital software links various products
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Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) introduces a second generation of computing applications designed to enable office professionals to work together electronically. DEC's new programs are part of the company's All-In-1 desktop software products, which DEC will use to challenge IBM's desktop software strategy, known as Officevision. DEC's strategy assumes a range of desktop devices from different manufacturers. DEC's strategy depends on a new class of software applications called Groupware, which will automate many routine office functions and permit employees to work together even if they are geographically separated. DEC's announcement represents an intensification of the battle for the 'desktop market,' which manufacturers now recognize as a critical part of the computer industry.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1989
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