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Mending One of the Health System’s Biggest Tech Gaps: Information Sharing 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Keith J. Figlioli, Senior Vice President, healthcare informatics, Premier healthcare alliance By Keith J. Figlioli From banking to air travel, the evolution of technology has made connecting informa...
How to Build a Leadership Pipeline for Women in the Workplace 24 Aug 2013 | 01:46 am
Kim Stephens, Co-author, Your Journey to Executive: Insights from IBM Women Executives; Diversity and Inclusion, IBM By Kim Stephens It is no longer enough to recognize the value of women in the wor...
Smarter Weather Service Helps New Zealand Farmers Plan for Growth 22 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
Dr. Jochen Schmidt, Chief Scientist, Environmental Information, NIWA Research, Wellington, New Zealand By Dr. Jochen Schmidt New Zealand’s farmers and growers are in constant combat with the country...
New Video Series Captures Best Practices for Smarter Cities 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Dr. Katharine Frase, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Global Public Sector By Dr. Katharine Frase The urbanization age is upon us. While the estimates vary of what percentage of population will live in...
What If Watson Showed Up at the US Open Tennis Championships? 20 Aug 2013 | 01:05 am
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Next-Gen Photovoltaics Harness Even More of the Sun’s Energy 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Timothy Dalton, Nano-Science & Technology Partnership Program Manager, Master Inventor, IBM By Timothy Dalton Photovoltaic cells (the individual units of a solar panel) have been around since the 19...
‘Accessibility’ is About All of Us 16 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
Frances West, Worldwide Director of the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center By Frances West When we hear the word “accessibility,” most people assume it has to do with providing equal access ...
The Future of Mobile is Wherever, Whenever 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Billy Yuan, Consultant, IBM Global Business Services By Billy Yuan As smart phones become an indispensable part of our daily lives, companies in every industry are trying to develop ways to make thi...
Almond Business Goes Nuts for Big Data Skills 14 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Abrán Padilla, Director, Operations Finance, Paramount Farms; MS, Predictive Analytics, Northwestern University, 2013 By Abrán Padilla As a soon-to-be graduate of Northwestern’s Masters in Predictiv...
How Weather Science Can Help Wind Power Pick Up Momentum 12 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
Steve Hamm, IBM Writer By Steve Hamm Over the past decade, the use of wind power has exploded–driven initially by demand in North America and Western Europe. But a variety of factors, including the ...
