IBM is in the midst of internal discussions about how to manage all the nondisclosure agreements for ESP project institutions. Until we have further word on this from IBM, ESP projects should not contact IBM directly about agreements as was recommended in months past. I’ll post here as soon as we have word from IBM, which I hope will set us up so that Kick-Off Workshop participants will be covered.

For those that do not know what this is: Anyone wanting to access early Blue Gene/Q hardware, or access or discuss Blue Gene/Q software such as compilers will have to be covered by an agreement between your institution and IBM. IBM doesn’t call these NDAs, but rather AECPs.