IBM will add four new cloud data centers that possess cognitive intelligence capacities in the U.K. to meet a growing client demand. IBM said Monday the new facilities will triple the U.K.’s cloud center capacity as well as support the company’s commitment to deliver new products and services to the country’s market. The new facilities will provide users […] More

IBM and Esri have teamed up to provide cognitive analytics and Internet of Things offerings to government and enterprise customers through the IBM cloud platform. The partnership will offer IBM cloud technology users and developers access to Esri’s maps, data, geospatial tools and analytical services complemented by IBM’s security tool, predictive analytics and Cognos performance management software, Esri said […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has appointed Steven Demetriou, company president and CEO, to take the additional role of chairman of the board and named Linda Fayne Levinson, a director at Jacobs and VendareNetblue chairman, as lead director. “The board concluded it is in the best interest of the company and its shareholders to combine the roles of chairman and CEO,” Noel […] More

ANDRAS SZAKAL VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER IBM U.S. FEDERAL Andras Szakal is vice president and chief technology officer IBM U.S. Federal. He is responsible for IBM’s industry solution technology strategy in support of the U.S. Federal customer. Mr. Szakal was appointed IBM Distinguished Engineer and Director of IBM’s Federal Software Architecture team in […] More

Harriet Green, head of IBM‘s Internet of Things business, has said the company seeks an industry-specific strategy to help organizations manage connected devices, Fortune magazine reported Tuesday. Stacey Higginbotham writes IBM will make its Watson cognitive computing technology available to customers through the company’s Internet of Things Foundation cloud-hosted service. The offering will include an application programming interface and predictive and […] More

IBM and Thomson Reuters have partnered to provide IBM’s Watson cognitive technology to Thomson Reuters’ customers. Thomson Reuters will apply Watson technology to content analytics, natural language processing and evidence-based learning areas in order to assist clients in gaining insights into large volumes of data, IBM said Thursday. Mike Rhodin, a senior vice president for […] More

IBM has invested in several educational programs meant to encourage university students, entrepreneurs and information technology professionals to learn how to develop cloud computing applications with IBM technology. The company said Wednesday it launched the Academic Initiative for Cloud to incorporate the Bluemix platform into cloud development curricula at 210 universities worldwide. The program offers the universities access to IBM’s instructional materials, […] More

IBM and Deloitte have partnered to build a portfolio of integrated technology products to help the financial services industry manage business risks and comply with regulations. The alliance wants to introduce a platform designed to combine IBM’s analytics and cloud computing platforms with Deloitte’s regulatory intelligence tool, IBM said Monday. The offering will be developed […] More

IBM has moved to help address healthcare technology demand in the U.S. public sector market through a series of investments into the company’s federal healthcare practice. The company has launched Watson-based big data services for clinical care and data management initiatives with its research arm and appointed Keith Salzman as chief medical information officer, IBM said […] More

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the New York Genome Center have partnered to evaluate the Watson supercomputer’s cognitive system for a genomic research project intended to help clinicians develop treatment methods for cancer patients. NYGC and its medical partners will develop a personalized care for patients with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, by using IBM’s Watson […] More

IBM said that in 2013, its inventors have received 6,809 patents, the 21st consecutive year that the company ranked first in the annual list of patent leaders in the country. Some of the company’s patents for 2013 include inventions for the Watson supercomputer, neuromorphic and synaptronic spiking neural network and an automated validation and execution […] More