IBM Honored in 2009 HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards

Both Readers and Editors Awarded IBM for Best Application of "Green Computing"
in HPC

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) was
recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards,
presented at the 2009 International Conference for High Performance Computing,
Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC09) at the Oregon Convention Center in
Portland, Oregon.

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IBM was recognized with the following honors:
-- Readers' Choice: Best application of "green computing" in HPC for Blue
Gene/P at Argonne National Laboratory.
-- Editor's Choice: Best application of "green computing" in HPC for IBM
QS22 BladeCenter at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics.

-- Readers' Choice: Top 5 vendors to watch.

"This award, which represents a partnership between the HPCwire global
readership and our publishing team, is a salute from the global HPC
community," said Tomas Tabor, Publisher of HPCwire. "Being selected as an
award recipient means that you are at the top of mind of HPCwire readers,
editors and luminaries in the field. I'd like to congratulate IBM for being
selected by both our readers and our editors for awards in 2009."

The coveted HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards are determined through
a survey conducted by HPCwire, online polling of the global HPCwire audience,
along with a rigorous selection process involving HPCwire editors and industry
luminaries. The awards are an annual feature of the publication and constitute
prestigious recognition from the global HPC community. These awards are
revealed each year to kick off the SC conference, which showcases high
performance computing, networking, storage, and data analysis.

The full list of winners for the 2009 awards can be found at the HPCwire
website (http://www.HPCwire.com).

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For more information, contact:
Isaac Lopez
Marketing Director
360-576-5475
Isaac@HPCwire.com

OR

Joanna Brewer
IBM Communications
415-971-2777
jmbrewer@us.ibm.com

SOURCE IBM

Isaac Lopez, Marketing Director, +1-360-576-5475, Isaac@HPCwire.com, or Joanna
Brewer, IBM Communications, +1-415-971-2777, jmbrewer@us.ibm.com