All cities are made up of a complex system of systems that are inextricably linked. IBM has assisted Wave City to identify the different systems (for example transport, emergency services, healthcare, water and energy) that make up the township and to understand how these systems interact with and affect each other in order to improve planning and operational efficiency.

This holiday we will launch voice search across our entertainment partners on Xbox LIVE. Over time, as we integrate Read more

DTCC employed graduates from the IBM System z Academic Initiative at University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) after meeting with students at various DTCC informational sessions. Our predictive analytics program is a true reflection of what makes Northwestern great — we develop leaders in cutting edge disciplines by providing access to world-class faculty.

IBM estimates that the new facility will employ up to 170 technical staff by the end of 2012. Through a second agreement, IBM Read more

Kinect has had an amazing first year, says Kevin Schofield, general manager of Microsoft Research, which played a key role in developing Kinect. “It’s amazing and fun and fascinating to watch the snowball effect of Kinect,” he says. “Kinect has taken something that was really hard to get and really expensive, and made it easy to get and inexpensive.”

Using a user-friendly approach to business rules creation, payers can quickly – and without the need for custom software code Read more

This is an important addition to the open chemistry data sets. The comprehensiveness of the data and the new ways researchers can look at these data and cross-link to other data associated with each chemical is expected to help with drug development to fight many forms of cancers and other human diseases, as well as the development of other chemical compounds.

Grove City College has been a long-standing HP customer and is now implementing additional solutions campus-wide, including Read more

IBM’s partnership with Sonic Biochem Extractions – an important manufacturer and exporter of soya products – includes a 10-year outsourcing contract under which IBM is responsible for the hosting and management of Sonic Biochem’s entire IT infrastructure including servers, storage, network equipment and security solutions.

As a recent graduate in a challenging economic environment, my training on System z proved invaluable in getting employed by a leading financial services Read more

Dallas said Microsoft has “doubled down” on this business, doubling the size of his organization over the last three years. That data may be stored and crunched in Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, while the applications and embedded computers are managed like a corporate fleet of PCs, using Microsoft’s System Center orchestration server.

According to the report, business analytics software is the most widely used technology of those surveyed. In fact, business analytics Read more

SAP acquired Sybase, a maker of database and mobile- computing software, to add products that help corporate customers run applications on mobile devices. SAP, based in Walldorf, Germany, has made only two large acquisitions in its 39-year history: Sybase and business-intelligence company Business Objects for 4.8 billion euros in 2007.

Ubiquity derives a security rating for each file, based on information about the context of the file – where it came from, how old it is and its Read more

Microsoft has taken an important step to promote sustainability and transparency among its global suppliers. If more firms showed such leadership it would hold more suppliers accountable for protecting human and workers’ rights, and reduce the legal and reputational risks that companies and their shareholders face.

The Cyberjaya center will provide competency based services, as well as multilingual capabilities, and be a Center of Excellence (CoE) for software distribution and Read more

India has witnessed major urbanization in recent times, with an estimated 30 people leaving rural India for urban areas every minute during the next 20 years. At this rate, the country will need some 500 new cities in the next two decades. Cities and urban developments will need to use innovative technologies and solutions to manage the growing demands on the city infrastructures that deliver vital services.

Kinect for Xbox 360 provides controller-free games and entertainment that uses Read more

EXIN and QT&C are working together to transform Information security management through certified training and education using ISO/IEC 27002 as the model. The independent EXIN certification in Information Security is based on the belief that every employee is responsible for the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information, not just the IT department and the Information Security Manager.

Craig Mundie, Microsoft chief research and strategy officer; Donald Horner, Read more