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Recent Blog Posts
59	New IBM Ads: Why Information Matters Mon, Mar 8th 2010 11:26a   Adam Gartenberg Our advertising group just posted five new Smarter Planet ads, focused on the way data, information and analytics can reshape the way companies operate today and the ways in which we can make our world a better place for everyone. My personal favorite is the one featuring IBMer Jeff Jonas. The analogy he makes in the ad to crossing the road based on what the road looked like 5 minutes ago is the best I've seen to date as to why organizations need to keep pushing as close as possible [read] Keywords: ibm application
41	How SPSS is helping mobile carriers apply deeper customer insight Tue, Feb 16th 2010 11:23a   Adam Gartenberg At the Mobile World Congress today, IBM shared how SPSS's business analytics capabilities are helping telco providers such as Digital +, UPC Broadband and Tesco Mobile gain deeper insight into customer behavior, which in turn is helping them improve customer retention, optimize call center interaction, and run more effective marketing campaigns. In the extremely competitive world that the mobile carriers operate in, anything that can be done to improve marketing effectiveness, retain customer [read] Keywords: ibm database mobile
40	Watch IBM’s Information Governance Launch live (today, 12:30 ET) Wed, Feb 3rd 2010 12:32p   Adam Gartenberg IBM will be making some significant announcements later today regarding Information Governance, and you're welcome to watch the launch keynote and panel discussion live today at 12:30pm ET. Link: IBM Information Governance Launch Live Feed If you can't make it, check back on my blog later in the day for an updated post on the announcements and its significance, or you can follow along on Twitter with #ibminfogov [read] Keywords: ibm twitter
50	IBM fosters healthcare information sharing with Initiate Systems acquisition Wed, Feb 3rd 2010 11:27a   Adam Gartenberg IBM today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a privately held company that helps healthcare providers and governments overcome the challenge of integrating and sharing accurate information. This is a significant challenge for these organizations, as they struggle with inconsistent, inaccurate or incomplete data spread across hundreds of sources spanning hospitals, doctors' offices, insurance providers, and government organizations. From the press release: In h [read] Keywords: ibm exchange exchange network
75	Why the iPad just looks like a supersized iTouch Wed, Jan 27th 2010 10:27p   Adam Gartenberg Let me get it out of the way... Yes, I'd like an iPad. Not yet, though... I'll wait for a built-in camera, background apps, the memory to double or triple and the price to go down. But it is the surf-from-the-couch, catch-up-on-news-at-breakfast device I've been waiting for. That said, like a lot of people, my first reaction on seeing pictures is that it looks a lot more like an oversized iTouch than I was expecting. And I think the reason behind that is that it looks like they enlarged [read] Keywords: apple google mac mobile
16	ReadWriteWeb: IBM CEO on Lessons Opportunities in Internet of Things Wed, Jan 27th 2010 11:06a   Adam Gartenberg ReadWriteWeb has been focusing a fair bit lately on the Internet of Things, which is also one of the underlying factors that we have been highlighting in our Smarter Planet agenda contributing to (and resulting from) a world that is increasingly instrumented, interconnected and intelligent. Today Richard MacManus writes about IBM's perspective on the subject (IBM CEO on Lessons & Opportunities in Internet of Things): Palmisano noted one of the key points about Internet of Things earl [read] Keywords: ibm google
15	A free book for a free database Wed, Jan 27th 2010 11:06a   Adam Gartenberg Last week I blogged about the free Getting Started with DB2 Express-C 9.7 book that was being given away at the Lotusphere ped this week. Apparently it was so popular that the team on site ran out! (And thank you to the loyal reader who mentioned learning about it on my blog.) Of course, it really shouldn't be a surprise that it was so popular; over 100,000 copies of the 300+ page book have been distributed. For all of you who weren't in attendance (or didn't get there soon enough), my co [read] Keywords: ibm lotusphere database db2
15	InfoSphere Streams drives ground-breaking covert (shhhh!) sensor intelligence Wed, Jan 27th 2010 11:06a   Adam Gartenberg This looks like it might be shaping up to be national security week on the blog this week. A colleague just pointed me to an article (Adelos Offers Ground-Breaking Sensor Intelligence) detailing how the unique, highly parallel processing capabilities of IBM InfoSphere Streams are providing the analytical power behind a new method of covert intelligence and surveillance gathering. I'm not going to pretend to understand half of the science behind this system, but from what I can gather, by "de [read] Keywords: ibm application network properties security wiki xml
19	IBM to Acquire National Interest Security Company Wed, Jan 27th 2010 11:06a   Adam Gartenberg IBM announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC), a security and analytics consultancy based in Fairfax, Virginia that delivers advanced analytics and IT solutions to the public sector (national defense and security agencies in particular). Upon closing of the deal, NISC will join IBM GBS's Business Analytics and Optimization business unit. From the press release: NISC’s expertise includes systems engineering, biome [read] Keywords: ibm community development enterprise integration security
13	IOD EMEA Conference 2010 and SPSS Directions European Conference 2010 Wed, Jan 27th 2010 11:06a   Adam Gartenberg There are two upcoming events that should be on your radar - the IOD EMEA Conference 2010 and the SPSS Directions European Conference 2010. Both are taking place in Rome, Italy, in mid-May, and we would love for you to join us. Please see below for additional details - note the early bird registration discounts and speaker submission deadlines. IOD EMEA Conference 2010 --- 19-21 May, Rome Italy Registration now open Early Bird Registration - register by 26 February and save up to â [read] Keywords: ibm community facebook linkedin networking twitter