D-Wave's Advantage2 quantum computer becomes operational for government use

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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/QBTS]) and Davidson Technologies said that D-Wave’s Advantage2 quantum computer is now operational to address government computational problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers.

Shares of D-Wave were largely flat premarket on Monday.

D-Wave and Davidson, a technology company that supports U.S. Department of Defense and aerospace customers, noted [https://www.dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/d-wave-advantage2-quantum-computer-now-available-for-u-s-government-applications-at-davidson-technologies/] that Advantage2 is operational at Davidson’s headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama.

The system is expected to address mission-critical U.S. government problems, mainly in national defense, and will eventually run sensitive applications, according to the company.

The launch marks a milestone in a multi-year agreement and technology collaboration between D-Wave and Davidson to accelerate quantum computing adoption and deployment among U.S. government agencies.

“This is a momentous day for D-Wave and, we believe, a significant step forward in accelerating the U.S. government’s use of quantum computing now,” said Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave.

The system is available for customer use through D-Wave’s Leap real-time quantum cloud service.

D-Wave noted that the system is its second U.S.-based annealing quantum computer and the first in Alabama.

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