IBM introduced its new POWER7 system on February 8 that it says will support the most demanding smart grid applications.  POWER7 is built around technologies unique to the smart grid industry and is designed to handle an immense number of transactions and analysis of those transactions in real time.

POWER7, with its built-in advancements in virtualization and efficiencies, also allows for customers to manage other applications and services at lower costs.  The system is built around the UNIX platform that has been around for more than 40 years.  The market for UNIX products is estimated to be worth $14 billion.

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