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• Wimbledon Championships 2012

  IBM helps inform the science of tennis at Wimbledon, providing players, coaches, spectators and millions of people worldwide with a richer experience. We start by providing the most basic piece of data: the score. From here, a vast sea of information - from schedules to player statistics, serve speeds and match insights - is captured, analysed and distributed to media, officials and fans, both in the arena and around the world.

  
  
• IBM Centennial

  IBM is marking the 100-year anniversary of its founding on June 16, 1911, with a year-long global initiative. The company will reexamine the history of technology innovation and predict where the world will be in the next 100 years. IBM will use this milestone to engage with business leaders, academia, clients, and local communities in the 170 countries the company does business.

  
  
• Next 5 in 5

  Each December, IBM unveils the 5 in 5 -- five predictions about technology innovations that will change the way the general public lives, works and plays within the next five years. The ideas come from the thousands of biologists, engineers, mathematicians and medical physicians in our Research labs around the world.

  
  
• IBM Research and the future of Smarter Cities

  IBM Research and the future of Smarter Cities

  
  
• Global Financing

  Global Financing

  
  
• Survey December 2012: The analytical consumer

  IBM has conducted research that shows how consumer behaviour is radically changing in a world increasingly dominated by online and social media.

  
  
• Social Business

  Social Business is a smarter approach to the “people-centric” processes of business. Social Business means connecting networks of customers, partners, and employees, using analytics to derive insights from those connections, and using those insights to improve business functions. It's an organization that uses social networking tools fluently to communicate with people inside and outside the company. It's a strategic approach to shaping a business culture, highly dependent upon executive leadership and corporate strategy, including business process design, risk management, leadership development, financial controls and use of business analytics. Becoming a Social Business can help an organization deepen customer relationships, generate new ideas faster, identify expertise and enable a more effective workforce.

  
  
• Smarter Analytics

  The emergence of new smarter systems which are interconnected and streaming real time information are presenting business and governments with a unique opportunity to transform decision making. New opportunities to use this data to predict business outcomes, optimize old systems and spot trends before they happen are actually a reality. IBM new service line, IBM Business Analytics and Optimization Services will draw on the company’s deep expertise in vertical industries, research, mathematics and information management to help clients both improve the speed and quality of business decisions while better understanding the consequences and business outcomes of those decisions.

  
  
• Business Process Management (BPM)

  BPM is a discipline that leverages software and services to provide total visibility into your organization. Discover, document, automate, and continuously improve business processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs

  
  
• IBM PureSystems

  Unimaginable complexity, combined with a lack of resources has created a situation in corporate IT globally where $2.5 Trillion – 70% of the global IT budget – is spent just making sure the status quo works. As a result, 1 in 5 projects never see the light of day and there is a backlog in IT of more than 18 months.

  
  
• IBM Cloud Computing

  IBM has helped thousands of clients adopt cloud models and manages millions of cloud based transactions every day. IBM assists clients in areas as diverse as banking, communications, healthcare and government to build their own clouds or securely tap into IBM cloud-based business and infrastructure services. IBM is unique in bringing together key cloud technologies, deep process knowledge, a broad portfolio of cloud solutions, and a network of global delivery centres.

  
  
• IBM Research: Made in IBM Labs

  IBM's Research and Development labs, comprised of some of the world’s leading minds, are pushing the boundaries of science, technology and business to make the world work better. As the world gets smarter and IBM clients need to innovate rapidly, IBM’s technologists and scientists are advancing existing IBM products and services, while simultaneously pursuing the future.

  
  
• Smarter Commerce

  Smarter Commerce is a smarter way for companies to buy, sell and market their products by integrating operations and enhancing interactions through community, collaboration, process and analytics -- all within an industry context.

  
  
• IBM UK programmes to encourage STEM

  Our programmes have been designed to give you every opportunity to maximise the time out of your studies - with challenges, training and development opportunities around every corner, and of course the opportunity to meet many new and interesting people along the way.

  
  
• Smarter Cities

  More than half of the people on Earth live in cities, and urban populations are projected to double by mid-century. IBM is helping cities around the world tackle serious urban issues and improve the quality of life of their citizens.

  
  
• Planet Retail - The Challenge of Food Waste

  Food wastage is a major problem and it's an issue with environmental, economic and social consequences. The crux of the problem for retailers seems to be reducing the amount of food waste whilst providing consumers with choice and adequate supply. It's a particular problem with perishable products.

  
  
• Watson, One Year Later

  This week marks the one-year anniversary of the historic Watson Jeopardy! match. The victory was the culmination of an intensive four-year research effort by a team of IBM scientists who set out to accomplish a grand challenge – a system that rivals a human's ability to answer questions posed in natural language with speed, accuracy and confidence.

  
  
• IBM Data Centres

  Increasingly efficient, high-density computers provide an opportunity to get more value from every square foot of space in your data centre. But powerful blade and "pizza box" servers consume a lot of energy, which grows more expensive every year. And they generate heat, which can cause servers to shut down and limit your ability to add much needed equipment.

  
  
• IBM Apprenticeship Scheme Launch

  On Monday 29 November 2010, IBM launched its first-ever apprentice scheme aimed at individuals who are keen to dive straight into the world of work. The scheme was launched at IBM South Bank by John Hayes, Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, Stephen Leonard, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland and Christine Wyatt, General Manager, Global Business Services, IBM UK and Ireland.

  
  
• IBM Summit at Start Online Press Room

  Welcome to the IBM Summit at Start Online Press Room. Here you will find all the latest, news, views and videos direct from Lancaster House.

  
  

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