Category Archives: Technology

How high-speed internet is bringing people ‘out of the dark ages’ to reshape work and life in rural America

As Beth Carlson prepared to take her son to a hospital eight hours away for surgery on a benign brain tumor last winter, one major worry aside from the procedure weighed on her mind.

How would the family stay in touch with Xander, 13, while he was away for weeks of treatment afterward? They’d tried video chats during a previous hospital stay, but the internet connection on the farm where they live was too slow. They could talk by phone, but it wasn’t the same as being able to see her boy’s face and look for the signs a mother knows to tell if he was OK. Xander’s two sisters, one older and one younger, were also worried about him. (more…)

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‘By the way, I’m visually impaired’: Sharing her disability helped others feel more welcome at work

In her 23 years at Microsoft, Angela Mills has been many things: a consultant, technical evangelist and manager for various products including Windows Server, Identity Management and Xbox Live. She is a polished presenter, compassionate mentor and a smart leader who works well with developers, sellers and customers. Last year, she took a sabbatical and began learning how to co-pilot a plane. (more…)

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A way to bring peace of mind — and sleep — to parents whose children suffer seizures wins Microsoft Hackathon

For most parents, sleep is a sacrifice they accept during the earliest part of their child’s life. But for Francesca Fedeli and Roberto D’Angelo, sleep deprivation has been a constant for five years as they’ve taken turns in overnight co-sleeping vigils for their 8-year-old son, Mario, who has suffered potentially life-threatening seizures since he was 3. (more…)

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IBM Developing World’s First Financial Services-Ready Public Cloud; Bank of America Joins as First Collaborator

New platform designed to help address specific requirements of financial services institutions for regulatory compliance, security and resiliency

ARMONK, N.Y., Nov 6., 2019 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has designed the world’s first financial services-ready public cloud. IBM will welcome financial services institutions, and their suppliers, to join the financial services-ready public cloud. Bank of America will be a committed collaborator to use the platform built on IBM’s public cloud. The Bank will host key applications and workloads to support the requirements and privacy and safety expectations of its 66 million banking customers. (more…)

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Spain’s Fintech Start up, PecunPay Seeks to Drive Business Expansion with Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Services

MADRID, Oct. 24, 2019 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Spanish fintech startup PecunPay, provider of payment and electronic money exchange solutions, will take advantage of IBM Services to implement Red Hat OpenShift to help drive business. (more…)

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IBM, Raw Seafoods Collaborate to Use Blockchain to Help Improve Seafood Traceability and Sustainability While Addressing Fraud

Raw Seafoods, Santa Monica Seafoods, and Regional Fisherman Will Digitize their Supply Chain for Scallops Using the IBM Food Trust Platform

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Raw Seafoods Inc. today announce a new collaboration connecting global sourcing partners, retailers, and restauranteurs who will begin using IBM Food Trust platform to enhance seafood traceability. Built on the IBM Blockchain Platform, the initiative will start by digitizing the supply chain for scallops sourced from the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery. (more…)

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