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IBM Pledges $50 Million To Create 100 Smarter Cities

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2010Technologybaltimore mayor, brazil, chengdu, China, citizen engagement, globe, greater charlotte, ho chi minh city, ibm, katowice, mecklenburg county, municipalities, philanthropic investment, poland, rio de janeiro, smarter cities challenge, stephanie rawlings blake, sustainability, Technology, Vietnam

ARMONK, N.Y. – 09 Nov 2010: IBM today inaugurated Smarter Cities Challenge, a competitive grant program in which IBM will award $50 million worth of technology and services to help 100 municipalities across the globe. Teams of IBM experts will provide city leaders with recommendations for successful growth, better delivery of municipal services, more citizen engagement, and improved efficiency.

This new program is the single-largest philanthropic investment currently planned by IBM, which made US$186 million worth of charitable contributions in 2009, comprising cash, technology, and consulting services. (more…)

Pentagon Accuses Soldier of Filtering Files

By PravdaJuly 31, 2010Politicsafghanistan, Barack Obama, bradley manning, joseph biden, julian assange, osama bin laden, oval office, pentagon, taliban, us army, Vietnam, wikileaks

The Pentagon confirmed today that it could imprison the U.S. Army soldier, Bradley Manning, as the main factor in the dissemination of secret military documents related to Afghanistan. A spokesperson from the Department of Defense explained to CNN that Manning, 22, probably accessed the IT records of the Institution and downloaded thousands of files which he then resent via mail.

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Amazon.com Books Editors Announce “Best Books of the Year… So Far”

By Guest PostJuly 7, 2010TechnologyAmazon, Baltimore, best books of the year, big love, brady udall, China, country driving: a journey through china from farm to f, daphne durham, just kids, justin Cronin, karl marlantes, kindle, lisa grunwald, matterhorn: a novel of the vietnam war, michael lewis, patti smith, peter hessler, rebecca skloot, stieg Larsson, Sweden, the big short: inside the doomsday machine, the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, the immortal life of henrietta lacks, the imperfectionists, the irresistible henry house, the lonely polygamist, the passage, tom ranchman, top 10 best books, Vietnam

SEATTLE, Jul 07 – Amazon.com today announced its picks for the annual Best Books of the Year… So Far list (www.amazon.com/bestbooks2010). This midyear retrospective highlights the best books that have been released in 2010 between January and June.

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IBM Pledges $50 Million To Create 100 Smarter Cities

Pentagon Accuses Soldier of Filtering Files

Amazon.com Books Editors Announce “Best Books of the Year… So Far”