QMware launches world’s first hybrid quantum computing data center

Founded by Terra Quantum's founder Markus Pflitsch, QMware is the provider of the QMware Cloud, a unique hybrid quantum infrastructure to enable quantum applications today. In collaboration with Quix Quantum, Netherlands-based provider of scalable, plug-and-play quantum computing solutions, QMware is building a new data center in Enschede (NL) – the first-of-its-kind in the quantum computing industry.

QuiX Quantum will co-locate the hardware onsite and integrate different computing paradigms (High Computing Compute (HPC) and native quantum hardware) with shared memory access on the high-performance computer under a unified Linux operating system. This new approach provides significant performance improvements and cost-savings over existing commercial hybrid quantum services. On the contrary, vendors currently require web integrations on separate computational stacks to orchestrate processing between quantum and classical hardware.

The hybrid architecture of QMware’s proprietary hard- and software platform enables classical and native quantum hardware to be built and utilized side-by-side. For end customers, this unprecedented deep integration enables simultaneous access to both computing backends with exceptional performance and the lowest latency. The quantum technology by QuiX Quantum is designed to support large computational models such as optimization and machine learning applications with millions of variables.

QuiX Quantum’s photonics-based Quantum Computer operates at room temperature allowing for data center integration and providing scalable quantum technology. QMware will use a broadband, low-latency optical fiber connection to directly attach high-performance computing infrastructure with simulated and native quantum hardware. Industry use cases include optimization applications such as route planning and payload optimization in logistics or aerospace, or collateral portfolio and risk control in finance.The new data center is expected to be fully operational for commercial applications in August 2023.

Markus Pflitsch, CEO and co-founder of QMware: “Our collaboration marks a significant milestone for the quantum computing industry. The hybrid quantum computing data center located in Enschede is a major step in the evolution of computing, as it seamlessly integrates classical and quantum hardware at the deepest possible layer. This development is strategically significant, as it unlocks the full potential of quantum computing applications in the future.”

QMware AG is incorporated in St. Gallen, with offices in Munich, Germany, and Vienna, Austria. Alongside Markus Pflitsch (CEO and Chairman of the Board), the team comprises Georg Gesek, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder and Stephen Nundy, Member of the Board.
(Press release/RAN)