IBM was recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, presented at the 2009 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC09) at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.

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  IBM was recognized with the following honors:
  --  Readers' Choice: Best application of "green computing" in HPC for Blue
      Gene/P at Argonne National Laboratory.
  --  Editor's Choice: Best application of "green computing" in HPC for IBM
      QS22 BladeCenter at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics.

  --  Readers' Choice: Top 5 vendors to watch.

"This award, which represents a partnership between the HPCwire global readership and our publishing team, is a salute from the global HPC community," said Tomas Tabor, Publisher of HPCwire. "Being selected as an award recipient means that you are at the top of mind of HPCwire readers, editors and luminaries in the field. I'd like to congratulate IBM for being selected by both our readers and our editors for awards in 2009."

The coveted HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards are determined through a survey conducted by HPCwire, online polling of the global HPCwire audience, along with a rigorous selection process involving HPCwire editors and industry luminaries. The awards are an annual feature of the publication and constitute prestigious recognition from the global HPC community. These awards are revealed each year to kick off the SC conference, which showcases high performance computing, networking, storage, and data analysis.

The full list of winners for the 2009 awards can be found at the HPCwire website (http://www.hpcwire.com/).

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