IBM World Community Grid

Impact

• IBM World Community Grid has provided research scientists with over 230,000 years of computer run-time at no cost, and delivered over 250 million research results since 2004, often enabling research which would not otherwise be possible.

• The ‘Fight AIDS’ project, one of the many running on World Community Grid, has identified over 40 potential drug candidates. It has achieved this in 6 months rather than 5 years using normal computing resources, and scientists are now proceeding with laboratory work to develop new drugs.

• World Community Grid helps raise public awareness of, and engagement in, the challenges facing society. Between 200 and 250 individuals join the Grid every day, thereby helping accelerate progress toward the MDGS.

• World Community Grid provides significant value to IBM. It exemplifies how the application of IBM’s leading edge technology and expertise delivers exceptional value, and it epitomises one of our core values “Innovation that matters for our company and the world”. The very high level of on-going media attention since launch in 2004 has contributed significantly to IBM’s brand and reputation amongst internal and external stakeholders.