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Microsoft has announced that it has released to the AIDS research community the source code for four analytical software tools, a move intended to aid the development of a vaccine for the disease.
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In the latest sign of a strong life-sciences market, the State University of New York at Buffalo has tapped Hewlett-Packard to build a networked storage system for tasks such as protein analysis.
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IBM is shedding light on a program to create the world's fastest supercomputer, illuminating a dual-pronged strategy, an unusual new processor design and a leaning toward the Linux operating system.
IBM is giving away free Web services technology to help scientists track down DNA, as the company continues its push into the promising life sciences arena.
HP Labs is leading a project to find new ways to boost silicon-based memory and processor technology far beyond its current limits.
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