News - Poughkeepsie
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- An abandoned railroad bridge, considered an engineering marvel when it opened in 1888, has been reopened with a bright future as a scenic walkway and showcase for new technology.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of a new $30 million manufacturing facility at its Poughkeepsie site to produce the next generation of System z mainframes and high-end Power Systems servers. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) The 56,000-square-foot facility, built inside an existing structure at IBM's 400-acre site in Poughkeepsie, features several innovations to conserve energy and improve manufacturing processes. The facility will produce IBM's next line of System z mainframe computers and high-end Power Systems servers -- based on leading IBM technology -- that manage business operations from critical banking transactions to Internet workloads to the most demanding emerging new applications for clients worldwide.