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CLERITY SIGNS RESELLER PACT FOR MAINFRAME REHOSTING WITH HP SOFTWARE.
Clerity Solutions, Inc., Chicago, has signed a software master agreement under which Clerity's market-leading UniKix mainframe rehosting software will be sold by HP. Clerity's UniKix technology pr . . .

COMPUWARE XPEDITER WITH ECLIPSE 2.0 POWERS A NEW GENERATION.
Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR), Detroit, has announced the release of its next generation upgrade of Xpediter with Eclipse 2.0. This latest upgrade of the industry-standard analysis and debugg . . .

METASTORM INTEGRATION MANAGER AVAILABLE ON MAINFRAME LINUX.
Metastorm, Baltimore, a provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, has announced . . .

RESOLVE RENEWS SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CGI FOR FIVE YEARS.
CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology services, has announced that Resolve Corporation, a Canadian leader in business process outsourcing (BPO), has ex . . .

AMTRAK AWARDS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PACT TO IBM.
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has signed a five-year information technology (IT) professional services agreement with Amtrak. Through the agreement, IBM will provide IT support to Amtrak focusing on improving the . . .

IBM EXTENDS IT SERVICES RELATIONSHIP WITH AMERICAN EXPRESS.
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced a five-year global information technology services agreement with American Express. IBM will use its global delivery capabilities to manage the mid-range server enviro . . .

28% OF IT EXECS PLAN TO INTRODUCE PRIVATE CLOUD IN 2009.
More than a quarter (28 percent) of IT executives surveyed are planning to deploy private cloud in 2009, according to a survey of delegates by Platform Computing at the International Supercomputing . . .

TOTALVIEW/IBM SIGN PACT FOR TOTALVIEW ON BLUE GENE/P.
TotalView Technologies, a provider of interactive analysis and debugging tools for serial and parallel codes, has announced a strategic Teaming Agreement with IBM to jointly market the TotalView deb . . .

KLM RUNS FLIGHT/RESERVATION SYSTEM ON IBM Z MAINFRAME.
KLM and IBM (NYSE:IBM) have announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has become the first airline to fully deploy IBM's newest System z mainframe-based software for processing ultra- high volumes of . . .

IBM ACHIEVES 10TH "NUMBER ONE" ON TOP500 LIST.
IBM's number one system nearly three times more energy efficient then Number 2 system -- IBM tops List in aggregate processing power -- Most powerful supercomputers in U.S., Canada, Europe and M . . .

IBM/ETH ZURICH TO BUILD WATER-COOLED SUPERCOMPUTER.
In an effort to achieve energy-aware computing, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), and IBM (NYSE:IBM) have announced plans to build a first-of-a-kind water-cooled supercomputer . . .

KRUST'S IBM SUPERCOMPUTER IS MIDDLE EAST'S FASTEST.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced that the high-performance computing (HPC) system, named Shaheen, has placed 14 among the world's most powe . . .

VERYANT EXTENDS ISCOBOL TECHNOLOGY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Veryant, Phoenix, Ariz., the COBOL and Java technology innovator, has introduced SEnTRA as the newest distributor of Veryant's isCOBOL (http://www.veryant.com/products) Application Platform Suite (A . . .

MAINFRAME SECURITY RISKS POSE THREATS TO ENTERPRISES/GOVT.
Vanguard Integrity Professionals, Jacksonville, Fla., a leading independent provider of enterprise security software for mainframes, has announced that Christian Christiansen, vice president of Secu . . .

STRONG DEMAND FOR LEGACY IT MODERNIZATION SERVICES.
BluePhoenix Solutions (NASDAQ: BPHX), Cary, N.C. a leader in value-driven IT modernization solutions, has released the results of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of . . .

IBM DELIVERS NEW SYSTEM Z SOFTWARE TO REDUCE IT COSTS.
IBM (NYSE:IBM), Armonk, N.Y., has announced new System z software to enable companies to drive down IT costs while increasing business flexibility and improving service. IBM announced it plans to re . . .

