Category Archives: Technology

Major Ocean Carriers CMA CGM and MSC to Join TradeLens Blockchain-Enabled Digital Shipping Platform

COPENHAGEN, Denmark and ARMONK, N.Y., May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they will join TradeLens (www.tradelens.com), a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). (more…)

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Boost your Sales Revenue By Harnessing The Power of Instagram

Young and ambitious people choose to become successful entrepreneurs for one important reason. They want to make a lot of money by establishing online or physical retail stores. They are willing to take the risk to turn their dreams into reality. In the process, they also create employment opportunities for others. However, they need a solid online platform through they can sell their brand products. Only then do they start to notice a significant increase in their bottom-line profits. This is when the public start to take notice of them and their establishments. Some may even consider buying what they are offering to sell them. This is what they want. (more…)

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Stopping Cancer With a Smartphone

Using an affordable, portable device that attaches to a smartphone, a UA researcher and his collaborators hope to save lives in rural Africa.

Dongkyun “DK” Kang was in the shower a few years ago when inspiration struck, and he became interested in the idea of imaging human tissue in vivo, or on a living person, using a smartphone attached to a microscope. (more…)

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Syniverse and IBM Complete Successful Blockchain Solution Pilot with Orange Group and MTS

TAMPA, Fla., and ARMONK, N.Y. – May 7, 2019 – Syniverse and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have joined forces to help advance the next generation of mobile roaming solutions with a pilot program that uses open-source blockchain technology to instantly validate new wholesale billing and charging processes for clearing and settlement services. (more…)

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Explore the Chief Reasons to Use Instagram Analytics for Boosting Your Marketing Strategy

Instagram Analytics could be an immensely powerful marketing platform for your brand. The 100 percent potential of Instagram analytics could actually be reached if they are used effectively and are consciously made an instinctive and integral part of your marketing and promotion strategy. Here are the most important reasons to track your Instagram analytics on a regular basis. (more…)

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New Technique Offers Rapid Assessment of Radiation Exposure

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows them to assess radiation exposure in about an hour using an insulator material found in most modern electronics. The technique can be used to triage medical cases in the event of a radiological disaster. (more…)

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IBM and FIT Announce Collaboration to Help Build the Creative Fashion Workforce of the Future

The Fashion Institute of Technology’s (FIT) FIT/Infor Design and Technology Lab (DTech Lab) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration that will transform how the fashion industry operates, and will help build the creative fashion workforce of the future.  (more…)

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Albertsons Companies to Join Blockchain-based IBM Food Trust Network to Pilot Increased Transparency for Romaine Lettuce

Grocer is the latest company to adopt blockchain-based traceability system for global food ecosystem

ARMONK, N.Y. and BOISE, Idaho, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, is joining the blockchain-based IBM Food Trust network and will begin piloting the technology to improve how food is traced from farm to store shelf. The addition of Albertsons Companies to the Food Trust ecosystem of more than 80 brands brings blockchain-based food traceability to more consumers and industry players – from producers to suppliers to retailers – by helping enable greater transparency and collaboration, and ultimately, a safer food supply. (more…)

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