Along with Tower, Microsoft, Novell, Sun, and IBM all offer VMs that offer good performance, handling more than 1, 000 messages per second.

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In this August 6, 2009 file photo, the sun is reflected on the facade of the European Central Bank ECB Tower, seen through the Euro symbol, in Frankfurt, central Germany.

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Inside the 76-story tower's rippled steel exterior lies a lifeguard-manned swimming pool and sun deck, a boxing studio, a children's library, a grilling terrace with "dining cabanas, " a billiards room, a squash court and a golf simulator, just to name a few.

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The heliostats track the sun throughout the day, focusing its rays on a water-filled boiler that sits atop the tower.

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