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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.

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News releases
Date Title
21 May 2013 IBM Watson At Your Service: New Watson Breakthrough Transforms How Brands Engage Today's Connected Consumers
16 May 2013 Mother’s Day Online Shopping Up 15 Percent. Reports IBM
09 May 2013 Central Bank of India Taps IBM Analytics to Accelerate the Enterprise, Reduce Risk
24 Apr 2013 Analytics Heads to Graduate School at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
03 Apr 2013 IBM Announces New Innovations to Help Organizations Benefit from the Next Natural Resource: Big Data
21 Mar 2013 IBM Introduces Predictive Analytics Software and Services that Forecast Asset Failure
26 Mar 2013 UCLA Relies on Breakthrough ‘Big Data’ Technology from IBM To Help Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries
08 Feb 2013 IBM Watson Hard At Work: New Breakthroughs Transform Quality Care for Patients
05 Feb 2013 IBM Simplifies Big Data and Cloud Computing Adoption with New PureSystems Offerings
01 Feb 2013 IBM to Acquire Star Analytics, Inc
10 Jan 2013 IBM Tops U.S. Patent List for 20th Consecutive Year
20 Dec 2012 Made in IBM Labs: Desert Research Institute Utilizing IBM Big Data Analytics to Assist Nevada’s Growth Strategy
05 Dec 2012 IBM Launches New Skills Programs to Help Students and Technology Professionals Prepare for Jobs of the Future
29 Nov 2012 IBM Opens Advanced Analytics Center in Columbus, Ohio
26 Nov 2012 Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Commands Moviegoer Social Sentiment During Record Breaking Thanksgiving Weekend
13 Nov 2012 Fast Growing Dutch City Applies IBM Analytics to Improve Services to Citizens
13 Nov 2012 Nuremberg City Council Drives Efficiency with IBM Analytics Technology
08 Nov 2012 IBM Cited As a Leader in Business Intelligence Services by Independent Research Firm
23 Oct 2012 Made in IBM Labs: New IBM Analytics Software Helps Doctors Transition to Predictive Healthcare
23 Oct 2012 IBM Announces Student Winners of Watson Case Competition from Cornell University
22 Oct 2012 IBM Helps Organizations Tackle Industry Specific Big Data Challenges
18 Oct 2012 IBM Addresses Security Challenges of Big Data, Mobile and Cloud Computing
17 Oct 2012 IBM and Oxford Survey: Getting Closer to Customers Tops Big Data Agenda
09 Oct 2012 IBM Expands PureSystems Family to Help Clients Tame Big Data
04 Oct 2012 IBM Analytics Seeds International Growth for Delegat’s Wine Estate
01 Oct 2012 IBM Business Analytics Services and Software Help Power Transformational Health Analytics Project At UPMC
13 Sep 2012 IBM Helps Cities Worldwide Measure Public Social Sentiment on Critical Issues
12 Sep 2012 IBM Redefines Social Business with the Power of Analytics
10 Sep 2012 IBM Analytics to Support Jet Airways’ Green Initiatives
07 Sep 2012 Michigan State University to Introduce Students to Analytics and Big Data Using IBM Watson
29 Aug 2012 IBM and USTA Serve an Interactive Experience to US Open Tennis Fans
16 Aug 2012 IBM and Singapore Economic Development Board Collaborate to Launch Analytics-Based Supply Chain Center
10 Aug 2012 HMEL Adopts IBM’s Analytics Solution to Improve Plant Performance and Operational Efficiency
23 Jul 2012 Orient & Commercial Bank Uses IBM Analytics to Accelerate Move Into Retail Banking
20 Jul 2012 IBM Helps Altyntau Resources Find Gold in Kazakhstan
27 Jun 2012 IBM and Lawrence Livermore Researchers Form ‘Deep Computing Solutions’ Collaboration to Help Boost Industrial Competitiveness
27 Jun 2012 IBM, Notre Dame, Emnet Help South Bend, Indiana Protect Public Health, Reduce Pollution with Smarter Cities Cloud Analytics
