IBM believes that mobile technology lies at the core of our ability to build a Smarter Planet. Mobile technologies are improving the quality of life for all inhabitants. In 2009, IBM announced a $100 million investment in the advancement of mobile services and capabilities for businesses and consumers worldwide. Called IBM's Mobile Web Big Bet, the initiative is already making an impact in even the most remote regions of our world. And, we are only at the tip of the iceberg in understanding the power and significant impact of mobile technology. Through advancements in hardware and software and joint collaborations, millions of people who have bypassed using the PC as their primary method of accessing the Internet are instead turning to inexpensive mobile devices for all kinds of things - from managing large forces of enterprise field workers and conducting financial transactions to entertainment, shopping and more.
Mobile device makers (MDMs), confronted by numerous challenges to growth and profitability, are looking to develop new avenues to expand their core device offerings. Based on a recent consumer survey by the IBM Institute for Business Value, we believe the rapidly growing market for mobile Internet services may provide just the ticket to revitalize MDM growth and send them profitably into the next decade.
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Improving polluted waterways
Date added: 03 Nov 2010
The power of crowdsourcing utilized in Creek Watch provides a platform to explore environmentally conscious mobile apps that will help improve conditions in the world we live in and build a smarter planet.
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New Tech Era in Africa
Date added: 28 Jun 2011
IBM Chairman and CEO Samuel J. Palmisano (right) and Bharti Airtel Chairman and Managing Director Sunil Bharti Mittal participate in a press conference on Friday, September 17 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya to announce the selection of IBM to manage Bharti Airtel’s mobile communications network in Africa. The agreement was finalized in December 2010. The move is anticipated to accelerate Africa's emerging mobile communications market.
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Sales opportunities trend analysis is made available real-time on the BlackBerry via IBM Web services and iEnterprises' Mobile Edge application.
Date added: 08 Sep 2010
Sales opportunities trend analysis is made available real-time on the BlackBerry via IBM Web services and iEnterprises' Mobile Edge application.
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IBM Mass Lab - Littleton campus
Date added: 18 Jun 2010
The IBM Mass Lab is IBM's largest Software Development Lab in North America. A campus comprised of sites in Littleton and Westford, Massachusetts, the IBM Mass Lab brings together 3,400 of IBM's best and brightest minds in the industry to design and develop first-of-a-kind solutions to respond to customers’ computing challenges.
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collinsk@us.ibm.com
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