IBM's ambitious Blue Waters supercomputer project apparently drowned in complex technology and a flood of unexpected costs. IBM, which was contracted by National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, is said to have abandoned the project as the “technology [...] was more complex and required significantly increased financial and technical support by IBM beyond its original expectations.”. A press release indicated that the two parties could not find a mutual plan that would accommodate the changed environment. As a result, the NCSA is getting its money back.
2DayBlog.com, IBM kills 10 PFlop NCSA Supercomputer Project
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