PADOVA TECHNOLOGIES TO DELIVER CRAY CX1 SUPERCOMPUTER.
Padova Technologies, a leading manufacturer of specialized servers, storage solutions and custom systems, has established a strategic alliance with global supercomputer leader, Cray Inc., to offer t . . .

NEW NEHALEM SUPERBLADE SOLUTIONS LAUNCHED.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, has unveiled live SuperBlade(R) server demonstrations including new solutions optimize . . .

SUPERCHARGE YOUR RESEARCH WITH TESLA PRECONFIGURED CLUSTER.
NVIDIA and its partners has announced the immediate availability of the Tesla(TM) GPU Preconfigured Cluster, a ready-to-power-up, off-the-shelf solution that enables researchers and IT managers to e . . .

CANADIAN PACIFIC/IBM SIGN 5-YEAR SERVICES PACT.
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has signed a five-year renewal with Canadian Pacific (TSX/NYSE: CP) to provide strategic outsourcing services. This current infrastructure agreement includes mainframe, database, arch . . .

TECHWEB/CA OFFER POWERFUL BUISINESS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS.(Company overview)
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, and CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), the world's leading independent IT management software company, has launched powerful online Solutions Centers for . . .

EMAG SOLUTIONS ACHIEVES BREAKTHROUGH IN MAINFRAME DATA ACCESS.
eMag Solutions, LLC, an international provider of electronic discovery services and data management solutions, Atlanta, has announced the development of a technological breakthrough in accessing and . . .

CLERITY LAUNCHES OPEN TEST DRIVE OF SOA/WEB ENABLEMENT PRODUCTS.
Clerity Solutions, Inc., Chicago, Ill., a leading full-service provider of mainframe migration and modernization solutions, has announced a program offering customers free 30-day trials of its Cleri . . .

MAINFRAME OFFLOADING PROJECT LOWERS COST-PER-TRANSACTION RATES.(Company overview)
Clerity Solutions, Inc., Chicago, Ill., a full-service provider of mainframe migration and modernization solutions, has announced that Equifax (NYSE:EFX), a global leader in information solutions, u . . .

STREAMFOUNDARY NAMED APPROVED SOFTWARE VENDOR FOR TEXAS.
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) added StreamFoundry's CMS (DIR-SDD-834) to the list of approved software suites. StreamFoundry has the ability to sell CMS to the Office of the Go . . .

LXI CLASS A SCALABLE CLASS EXI200 SERIES UNVEILED.
VTI Instruments Corporation, Irvine, Calif. has introduced its new scalable EX1200 series, the highest density switch/measure and control subsystem on the market. Modular and flexible, the EX1200 . . .

SGI ALTIX WITH 8TB OF SHARED MEMORY RAISES THE BAR FOR HPC.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ:SGIC), Sunnyvale, Calif., global shared memory architecture enables industrial, government and university researchers to gain insight into larger data sets than . . .

BENCHMARK ELECTRONIC FORMS JOINT EFFORT WITH SGI/NASA.
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE), Angleton. Texas, a leading contract manufacturing provider, has announced that, through a strategic alliance with Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ:SGIC),i . . .

ACS RENEWS FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH INGRAM MICRO.
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE:ACS), Dallas, Texas, expanded its relationship with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM with a renewed five-year contract for outsourced information technology servic . . .

CHANNEL SAYS SUPERMICRO BEST PARTNER IN X86 SERVER SOLUTIONS.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), San Jose, Calif., a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that the channel has ranked Supermicro as the number . . .

QSGI REAFFIRMS EXPECTATIONS FOR POSITIVE EBITDA/CASH FLOW.
QSGI Inc.(OTC Bulletin Board: QSGI), Hightstown, N.J., the only provider of a full suite of information technology services to help corporations better manage IT assets and data center maintenance e . . .

ILOG JRULES TO AUTOMATE UNDERWRITING FOR AVIVA CANADA.
ILOG(R) (Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364) Sunnyvale, Calif. has announced that Aviva Canada Inc., a leading property and casualty insurance group, has selected ILOG JRules(R), a key . . .

SPEEDWARE JOINS LEAD IN INTRODUCING XFRAME REHOSTING.
Speedware Ltd., Montreal, a subsidiary of Activant Solutions Inc. and a leading provider of IT modernization solutions and productivity tools, has announced an alliance with Lead Point, Inc. to intr . . .

