They will compete with Intel computers, only with more power, greater stability and manageability because the systems are integrated from design through production, said Colin Parris, general manager, IBM Power Systems.
The 58-year-old says one of his first tasks was to provide stability and to make sure all staff and management felt "integrated", which included making sure those dealing with Under-eights rugby or the England senior men's team were all working together.
And as the financial system begins to pick up the pieces, NYU Stern just completed a timely three-day course called "Integrated Risk Management, " taught by risk expert Ingo Walter, author of Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System.