20 Jun 2012 IBM Launches New Class of Analytics Software To Improve Decision Making
20 Jun 2012 IBM Puts Business Content in Motion for Mobile Workforce, Speeds Access to Big Data through Mobile Devices
20 Jun 2012 British Columbia Egg Marketing Board boosts food safety and improves operations with business analytics
18 Jun 2012 Wimbledon and IBM Serve Up Enriched Fan Experience for 2012
13 Jun 2012 Arizona's Desert Mountain Community Conserves Water with IBM Analytics
13 Jun 2012 Collaboration and Transparency Key to Providing the Edge Midmarket CEOs Need to Drive Innovation, According to IBM Study
11 Jun 2012 Charleston Police Department Aims to Reduce Crime Using IBM Predictive Analytics
04 Jun 2012 IBM Boosts Smarter Computing Initiative to Help Customers Tackle Big Data
31 May 2012 IBM Serves a Private Cloud for the 2012 French Open
31 May 2012 Recology Teams with IBM in Quest to Help San Francisco Become First City in North America to Achieve Zero Waste
30 May 2012 USOpen.com Goes Live as USGA Launches Redesigned Website for 2012 U.S. Open
24 May 2012 IBM Social Sentiment Index: More People Feeling Optimistic About Travel, Spending This Memorial Day Weekend
23 May 2012 IBM Completes Acquisition of Varicent Software
17 May 2012 First Academic Case Competition Proposes Novel Ways to Put IBM Watson to Work
09 May 2012 Using IBM Analytics, Santam Saves $2.4 Million in Fraudulent Claims
27 Apr 2012 Leicester Tigers Rugby Team Deploys Predictive Analytics from IBM to Reduce Injury Number and Severity
26 Apr 2012 Leading Global Multiple Sclerosis Research Center Taps IBM Analytics to Improve Patient Care
25 Apr 2012 IBM Advances Big Data Analytics with Acquisition of Vivisimo
13 Apr 2012 IBM Broadens Analytics Portfolio with Acquisition of Varicent Software
27 Mar 2012 Rutgers Teams With IBM to Build Powerful High-Performance Computing Center in New Jersey
20 Mar 2012 IBM Introduces New Predictive Analytics Services and Software to Reduce Fraud, Manage Financial Performance and Deliver Next Best Action
14 Mar 2012 IBM's Biomedical Analytics Platform Helps Doctors Personalize Treatment
07 Mar 2012 IBM Analytics Help Sonoma County, California Conserve Water
05 Mar 2012 Citi and IBM Enter Exploratory Agreement on Use of Watson Technologies
02 Mar 2012 New IBM Smarter Buildings Analytics to Help CFOs Prepare for Major Accounting Shift
08 Feb 2012 USC Annenberg, IBM and Los Angeles Times Conduct Academy Awards Social Sentiment Analysis
25 Jan 2012 Las Vegas Metro Police Department Expands Public Safety Operations with IBM Crime Analytics Software
25 Jan 2012 IBM to Help Rochester, Minn., Police Department Fight Crime
16 Jan 2012 IBM Brings the Power of Analytics to Social Business
08 Dec 2011 IBM Unveils Analytics Solution to Help Clients Extract Insight from Patents and Intellectual Property
08 Dec 2011 IBM Contributes Data to the National Institutes of Health to Speed Drug Discovery and Cancer Research Innovation
08 Dec 2011 Analytics Goes to the Head of the Class at Northwestern University; Two New Masters Degree Programs Prepare Students for Next Generation Careers
08 Dec 2011 IBM to Acquire DemandTec to Expand Cloud-Based Analytics for Smarter Commerce
05 Dec 2011 IBM Extends Smarter Cities Initiative through Acquisition of Cúram Software
29 Nov 2011 Cyber Monday Online Spending Increases by 33 Percent Over 2010, Reports IBM
26 Nov 2011 Record Online Thanksgiving Day Shopping Paves Way for Strong Black Friday Retail Sales, Reports IBM
17 Nov 2011 IBM Watson Visits Stanford and UC Berkeley to Engage the Next Generation of Leaders
17 Nov 2011 IBM Social Media Analysis Points to Lower Heels, Bucking Economic Trend
16 Nov 2011 IBM Study Reveals Challenges Midmarket CMOs Face to Sustain Brand Loyalty with Today's Social Consumer
