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Public Category - Open to Public => GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS => Topic started by: Dataman on October 22, 2010, 03:21:08 AM

Title: Sony Ships WCG's BOINC Version on PC's
Post by: Dataman on October 22, 2010, 03:21:08 AM
Too bad this is just WCG but it's a start. Maybe Dell will be next?

Entire article @ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sony-assists-researchers-worldwide-with-humanitarian-research-projects-105427548.html

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics today announced that its VAIO® computers now come equipped with IBM's World Community Grid software, helping provide scientists around the globe with the computing power to help solve humankind's biggest challenges. 

All fall line-up of Sony VAIO® PCs – excluding laptops with Intel Atom based processors notebooks – will come equipped with World Community Grid software that users can opt to run. 

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Title: Re: Sony Ships WCG's BOINC Version on PC's
Post by: veebee on October 22, 2010, 07:26:47 AM
Slowly everyone is coming over "to the dark side"....

Dell started shipping laptops (and desktops??) with Ubuntu,  now Sony Vaio's coming with WCG pre-installed ??!!??!! . . .  I can feel the force spreading .....  mwahahahahaa !