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posted by chromas on Saturday March 14 2020, @06:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the that-explains-the-hot-flashes dept.

Honeywell is rolling out a supercomputer to take on Google and IBM

Honeywell, formerly known for its thermostats, is now rolling out a powerful quantum computer that's been in the works for a decade.

Honeywell says its quantum computer will be even more powerful than those built by big names such as Google and IBM. JPMorgan Chase has signed on as Honeywell's first customer, and the companies will work together to develop quantum computing use cases for the finance business in areas such as fraud detection and artificial intelligence for trading.

[...] The company combined technology expertise from its various areas of business — including high vacuum systems and precision control electronics — to develop the computer. Honeywell also invested in two quantum software development firms that will work with the company and its quantum customers.

"We wanted to be able to shape how quantum computing gets used," Tony Uttley, president of Honeywell Quantum Solutions, told CNN Business. "We actually want to be our own best customer in this."

Honeywell is already working on quantum computing solutions for its aerospace and materials development businesses, Uttley said.


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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday March 14 2020, @11:50PM (10 children)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Saturday March 14 2020, @11:50PM (#971388)

    They used to, but that was a long time ago.

    More recently (like right now), they're still a big player in the avionics market for military and commercial aircraft. Somehow the submitter missed that one.

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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday March 15 2020, @05:23AM (7 children)

    by RS3 (6367) on Sunday March 15 2020, @05:23AM (#971499)

    Yeah, iirc they're the main manufacturer of the "black boxes" used on aircraft.

    • (Score: 2) by DavePolaschek on Sunday March 15 2020, @01:33PM (6 children)

      by DavePolaschek (6129) on Sunday March 15 2020, @01:33PM (#971552) Homepage Journal

      Also cluster bombs. [wikipedia.org] I worked at Honeywell for a year in the late 80s on a targeting system designed to pick tanks out of the scenery. Was supposed to fit in a helicopter. We never got it smaller than a semi-trailer....

      • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday March 15 2020, @11:14PM

        by RS3 (6367) on Sunday March 15 2020, @11:14PM (#971704)

        Well, it was based on an Eniac, so...

      • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday March 15 2020, @11:18PM (4 children)

        by RS3 (6367) on Sunday March 15 2020, @11:18PM (#971705)

        But seriously, my dad had worked for Honeywell in the late 70s to early 80s- mostly on TDC 2000 iirc. They've always seemed like a pretty good company. It's cool to hear about their work in quantum computing.

        Did you have a good experience working for them?

        • (Score: 2) by DavePolaschek on Monday March 16 2020, @01:20PM (3 children)

          by DavePolaschek (6129) on Monday March 16 2020, @01:20PM (#971860) Homepage Journal

          Not really. I was an intern and after less than a year there was done enough with them that I quit and drove school bus for a year and a half while teaching myself Mac programming. The main problem was my manager, who saw interns as cheap labor, rather than as kids he was supposed to be teaching things.

          • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Monday March 16 2020, @03:48PM (2 children)

            by RS3 (6367) on Monday March 16 2020, @03:48PM (#971918)

            Thanks. Good to know it was mostly just one idiot. Been there too many times. Shame that company managements allow and reward idiots. A simple rating system, getting input from all employees, might clean up bad management.

            • (Score: 2) by DavePolaschek on Tuesday March 17 2020, @01:34PM (1 child)

              by DavePolaschek (6129) on Tuesday March 17 2020, @01:34PM (#972188) Homepage Journal

              It also depended greatly on the location. I was at one of the "hot" imaging research centers, where idiots who were good researchers were given a lot more freedom, as long as they kept the government cash rolling in. Some cool research happened there, but...

              • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Tuesday March 17 2020, @02:06PM

                by RS3 (6367) on Tuesday March 17 2020, @02:06PM (#972199)

                Hopefully someday I'll be able to reflect on experiences like yours, and my own too of course, and understand the conundrum of politics: that the people who most should carry guns, be cops, be govt. leaders, be corporate leaders, are the ones who are very rarely so. What bugs me is: how do the obvious jerks get and hold power. USA's govt. was painstakingly designed to combat this very problem, yet we have so many jerks in govt. I'm especially thinking of local township managers, supervisors, school boards, on and on, where they pretty much have almost infinite power over raising taxes, fees, seizing property, etc. There's too much apathy in the masses, and I'm not quite sure why. It's amazing we won the American Revolution because there were huge percentages of Loyalists (to the English king) and pacifists. That'll be my next study... I hated history in school, now I like it. I have a friend who is a history teacher- I'll ask her about it. Thanks for inspiring me with something to do during the COVID social freeze.

  • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Sunday March 15 2020, @05:04PM (1 child)

    by TheRaven (270) on Sunday March 15 2020, @05:04PM (#971616) Journal
    Whenever I think of Honeywell, I am always slightly conflicted. Is it good that my thermostat is made by a company that makes critical systems for aircraft, or terrifying that critical systems for aircraft are made by the company that made my thermostat?
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    • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday March 15 2020, @11:38PM

      by RS3 (6367) on Sunday March 15 2020, @11:38PM (#971708)

      That's a great question. I'd like to think both are being done very well. I've never heard of a problem with Honeywell aircraft stuff. The "black boxes" always seem to be readable even when horrifically damaged.

      I've always liked their thermostats, including from way way back. Among many things, I do some HVAC work and have dealt with all kinds of furnace / boiler controllers, thermostats, aquastats, pressure switches, etc., and the Honeywell stuff always seems to just work.

      My parents' house has an almost 60 year old heating system, and the Honeywell boiler controller has worked many times every day and has no problems. I hope their newer stuff is as well built.