15 Nov 2011 IT Professionals Predict Watson Technology To Transform Education Industry
10 Nov 2011 IBM, SignalDemand Team With ConAgra Mills to Help Customers Adapt to Shifting Market Conditions With Analytics
09 Nov 2011 City of Rio de Janeiro and IBM Collaborate to Advance Emergency Response System; Access to Real-Time Information Empowers Citizens
08 Nov 2011 IBM and MIT Sloan Management Review: Corporate Culture Key to Success with Analytics
04 Nov 2011 Mobile Device Retail Traffic to More Than Double This November Holiday Season, Reports IBM
03 Nov 2011 IBM Advances its Security Intelligence Portfolio with New Analytics
31 Oct 2011 Twitter Fans Crown Josh Hamilton World Series “Social MVP” Says IBM and USC Annenberg Social Sentiment Index
26 Oct 2011 IBM Closes on Acquisition of Q1 Labs
25 Oct 2011 IBM Business Analytics Helps Improve Customer Retention by Nearly 50 Percent at XO Communications
25 Oct 2011 IBM Launches Netezza Appliance to Help Communications Services Providers Analyze Networks and Gain Consumer Insight
24 Oct 2011 IBM Transforms Data At Work, Accelerates Big Data Analytics
24 Oct 2011 Vestas Wind Systems Turns to IBM Big Data Analytics for Smarter Wind Energy
19 Oct 2011 IBM and USC Annenberg Using Analytics to Catch Major League Baseball Fan Sentiment on Social Media
19 Oct 2011 Fordham University Launches Center for Digital Transformation; Forms Partnership with IBM to Educate Students in Next-Generation Business Analytics
18 Oct 2011 Cherry Central Turns to IBM to Ensure Food Safety for Consumers
11 Oct 2011 IBM STUDY: Digital Era Transforming CMO’s Agenda, Revealing Gap In Readiness
06 Oct 2011 New IBM Software Portfolio Advances Predictive Analytics to Help Improve Business Performance
05 Oct 2011 IBM Completes i2 Acquisition to Expand Big Data Analytics Portfolio for Smarter Cities
04 Oct 2011 IBM to Acquire Q1 Labs to Drive Greater Security Intelligence
28 Sep 2011 IBM and Streetline Address One of the Great Unsolved City Problems: Parking
15 Sep 2011 Tayside Fire and Rescue Selects IBM to Modernise Management of Critical Firefighting Assets
14 Sep 2011 PRISA Group Using IBM Analytics to Personalize Programs and Advertising
12 Sep 2011 WellPoint and IBM Announce Agreement to Put Watson to Work in Health Care
08 Sep 2011 IBM Broadens Efforts to Prepare Small and Medium Businesses for Growth
02 Sep 2011 IBM Forecast: Fall Looking Bright for Apparel Retailers
01 Sep 2011 IBM to Acquire Algorithmics
31 Aug 2011 IBM to Acquire i2 to Accelerate Big Data Analytics to Transform Global Cities
23 Aug 2011 IBM Helps Business Partners Reach New Markets With Netezza Appliances
09 Aug 2011 IBM to Help Cities Predict Long-Term Effect of Municipal Policies
09 Aug 2011 IBM and City of Portland Collaborate to Build a Smarter City
15 Jul 2011 IBM Debuts Cloud-based Analytics Suite to Help Companies Boost Marketing Results
05 Jul 2011 YO! Sushi Restaurants Use IBM Analytics to Reduce Costs While Improving Sales
30 Jun 2011 Localytics Wins IBM New York SmartCamp Competition
22 Jun 2011 New IBM Analytics Technology Helps Clients Unlock Big Data
10 Jun 2011 IBM Business Analytics Helps Papa Gino's Grab a Bigger Slice of the Pie
03 May 2011 Harvard Medical School Faculty Advances Drug Safety Research With IBM Business Analytics
27 May 2011 Memorial Day 2011: Fewer Trip Cancellations Expected, Web Analysis Reveals
20 May 2011 Dubuque, Iowa and IBM Combine Analytics, Cloud Computing and Community Engagement to Conserve Water
20 May 2011 IBM Unveils Breakthrough Software and New Services to Exploit Big Data
28 Apr 2011 Yale School of Management and IBM Collaborate to Prepare Students with Analytics Skills for the Next Generation of Jobs
