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IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives within Five Years

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IBM Predicts – in Five Years Everything will Learn

ARMONK, N.Y. – 17 Dec 2013: Today IBM unveiled the eighth annual “IBM 5 in 5“ (#ibm5in5) – a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years.

This year’s IBM 5 in 5 explores the idea that everything will learn – driven by a new era of cognitive systems where machines will learn, reason and engage with us in a more natural and personalized way. These innovations are beginning to emerge enabled by cloud computing, big data analytics and learning technologies all coming together, with the appropriate privacy and security considerations, for consumers, citizens, students and patients. (more…)

IBM Awards Multi-Million Dollar Cloud Computing Platform to Seven Nova Scotia Schools

By Guest PostNovember 27, 2013Technologyacadia university, apache software foundation, atlantic canada, big data, cloud platform, computing platform, dalhousie university, dan fortin, Economy, ibm, ibm analytics, ibm flex system, ibm programs, ibm storwize hardware, information technology skills, michael shepherd, nova scotia, nova scotia business, shared university research, system, vcl, virtual computing lab, workforce

System to drive analytics curriculum, research and development

MARKHAM, ON & HALIFAX NS – 27 Nov 2013: IBM today announced it is contributing a multi-million dollar private cloud to a consortium of post-secondary institutions in Nova Scotia. The system, the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada, will form a shared computing platform enabling the schools to together create new curriculum and conduct research, all aimed at better equipping graduates with high-demand analytics skills to drive Nova Scotia’s economy.

The system, operational in early 2014, is being hosted at Dalhousie University but will also be accessible through a simple, single log-on process to faculty and students at Acadia University, Cape Breton University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia Community College, Saint Mary’s University and St. Francis Xavier University. (more…)

Scientists “Burst” Supercomputing Record with Bubble Collapse Simulation; Could Lead to Advances in Healthcare and Industrial Technology

By Guest PostNovember 18, 2013Technologyalessandro curioni, bubble collapse simulation, burst, cloud cavitation collapse, complex phenomena, engineering problems, eth zurich, fastest supercomputer, finite volume method, gordon bell prize, healthcare, ibm, ibm bluegene q, industrial technology, laboratory, llnl, petros koumoutsakos, scientist, sequoia, supercomputing record, swiss university, ultra scalable code, world

– 15,000 bubbles are simulated using IBM BlueGene/Q “Sequoia” at 14.4 Petaflop of sustained performance, a 150-fold improvement over current state-of-the-art
– Destructive capabilities of collapsing bubbles are increasingly being studied in areas ranging from treating kidney stones and cancer to high pressure fuel injectors
– Research team named as a Finalist for the 2013 Gordon Bell Prize (more…)

IBM Launches Talent Assessment to Help Aspiring Data Crunchers and Academia Gauge and Enhance Skills

By Guest PostNovember 12, 2013Technologyanalytics careers, analytics talent assessment, big data, capital management strategy, chief data officers, fordham university, george washington university, ibm, ibm academic initiative, ibm data scientists, logical reasoning, mike rhodin, ohio state university, social assuredness, verbal reasoning

WASHINGTON – 12 Nov 2013: IBM today unveiled the IBM Analytics Talent Assessment, a first-of-its-kind online platform that provides university students with data-driven insights that aim to help narrow the Big Data and Analytics skills gap and foster talent for the next-generation workforce.

UsingIBM Analytics Talent Assessment, university students can gauge their readiness for public and private sector Big Data and analytics careers and gain guidance on ways to further develop and position themselves for these in-demand jobsthrough a simple online questionnaire. In addition to benefitting students and universities, talent assessments help organizations identify and hire the right candidate for the right job. They can also enable them to more accurately predict performance, thereby adding greater efficiencies to an organization’s human capital management strategy. (more…)

IBM Study Reveals Businesses Using Cloud Computing for Competitive Advantage Can Generate Double Revenue and Profit Compared to their Peers

By Guest PostOctober 24, 2013Technologycloud adoption, cloud computing, cloud initiatives, cloud platform, cloud technology startups, dave garrison, gurukul kangri university, ibm, london metropolitan university, mike grandinetti, missouri state university, profit growth, Technology

Cloud Ranks Higher on Agenda of Business than IT
IBM Collaborates with 100 Universities globally to Develop Cloud Skills for the Jobs of the Future

Armonk, N.Y. – 24 Oct 2013: IBM today announced that organizations gaining competitive advantage through high cloud adoption are reporting almost double the revenue growth and nearly 2.5 times higher gross profit growth than peer companies that are more cautious about cloud computing, from a recent survey conducted with more than 800 business decision makers and users worldwide. [1]

IBM’s survey also revealed that the cloud’s strategic importance to decision-makers, such as CEOs, CMOs, finance, HR and procurement executives, is poised to double from 34 percent to 72 percent – vaulting over their IT counterparts at 58 percent. (more…)

IBM and Libelium Launch Internet of Things Starter Kit

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2013Technology6lowpan, bluetooth, david gascon, ibm, internet, Java, libelium, mote runner software, nfc, object oriented language, things starter kit, thorsten kramp, waspmote platform, Wi-Fi, wireless sensor networks, wsn, zigbee

New platform offers IPv6 connectivity for any single sensor

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., ZARAGOZA and ZURICH – 21 Oct 2013: IBM and Libelium, a wireless sensor network hardware provider, today released an Internet of Things Starter Kit to enable dozens of sensor applications ranging from monitoring parking spaces or air pollution to providing assistance for the elderly.

Created by IBM scientists and Libelium engineers to ease application development, testing, and scalability of wireless sensor networks (WSN), the new Internet of Things Starter Kit integrates Libelium’s Waspmote wireless sensor platform with IBM’s Mote Runner software and 6LoWPAN, which allows every single sensor and device to connect directly to the Internet using the new IPv6 protocol. (more…)

IBM Commits $1 Billion to Fuel Linux and Open Source Innovation on Power Systems

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2013Technologyaustin, big data, brad mccredie, cloud, ecosystem skills, Europe, fuel linux, ibm, ibm power7, jeopardy game, linuxcon conference, new orleans, new york, open source innovation, power systems, prototype, texas, watson

NEW ORLEANS, LA – 17 Sep 2013: At LinuxCon 2013 today, IBM announced plans to invest $1 billion (USD) in new Linux and open source technologies for IBM’s Power Systems servers. The investment aims to help clients capitalize on big data and cloud computing with modern systems built to handle the new wave of applications coming to the data center in the post-PC era.

Two immediate initiatives announced, a new client center in Europe and a Linux on Power development cloud, focus on rapidly expanding IBM’s growing ecosystem supporting Linux on Power Systems which today represents thousands of independent software vendor and open source applications worldwide. Specific details of both initiatives include: (more…)

IBM Closes Acquisition of CSL International

By Guest PostAugust 30, 2013Technologyacquisition, analytics, cloud, csl international, csl wave technology, ibm, ibm system z, ibm zenterprise technology, mobile computing, patrick toole

ARMONK, N.Y – 30 Aug 2013: IBM today announced it has completed the acquisition of CSL International, a leading provider of virtualization management technology for IBM’s zEnterprise System. CSL International was a privately held company headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The acquisition deepens the consolidation and cloud capabilities of IBM zEnterprise technology by offering simplified set up and management of the virtualization environment. CSL International’s CSL-Wave software enables clients to monitor and manage their z/VM and Linux on System z environments using a powerful drag and drop interface. The software will become part of the IBM zEnterprise portfolio in early 2014. (more…)

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