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A Giant Step for IBM's New Chip
By Steve Hamm

Big Blue has snagged a client that will use its powerful Cell processor, developed for games, in new ways in fields like defense and medicine

The new Cell chip isn't just for games and gamers. Turns out, it's for doctors, chip manufacturers, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, as well.

While the high-powered multimedia chip is expected to make its biggest splash when it debuts in Sony's (SNE ) PlayStation 3 game console early next year, the Japanese electronic giant's chip-development partner, IBM (IBM ), has been busy trying to find other uses for the technology.

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Reference: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2005/tc20050628_2209_tc024.htm

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