04 Mar 2011 IBM Business Analytics Software Helps BJC Healthcare and Washington University Improve Healthcare Through Better Research
01 Mar 2011 Cities Get Smarter with IBM's Location-based Analytics
28 Feb 2011 IBM Works With McMaster University to Create First Canadian Energy-Smart Buildings on Campus
11 Jan 2011 Cincinnati Zoo Adds 50,000 New Visits, Drives New Revenue With IBM Business Analytics
15 Jul 2010 IBM Bolsters Scientific Research to Improve Healthcare Quality and Costs Globally
28 Jun 2010 RTL Nederland and InSites Consulting Team with IBM to Enhance Television Viewer Satisfaction Using Social Analytics
16 Jun 2010 DePaul University and IBM Team to Launch New Center for Data Mining and Predictive Analytics
15 Jun 2010 IBM Advances Analytics with Acquisition of Coremetrics
12 Apr 2010 IBM Unveils New Offering to Help Governments Efficiently Collect Delinquent Tax Debt
08 Apr 2010 IBM Analytics Streamlines Processes For Russian Prosecutor General's Office
07 Apr 2010 IBM Announces Smart Analytics and Transactional Systems to Draw Key Insights from Vast Amounts of Data
23 Mar 2010 IBM Unveils New Predictive Analytics Lab in China
18 Mar 2010 New IBM Service Plays Real-Time Matchmaker In Call Centers
25 Feb 2010 Made in IBM Labs: IBM Researchers Develop Energy Efficient Method to Analyze the Quality of Data at Record Speeds
25 Feb 2010 IBM Scientists Use Analytics to Break Traffic Gridlock with Personalized Trip Information
09 Feb 2010 New Business Analytics Software From IBM Helps CFOs Drive Smarter Business Decisions
08 Feb 2010 IBM Unveils New POWER7 Systems To Manage Increasingly Data-Intensive Services
04 Feb 2010 U.S. Air Force Selects IBM to Design and Demonstrate Mission-Oriented Cloud Architecture for Cyber Security
03 Feb 2010 IBM Delivers New Software and Services for Information Governance
09 Dec 2009 New IBM Study Uncovers Business Strategies For Weathering Economic Storm
09 Dec 2009 Fordham University and IBM Launch Curriculum to Prepare Students with Business Analytics Skills
01 Dec 2009 IBM Launches London Analytics Solution Center
16 Nov 2009 IBM Builds Massive Business Analytics Cloud for 200,000 Employees and Unveils Version for Clients
10 Nov 2009 IBM Opens Advanced Analytics Center in Washington, D.C.
05 Nov 2009 IBM Launches Business Analytics Center of Competency in India
03 Nov 2009 IBM Launches Health Analytics Center
26 Oct 2009 IBM Helps Organizations Accelerate Innovation With Business Analytics
26 Oct 2009 IBM Helps Alameda County Deliver Social Services
16 Oct 2009 IBM Expands Analytics and Risk Management Capability in Ireland
14 Oct 2009 IBM Awarded Analytics Contract to Improve Programming and Planning for U.S. Special Operations Command
08 Oct 2009 New IBM Study Shows that Analytics and Self Service Top the List for Midmarket Chief Information Officers
01 Oct 2009 IBM Launches New Advanced Analytics Center In New York
22 Sep 2009 IBM Acquires Business of RedPill Solutions to Bolster Analytics Services
10 Sep 2009 New IBM Study Highlights Analytics As Top Priority For Today’s CIO
12 Aug 2009 IBM Technology Brings Business Analytics to Legal Decision Making
11 Aug 2009 IBM Analytics Expands To Help Governments Around World Build Smarter Systems
03 Aug 2009 IBM Launches Advanced Analytics Center In China
28 Jul 2009 IBM to Acquire SPSS Inc. to Provide Clients Predictive Analytics Capabilities
28 Jul 2009 IBM Smart Analytics System To Bring the Power of Analytics to Clients in Just Days
13 Jul 2009 Alabama's Largest School District Turns to IBM to Build a Smarter Education System
08 Jul 2009 IBM Launches Advanced Analytics Center in Tokyo
23 Jun 2009 IBM Opens First European Analytics Center in Berlin, Germany
05 May 2009 IBM Acquires Exeros Assets

