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Accelerated Discovery IBM researchers are unlocking data-
driven “white spaces,” such as finding new uses for drugs already
proven safe in the data of 15 million patents, 18 million scientific
papers, 10 million chemical compounds and 100 million genes.
Atomic-Scale Memory IBM researchers have extended the
frontiers of the unimaginably small by showing the possibility
of storing a “bit” of memory on just 12 atoms. Such a break through
holds the potential to increase storage capacity one thousandfold.
Quantum Computing IBM researchers have taken a step closer
to a practical quantum computer, based not only on digital “1s”
and “0s” but also on multiphased “qubits” that enable millions
of computations at once.
“Synapse” Chip IBM researchers are now developing cognitive
computer chips that learn without programming. Modeled on
the human brain, they have already simulated more than 500 billion
neurons and 100 trillion synapses.
For all its remarkable advances, computation in the past half-
century—the era of “programmable” computers—has been
limited to “yes/no” decisions. The new era now emerging
will unlock far deeper understanding of the complexities and
ambiguities of the real world—both natural and man-made.
Doing so will require both steady incremental advances
and true scientific breakthroughs that come only from deep,
multidisciplinary research—such as that underway today
in IBM’s labs.
Massive-Scale Analytics for Cybersecurity IBM researchers
have found cyber criminals hiding in billions of log files by surfacing
small “tells” in the actions of attackers who elude even the most
advanced virus detection.
9. Looking ahead, IBM Research is probing
the future of information technology.
“Generating Higher Value at IBM” includes selected references to certain non-GAAP financial measures that are made to facilitate a comparative view of the company’s ongoing operational performance. For
information about the company’s financial results related to (i) operating pre-tax income, operating pre-tax income margin and operating earnings per share and (ii) free cash flow for 2012, see the company’s Forms
8-K dated on January 22, 2013 and February 28, 2013 (Attachment II—Non-GAAP Supplementary Materials). For information about the company’s financial results related to (i) growth markets share of geographic
revenue excluding divested PCs and printers and (ii) free cash flow, in each case for 2000, see the company’s Form 8-K submitted to the SEC on May 12, 2010 (Attachment II—Non-GAAP Supplementary Materials).
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