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IBM Gives Tennis Players a Competitive Edge with Watson at the 2018 US Open Tennis Championships

By Guest PostAugust 29, 2018Sports, Technology2018, championships, ibm, ibm ix, martin blackman, us open tennis, usta player development, watson

USTA continues to evolve the tournament for fans, and now tennis players, with AI technology

FLUSHING, N.Y., Aug. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — IBM today announced that IBM Watson will now partner with tennis players and coaches to enhance their game strategy and better prepare for matches more efficiently. As a partner of the US Open tournament for more than 25 years, IBM innovations have positioned the US Open as a tournament at the forefront of the modern digital experience with technology that fans have come to know and love. This year, IBM and the USTA will integrate its AI Highlights technology into player performance as the tournament enters the next phase of its technology journey. (more…)

IBM’s Watson Helps Employees Tackle Cancer

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2016Health, Technologybest doctors, cafewell concierge, employees, ibm, kyu rhee, network, tackle cancer, watson

IBM makes Watson available as health benefit to help employees fighting cancer, in collaboration with Best Doctors

Armonk, NY – 11 Oct 2016: IBM today announced that many IBM U.S. employees fighting cancer will be able to tap into Watson for insights into their cancer treatment as well as potential clinical trial options. Through a unique collaboration with Best Doctors, an expert clinical consultation provider, qualifying IBMers and their family members will have access to Watson’s suite of oncology offerings for insights on cancer treatment options, when covered under IBM’s U.S. medical plan. The benefit will be available as of January 1, 2017. (more…)

IBM Announces Planned Acquisition of Promontory to Transform Regulatory Compliance with Watson

By Guest PostSeptember 29, 2016Technologyacquisition, bridget van kralingen, eugene ludwig, financial group, ibm, promontory, watson

Promontory’s 600 professionals and offerings will form the foundation of new Watson Financial Services portfolio from IBM’s Industry Platforms business

ARMONK, N.Y. – 29 Sep 2016: IBM today announced plans to acquire Promontory Financial Group, a global market-leading risk management and regulatory compliance consulting firm. Upon close, the capabilities of Promontory combined with IBM’s deep industry expertise and Watson’s cognitive capabilities will directly address the massive operational effort and manual cost of escalating regulation and risk management requirements. (more…)

IBM Brings Watson to Africa

By Guest PostFebruary 6, 2014Technologyaaron williams, africa, big data, cedd, cognitive computing, economic growth, ibm, ibm innovation, kamal bhattacharya, michel bezy, new era, project lucy, rahamon bello, sub-saharan africa, university of lagos, watson

$100M “Project Lucy” Initiative Heralds New Era of Data-Driven Development

LAGOS and NAIROBI – 06 Feb 2014: IBM has launched a 10-year initiative to bring Watson and other cognitive systems to Africa in a bid to fuel development and spur business opportunities across the world’s fastest growing continent. Dubbed “Project Lucy” after the earliest known human ancestor, IBM will invest US$100 million in the initiative, giving scientists and partners access to the world’s most advanced cognitive computing technologies. (more…)

IBM Sets U.S. Patent Record

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2014TechnologyAmazon, analytics, bernie meyerson, big data, cloud computing, cognitive systems, emc, era, Google, hp, ibm, intel, neural network, neuromorphic, oracle, patent leadership, simulation, sun, symantec, synapse project, synaptic weights, synaptronic, technical fields, us patent record, watson

Achieves 21st Straight Year of Patent Leadership
IBM inventors received more than 6,800 U.S. patents in 2013

ARMONK, N.Y. – 14 Jan 2014: IBM today announced that its inventors received a record-setting 6,809 patents in 2013 – the 21^st consecutive year the company topped the annual list of U.S. patent leaders. (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…)

Free iPad App from IBM and Eames Office, Reinvents Iconic ’60s-Era Infographic on History of Math

By Guest PostApril 5, 2012Technology1964, ancient greeks, charles, chid apte, computer, eames demetrios, ibm, ibm mathematics, ipad app, jeopardy, los angeles, minds, minds of mathematics, modern mathematics, new york, peep show, ray eames, vintage, watson, world fair

*Vintage Timeline Designed by Charles and Ray Eames Continues to Inspire Interest in Math and Science*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 05 Apr 2012: To celebrate the history of math and its impact on the world, IBM has released Minds of Modern Mathematics, an iPad app that re-imagines a classic 50-foot infographic on the history of math created by husband-and-wife design team Charles and Ray Eames and displayed at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City.

The app, which can be downloaded from the iPad App Store, is an interactive vintage-meets-digital experience for students, teachers, and tech fans that illustrates how mathematics has advanced art, science, music and architecture. It reinvents the massive timeline on the history of math from 1000 AD to 1960 that was part of Mathematica: A World of Numbers…and Beyond, IBM’s milestone World’s Fair exhibit. (more…)

IBM’s “Watson” Computing System to Challenge All Time Greatest Jeopardy! Champions

By Guest PostDecember 14, 2010Technologyamerica, benchmark, brad rutter, computing system, david ferrucci, emmy awards, favorite quiz show, guinness book of world records, harry friedman, ibm, ibm founder, ibm power7, ibm scientists, jeopardy, ken jennings, million dollar masters tournament, sony pictures television, thomas j watson, thomas watson, tournament of champions, ultimate knowledge, ultimate tournament of champions, watson

*Competition Scheduled for February 2011*

ARMONK, N.Y. & CULVER CITY, Calif. – 14 Dec 2010: IBM and America’s Favorite Quiz show® Jeopardy! today announced that an IBM computing system named “Watson” will compete on Jeopardy! against the show’s two most successful and celebrated contestants — Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

The first-ever man vs. machine Jeopardy! competition will air on February 14, 15 and 16, 2011, with two matches being played over three consecutive days. (more…)

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