I just learned about a fascinating initiative in which 20 global health organizations and universities are working with IBM to see whether an open-source approach might help clip the wings of bird flu.
Building on the work of Larry ...READ»
IBM broke ground on what is planned to be one of the world's most efficient data centers. The $12.4 million, 6,000 square foot center, located on the Syracuse University campus in New York, is being built with the goal of using ...READ»
When it comes to economic crisis, grizzled veterans like IBM have stared into the abyss before and lived to tell the tale. We look at how several giants are approaching today's meltdown with distinctive strategies for not only surviving but also thriving.READ»
IBM's Remail -- reinventing email -- project is addressing the increasing challenges business people face while managing their workplace communications. Among the issues they're exploring:
Employees feel pressure to respond ...READ»
Las Vegas isn't exactly known for its sustainability initiatives (besides the new CityCenter design), but a new video from IBM shows how its Smarter Buildings project has made the popular Venetian Resort into an energy efficient ...READ»
The New York Times reported today that many companies are beginning to offer college counseling to children of employees. That was sort of around when I was looking at schools - it was called nepotism and networking - see who your ...READ»
IBM recently announced an interesting new one-stop-shop system designed to simplify the complex task of organizing all the technology a small business needs. In fact, IBM's kind of copying Apple's model.The basic idea of the Smart ...READ»
The benefits of Eastern versus Western medicine have been debated for decades. But the only way to really test the difference is scientifically--it's a difficult task, although there are plenty of ongoing studies. IBM's joining that ...READ»
Those of you who spend too large a proportion of your day on the road might like to hear about IBM's latest proposals for thinning out traffic gridlock. Using advanced analytics, the company's scientists are developing systems that ...READ»
On Tuesday, IBM CEO and chairman Sam Palmisano unwrapped the second phase of its already-ubiquitious "Smarter Planet" campaign, pronouncing the 2010s "the decade of smart." His premise: this is the decade in which everything will ...READ»
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»
IBM's 12.4 million, 6,000-square-foot facility at Syracuse University uses 50% less energy than typical data centers. It's ready for action, but is it as green as Big Blue claims?READ»
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»
3-D animation has traditionally been dominated by mammoth Hollywood studios, and for good reason--the amount of processing power that goes into 3-D animation usually requires dedicated server farms that are air-conditioned 24 hours ...READ»
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»
Let's play word association: intern + texting = ____. Setting up a date? Skipping out on work? Sexting? At IBM, how about saving millions of lives?
A new initiative called SMS for Life, born from the minds of a group of IBM's Extreme ...READ»
IBM's annual Next 5 in 5, a list of five innovations that will take off in the next five years, is ready. And in our humble opinion, it's probably pretty accurate. The theme this year is "cities," and according to IBM, our major ...READ»
PatentCafe recently released its list of the top 200 companies, ranked in terms of how many patents they received. Here are the top 10:
International Business Machines Corporation 3,254
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. - ...READ»
IBM's deal, announced yesterday, to sell its personal computer operations to China's Lenovo is completely fascinating. As others have observed, it represents a serious attempt by a formerly parochial Chinese manufacturer to go ...READ»
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»
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»
