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IBM Makes Water Monitoring High-Tech with Splash Portal

Wondering whether your favorite Irish lake is clean enough to swim in? How about whether the local beach has enough sand to make some serious sandcastles? IBM and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland can help. The two ...READ»

What Will the Trucking Industry Look Like in 2020?

As is stands right now, the trucking industry is not particularly green--just ask anyone who has been stuck in traffic behind a gas-guzzling, exhaust-belching 18-wheeler. But if the industry is to survive in the next decade, it will ...READ»

Intel--Past, Present, and Future

As Intel reinvents itself, we take a look at where it's been. From the calculators and traffic lights of the past, to today's variety of handheld devices and tomorrow's slickest netbooks, here is a trip through the history of the company once known as Chipzilla.READ»

Microsoft Enters Smart Grid Game With SERA

IBM, Intel, Cisco...it's an impressive list of high-tech companies involved in the burgeoning smart grid industry. Microsoft, determined not to be left behind, yesterday announced a platform to develop "the integrative utility of the ...READ»

IBM Fighting Google on Business Email

IBM's trying a simple tactic to outwit Google's business software plans by selling its professional package for a third less in price. For fewer dollars you also get a less capable service, but IBM's confident that many customers will ...READ»

Why Charging Just a Little Can Be Smarter Than Charging Nothing at All

The strategy of giving everything away often creates as many hassles as it solves. Why charging just a little can be smarter than charging nothing at all.READ»

Infographic of the Day: Rethinking Cities with GOOD and IBM

GOOD magazine and IBM shine a joint spotlight on eight cities around the world that have changed their urban landscape with the help of novel technologies.READ»

Can Cloud Computing Ever Truly Be Sustainable?

Data centers aren't exactly known for their sustainability--the power hogs are responsible for 1.5% of all power use in the United States. But as cloud computing, the IT golden child that uses mega-data centers to store information, ...READ»

IBM Introduces Linux-based Netbook Software Aimed at Developing World

The netbook sector is one of the hottest spaces in tech, so it’s no surprise that IBM has thrown its hat into the ring with its new Smart Work package. What is surprising is that the computer giant is angling for market share in ...READ»

By Serving Many Ethonomics Happens Naturally

Last week I flew to Bogota, Colombia for the day. My Latin American partner, AltaGerencia, had arranged for me to speak at a conference organized by Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest integrated oil company. I’ve delivered such ...READ»

North Carolina Pilot Project Proves that Smart Meters Cut Back on Electricity Use

Wirelessly-connected smart grids are often heralded as the solution to our electricity-devouring ways, and now an IBM pilot project in North Carolina has proven that a grid equipped with smart meters (digital meters that record ...READ»

IBM's SAPIR: The Smartphone Image-Recognition App That Recognizes Everything

Ever looked at a vacation photo and wondered "where the heck did I take this?" IBM's got an image recognition system that should solve the problem--and it points to the future of smartphone tech. The name of this new technology ...READ»

Toshiba's Traffic Alerts Take Yet More 'Driving' Out Of Driving

Driving is becoming more and more automated: We rely on GPS, cars can even park for you...and now Toshiba's automated a nearby traffic alert system that solves the tricky problem of avoiding heavy traffic up ahead on the road.The core ...READ»

Green Data Center Management: The Hot New College Degree?

Degrees in environmental studies, environmental science, and environmental engineering are commonplace in most universities throughout the United States, but Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Nebraska is taking degree ...READ»

IBM Patent Means Your TV Remote Will Twitter Too

It's only a matter of time before someone releases a dedicated gadget for Tweeting. And now an IBM patent has surfaced implying that soon your TV remote control will do your microblogging for you.READ»

Widespread Empathy: Rewiring Your Corporation for Intuition

Companies that make empathy an easy, everyday, and experiential part of work inevitably outperform their peers.READ»

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Big Blue Meets Big Green With Its Supercomputers

Big Blue has morphed into Big Green. In the Green 500 list of super-powerful computing machines, IBM has snapped up 57 of the top 100 places. The Green list is a re-ordering of the famous annual Top 500 list of supercomputers in ...READ»

Rotterdam: The Smart Delta City of the Future

Much ado has been made about smart grid energy management, but what about smart water management? IBM and the Netherlands city of Rotterdam are collaborating on a forecasting system for water and energy management. The ...READ»

Water-Cooled, High-Performance IBM Computer Can Cut Carbon Footprint by 85%

When IBM researchers went looking for a better coolant for high-powered computers, they didn't have to look very far. Working alongside researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), IBM has developed a ...READ»

Wimbledon Seer App Serves Augmented Reality on a Grass Court

You may think Wimbledon, with its exquisitely manicured grass courts, royal family attendees, and strawberries and champagne is an old-fashioned affair. You'd be wrong. This year, along enjoying a retractable roof, the audience is ...READ»

What's IBM's $100 Million Cell Phone Investment For?

IBM's just announced that it's pulled together $100 million to invest in future cell phone tech. It will be used to improve things like cell-phone security, user interface functionality, and business use of cell phones. But, when ...READ»

IBM Serves Up Two New G1 Apps for Wimbledon

Summer wouldn’t be summer without Wimbledon, and Wimbledon wouldn’t be Wimbledon without IBM. This summer, Wimbledon’s long-time technology partner--IBM creates the systems that log each and every stroke as well as other match ...READ»

You want me to do WHAT? Go Ahead – Injure Yourself.

Last week I introduced a compelling new web site – bigthink.com. Its founders, Peter Hopkins and Victoria Brown, didn’t have enough initial funding to take competitors head on, so they had to find different approaches ...READ»

IBM's Global Rail Innovation Center Brings Next-Gen Train Systems to China

Any doubts about whether China will be the world's next high-speed rail hub can be put to rest now that IBM has firmly planted itself in the country with its first Global Rail Innovation Center. The center, according to IBM, will ...READ»

Six Essential Strengths Of An Employee Volunteer Program; An Interview With Shannon Schuyler of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Looking for some insight on how to create an outstanding Employee Volunteer Program? Shannon Schuyler of PricewaterhouseCoopers offers six essential strengths to ensure success.READ»