IBM set to test the fastest computer in the world
IBM expects that its new Roadrunner supercomputer will be the first to cross the petaflop level. The system will be tested later this month. Read more...

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New IBM blade billed as a supercomputer for the average IT Joe

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NASA's new supercomputer aims for 10 PFLOPS by 2012

Purdue builds own supercomputer -- on Monday morning

Q&A: IT vet Gordon Bell talks about the most influential computers

Cray, Intel sign pact to build petascale computers

HP unveils application modernization tools

Supercomputing at less than the cost of a gallon of gas

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Stunt IT
Flashy, well-hyped IT projects -- stunts -- can have practical results, Frank Hayes observes.

Tales from the crypt: Our first computers
Computerworld editors share stories of their first PCs, including some classics and some real clunkers. Then we turn the tables and ask readers to share their early-PC tales.

Opinion: IGF — IBM's unseen competitive weapon
IBM Global Financing is a competitive threat because Big Blue uses it as a sales tool during the selling process, not just as an after-the-sale financing option.

Confessions of a Cobol programmer
Yes, Cobol is dying -- just not yet. In that gap, some wily coders see opportunity for a career, or at least a secure job.

'They Were Like Us'
Like our Iranian counterparts, if our government engaged in activity that resulted in trade sanctions being imposed against us, we'd work hard to overcome those obstacles too.

Unsung innovators: Jean Bartik, ENIAC programmer
Jean Bartik was a member of the all-female team that programmed ENIAC, a computer that calculated bullet trajectories during World War II.

Unsung innovators: Marty Goetz, holder of first software patent
Although Goetz sparked an argument over whether software patents should even be granted, his life's work has been about protecting software, he says.

Q&A: Microsoft's new multicore-computing guru speaks out
Dan Reed talks about what types of projects he will work on and how he will divide his time between research and products.

Gaming Technology: Beyond Entertainment
The massive, low-cost computing power that has transformed video gaming will bring benefits to many important industries.

Happy Birthday, Sputnik! (Thanks for the Internet)
Fifty years ago, the launch of a small Soviet satellite prompted the formation of ARPA, the well-funded U.S. agency that for decades led the world in technology research. But could we be in for another Sputnik today?

Specialists have retrieved about 99% of the data on a disk drive on board the crashed space shuttle Columbia. Don't miss the photographs of the recovered drive. These big ideas were supposed to revolutionize technology, but they never actually appeared. In a few cases, you'll be glad they didn't. Nearly 20 years after the first Internet worm, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes stock of the malware/anti-malware landscape and spotlights how the two sides are approaching the battle. Though some thought it was released too soon, Mac OS X 10.5 has matured into a solid operating system, says reviewer Michael DeAgonia.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

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