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Google and IBM to Provide Cloud Computing to Students

John "butter/oreo" Bajana-Bacall writes to tell us that IBM and Google have decided to team up to provide cloud computing resources to participating college students. "Most of the innovation in cloud computing has been led by corporations, but industry... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Tue, Oct 09 2007

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