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Significant extension of IBM's Zurich Laboratory completed
Zurich/Switzerland, June 15, 2000 -- A handsome new
building on the campus of IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory is a
tangible manifestation of the expansion of IBM's activities in Zurich.
Employees celebrated the grand opening of the new building today,
together with representatives of the local municipal administration
and invited guests from academia as well as selected representatives
of IBM.
The new building on the campus of IBM's Zurich
Research Laboratory accommodates the "Industry
Solutions Lab" on the ground floor.
This additional space has allowed IBM to leave the rented off-site
location and now accommodates all employees of the Zurich lab on
the original campus in Rüschlikon. Moreover, the ground floor has
been specially equipped to showcase the "Industry
Solutions Lab" (ISL), which
brings experts from within IBM Research together with customers
from throughout Europe to involve IBM's customers in the development
of novel solutions in the field of information technology at an
early stage.
In his opening speech, Laboratory Director
Matthias Kaiserswerth praised the construction firm Steiner,
which succeeded in erecting the four-storey building within only
one year. He went on to thank those involved in various stages of
the project, from the management of the global ISL organization,
to the former laboratory director, to the local authorities, who
contributed to the speedy completion of the project by processing
the necessary formalities and granting the building permit without
delay. The municipal president Dr. Brigitte Gürtler then spoke of
the high regard in which the IBM Research Laboratory is held by
the community of Rüschlikon. She then performed the symbolic cutting
of the ribbon to officially open the new building.
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