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'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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
