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IBM claims new supercomputer hits three petaflops

Big Blue announces new Blue Gene, claiming it's three times fastest than its predecessor, the previous world-leader supercomputer.

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By Nicole Kobie

published 28 June 2007

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Nicole Kobie

Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.

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