SUPERCOMPUTER-CLASS STORAGE HELPS AVOID NUCLEAR TEST.
The stewards of America's nuclear stockpile have selected storage systems from Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ:SGIC) Sunnyvale, Calif., to keep pace with growing data volumes and to get to that . . .

PERSONAL SUPERCOMPUTER IN VOLUME PRODUCTION.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), San Jose, Calif., a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced the addition of the world's most affordable personal . . .

LSI STORAGE TECHOLOGY SELECTED BY SANDIA FOR "RED STORM".
LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI), Milpitas, Calif., has announced that Sandia National Laboratories, the stewards of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, has upgraded the performance and reliability of its . . .

DATADIRECT NETWORKS IMBUES SPIRIT OF TECHNOLGY INNOVATION AT SC08.
DataDirect Networks, Inc. the data infrastructure provider for the most extreme, highest performance computing environments in the world. With over 160 petabytes installed worldwide, the company's S . . .

OPENTECH ADDS REAL-TIME RECOVERY MONITOR FOR DR BACKUPS.
OpenTech Systems, Inc., Lewisville, Texas, a leading provider of Disaster Recovery Assurance and Storage Management Solutions for IBM z/OS centric data centers, has announced the addition of a real- . . .

SGI RACKS UP KEY WINS IN TARGETED INDUSTRIES.
Along with announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008, SGI (NASDAQ:SGIC) has spotlighted strong sales momentum across all its product lines and throughout every tar . . .

UT KNOXVILLE WINS $16 MIL MATHMATICS/BIOLOGY CENTER.
Mathematicians and biologists from around the world will converge on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to take part in a new institute dedicated to finding creative solutions to pressing probl . . .

SSH/SDS DEBUT SECURE FILE TRANSFER/FTP MANAGEMENT FOR IBM Z/OS.
SSH Communications Security (OMX:SSH1V), a world-leading provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol, an . . .

OSGI SIGNS TWO NEW CUSTOMERS FOR DATA CENTER MAINTENANCE.
QSGI Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: QSGI), the only provider of a full suite of information technology services to help corporations better manage IT assets, data center maintenance expenses, and ensure best . . .

ALTIX BLADE SERVERS EARN ENERGY EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATION.
As more organizations look for ways to battle soaring energy costs, SGI (NASDAQ:SGIC) has announced that all its blade-based servers incorporate 80 PLUS(R) certified power supplies. The certificatio . . .

DUTCH SUPERCOMPUTER BEATS HUMAN GO PROFESSIONAL.
At the 24th Annual Congress of the game Go, held in Portland, Oregon,the brand-new Dutch supercomputer Huygens defeated a human Go professional in an official match with a 9-stones handicap. It is t . . .

QLOGIC SUPPORTS IBM IDATAPLEX SYSTEM.
QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), Aliso Viejo, Calif., a leader in networking for storage and high performance computing (HPC), has announced that its QLogic(r) SilverStorm 9000 Series InfiniBand(r) direc . . .

21ST CENTURY JOINS IBM DESTINATION Z MAINFRAME PROGRAM.
21st Century Software, Inc., Wayne, Pa., has announced a renewed technology alliance with IBM. 21st Century Software has been included in the IBM Destination z community, which helps connect IBM Sys . . .

DATADIRECT NETWORKS INVESTS HALF A BILLION YEN TO EXPAND.
To address the demand for scalable data infrastructure solutions in the digital media, Internet and high performance computing sectors in Japan, DataDirect Networks, Inc., has announced it is invest . . .

BPO MANAGEMENT WINS TWO NEW MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS.
BPO Management Services Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: BPOM), Anaheim, Calif., a full-service business process outsourcing company focused on serving middle-market enterprises, has announced that Spiegel Br . . .

NVIDIA NAMES FIRST CUDA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA the worldwide leader in visual computing technologies, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have announced that UIUC has been named as the world' . . .

ACS AWARDED FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH NIKE.(Company overview)
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE:ACS), Dallas, has been awarded a five-year contract extension to provide comprehensive information technology outsourcing services to NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), . . .