Security News > 2011 > May > Lockheed Martin Bets Big on Quantum Computing

http://www.pcworld.com/article/228921/lockheed_martin_bets_big_on_quantum_computing.html By Keir Thomas PCWorld May 28, 2011 Defense contractor Lockeed Martin Corp. is betting big on the promise of quantum computing. The company recently shelled out big money to Canadian firm D-Wave for the world's first commercial quantum computer. D-Wave says quantum computers can be used to solve hard problems that ordinarily take too long even for supercomputers. Some examples: Financial risk analysis, object recognition in images, computer vision, and bioinformatics -- the types of analytical thinking that people are good at, but computers find difficult. The shiny new D-Wave One sold to Lockheed Martin comes with a team of researchers who will work closely with the company in the years ahead to get the most from the system. The companies were mum on the purchase price. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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