A new systems software development laboratory has been opened by IBM in Manchester, England. With a focus on IBM Power Systems, the engineers in the lab develop optimization, security, and virtualization software to help clients manage emerging workloads designed to reduce data center costs. This is the latest in a series of major investments in IBM's high-end systems in 2010. The Manchester system software development laboratory follows similar investments in IBM's manufacturing and development capabilities this year in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Poughkeepsie, New York, in support of systems and storage solutions. The new facility currently supports local clients, such as the Daresbury Laboratory, and expects to support worldwide projects for international clients.
"IBM POWER7 systems are optimized and integrated from the chip to hardware and software for workloads requiring the management of enormous data-driven transactions and analyzing that data in real time," notes Rod Adkins, senior vice president for IBM Systems & Technology Group. "POWER7 systems provide not just raw speed, but the intelligent performance needed for smart electrical grids, analytics in financial markets and other emerging business models made possible in today's massively interconnected world. The deep expertise at our new Manchester Lab is vital to the success of POWER7 systems and a strong resource for our client base here."
The Manchester Lab engineers have already developed IBM PowerVM Lx86 for IBM Power Systems, a technology which helps to enable clients to consolidate their Linux-based applications onto IBM systems. Additional sample projects showcasing IBM innovation for future client adoption involve work to boost system optimization.
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