Google, IBM Create University "Cloud"

Shakil published 08 Oct 2007, 20:47 in main - 232 views

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Google and IBM have partnered to give some of the world’s best young minds access to hundreds of linked computers. What’s more, the companies aren’t doing this out of direct self-interest, and have teamed up with six universities.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie-Mellon University, the University of Maryland, Stanford University, the University of Washington, and the University of California at Berkeley - these are the six schools. They’re also, in case you didn’t guess, where those “best young minds” can be found.

As for the hundreds of computers - they’ll essentially come from Google’s and IBM’s pockets. The International Herald Tribune reports that the two companies have agreed to spend $30 million over the next two years, and Google itself stated that they intend to gather around 1,600 processors.

News source: WebProNews

Tags: Google, IBM, University, Cloud

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