IBM Happenings: October 2006
The month of October at IBM was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and corporate initiatives. I was particularly pleased to see IBM put it’s money where it’s mouth is with respect to China as it announced a plan to jointly invest there with Lehman Brothers. The announcements made by […]
Personal Healthcare Data
Seems like healthcare issues are being discussed in the media everyday. The bad news is that there are medical errors and runaway costs that are becoming painfully more obvious. The good news is that hospital management is working very hard to improve their systems, community doctors are beginning to invest in more automated systems, and […]
Blue Brain
The human brain is one of the many marvelous parts of humans. It has been quite interesting over the last few years to read books and hear lectures on the subject. (See references in patrickWeb). The complexity of the brain can appear overwhelming but Big Blue is trying to make it understandable by working with […]
IBM Happenings: September 2006
The month of September at IBM was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and corporate initiatives. I am particularly excited about IBM’s plans to build Cell Broadband Engine supercomputer. The revolutionary supercomputer, capable of a peak performance of over 1.6 petaflops, will be installed at the Department of Energy’s Los […]
alphaWorks
There have been several stories here about alphaWorks. Today is a special day as IBM celebrates the tenth anniversary of the program. It was an honor for me to be part of the event in San Francisco. I made some remarks today about why and how alphaWorks was created but I decided to go further […]