Images

  • Watson Goes to Work for You - Infographic

    IBM Watson goes to work for you, tranforming how brands and consumers engage (Infographic)

    Date added: 21 May 2013

    Consumers are increasingly looking for personalized, efficient interactions with the brands they frequent. To address this need, IBM has unveiled the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, which uses cloud-delivered mobile and online chat technology to assist businesses' customers, anytime and anywhere. From answering questions to offering guidance for purchases, IBM Watson will allow a brand's customer-facing employees to make better recommendations, or sit directly in the hands of consumers, offering helpful advice via mobile engagement. (Credit: IBM)

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  • IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, tranforming how brands engage with consumers (1)

    IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, tranforming how brands engage with consumers (1)

    Date added: 21 May 2013

    IBM Watson Solutions VP Stephen Gold interacts with the new IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, which uses cloud-delivered mobile and online chat technology to assist businesses' customers, anytime and anywhere. From answering questions to offering guidance for purchases, IBM Watson will allow a brand's customer-facing employees to make better recommendations, or sit directly in the hands of consumers, offering helpful advice via mobile engagement. (Credit: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

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  • IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor

    IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, tranforming how brands engage with consumers (2)

    Date added: 21 May 2013

    On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, IBM unveiled the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, which uses cloud-delivered mobile and online chat technology to assist businesses' customers, anytime and anywhere. From answering questions to offering guidance for purchases, IBM Watson will allow a brand's customer-facing employees to make better recommendations, or sit directly in the hands of consumers, offering helpful advice via mobile engagement. (Credit: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

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  • IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, tranforming how brands engage with consumers (3)

    IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, tranforming how brands engage with consumers (3)

    Date added: 21 May 2013

    On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, IBM unveiled the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, which uses cloud-delivered mobile and online chat technology to assist businesses' customers, anytime and anywhere. From answering questions to offering guidance for purchases, IBM Watson will allow a brand's customer-facing employees to make better recommendations, or sit directly in the hands of consumers, offering helpful advice via mobile engagement. (Credit: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

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  • IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, tranforming how brands engage with consumers (4)

    IBM unveils the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, tranforming how brands engage with consumers (4)

    Date added: 21 May 2013

    On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, IBM unveiled the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, which uses cloud-delivered mobile and online chat technology to assist businesses' customers, anytime and anywhere. From answering questions to offering guidance for purchases, IBM Watson will allow a brand's customer-facing employees to make better recommendations, or sit directly in the hands of consumers, offering helpful advice via mobile engagement. (Credit: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

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  • IBM Watson: New Breakthroughs Transform Quality Care for Patients

    IBM Watson: New Breakthroughs Transform Quality Care for Patients

    Date added: 08 Feb 2013

    Manoj Saxena, IBM General Manager, Watson Solutions, Mark Kris, MD, Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Lori Beer, WellPoint’s Executive Vice President of Specialty Businesses and Information Technology use the new Watson-based cognitive computing product for oncology. IBM, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and WellPoint today introduced the first commercially based products based on Watson at an IBM healthcare forum in New York City.(Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service)

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  • Detecting Insurance Fraud Using IBM Predictive Analytics

    Detecting Insurance Fraud Using IBM Predictive Analytics

    Date added: 09 May 2012

    Insurance organizations are using predictive analytics to detect fraud. For example, Santam, South Africa's leading short term insurance company, has saved $2.4 million on fraudulent claims in the first four months of using IBM business analytics software. The technology is enabling faster payouts for legitimate claims.

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    The Yale School of Management and IBM collaborating on Business Analytics Skills Initiative

    Date added: 28 Apr 2011

    (L-R) Rob Ashe, General Manager of Business Analytics at IBM, Ivan Dremov, MBA student, Yale School of Management,and Yale School of Management Dean Sharon Oster discuss how new jobs are emerging in the area of business analytics and how Yale and IBM are preparing today's business leaders for these jobs, Thurs., April 28, 2011, New Haven, Conn. The Yale School of Management is collaborating with IBM on a first-of-a-kind Project-Focused class at the Center for Customer Insights to help students gain hands-on experience in applying analytics skills in real-world business scenarios IBM's Watson machine that bested Jeopardy quiz show champs, represents the most advanced analytics technology available. (Bob Goldberg/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

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IBM Media Relations
202-551-9466
lia.p.davis@us.ibm.com

Lori Bosio
IBM Media Relations
1-914-766-1408
bosiol@us.ibm.com

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