Date: 04-11-2008
IBM has unveiled its new power system model, the Power 575, a water-cooled supercomputer that reduces energy consumption by 40%, saving almost three times more energy than previous microprocessors. The supercomputer is based on the POWER6 microprocessor and offers five times the performance of its predecessor, with speeds of up to 5 GHz. IBM is also planning to launch another supercomputer, the Power 595, which is being touted by the company as the world’s fastest Unix server. The Power 595 is slated to be released on May 6 of this year. “I think that the 595 and 575 are going to be awesome, and we’ve been anticipating them” said solution provider Joe Vaught, owner and president of PCPC Direct in Houston. IBM, also known as “Big Blue,” will also be going after HP and Solaris by introducing the aggressive Power Rewards migration program.
