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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:34 GMT</pubDate>  
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					<title>IBM Study: Top Chief Procurement Officers Drive 22 Percent Higher Profit Margins
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					At the Smarter Commerce Global Summit, IBM today announced a study that says companies with high-performing procurement organizations are driving better bottom line results.  According to the study, these organizations report profit margins of 7.12 percent as compared to just 5.83 percent for companies with low-performing procurement organizations.  Also, companies with top performing procurement organizations report profit margins 15 percent higher than the average company – and 22 percent higher margins than companies with low performing procurement organizations.   
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Watson At Your Service: New Watson Breakthrough Transforms How Brands Engage Today&#39;s Connected Consumers </title>
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					Ushering in a new era of cognitive computing systems, IBM today unveiled the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, a technology breakthrough that allows brands to crunch big data in record time to transform the way they engage clients in key functions such as customer service, marketing and sales. 
					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:23:39 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Analytics Help Arad Group Manage Big Data for Water Meter Solutions</title>
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					As water increasingly becomes one of the world’s most precious resources, IBM scientists are working with Arad Group, a world leader in reliable water meter systems, to help water companies and utilities around the globe provide more effective and efficient management of drinking water through the use of Big Data and advanced analytics technology 


					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Big Data Helps City of Dublin Improve its Public Bus Transportation Network and Reduce Congestion</title>
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					Today IBM announced it is helping the City of Dublin use Big Data to identify and solve the root causes of traffic congestion in its public transport network throughout the city, which means improved traffic flow and better mobility for commuters. Integrating data from a citywide network of sensors with geospatial data means that city officials are able to better monitor and manage traffic in real time.
					
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					<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:33:49 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>L’Oréal USA Gains Purchasing Power with IBM Services and Cloud Analytics
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					IBM announced today a major three-year agreement with L’Oréal USA for expert procurement services using an advanced cloud analytics solution that will transform the way L’Oréal USA buys from its network of North American suppliers. The new services will enable the company to bring beauty products to consumers more quickly and efficiently.  
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:01:58 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Analytics Heads to Graduate School at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</title>
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					IBM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are combining forces to offer a new graduate program in fall 2013, to prepare students for the expanding scope of careers requiring Big Data and analytics skills.
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:31:51 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>ICM&#39;s New Blue Gene Supercomputer Supports The Largest Biomedical Research Initiative In Poland</title>
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					IBM Blue Gene/Q, the most powerful single architecture supercomputer in Poland, has been chosen by The Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modeling, University of Warsaw ICM of Poland to support the country&#39;s largest biomedical and biotechnological research initiative called, Centre for Pre-clinical Research and Technology CePT.  More than 500 life sciences and biomedical researchers, physicians and students, from a consortium led by The Medical University of Warsaw WUM and consisting of three universities and seven research centers of the Polish Academy of Sciences, will use the supercomputer and its supporting e-infrastructure to gain further insight into chronic diseases.
					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:44:16 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Announces New Innovations to Help Organizations Benefit from the Next Natural Resource: Big Data</title>
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					IBM today announced new technologies designed to help companies and governments tackle Big Data by making it simpler, faster and more economical to analyze massive amounts of data. New data acceleration innovation results in as much as 25 times faster reporting and analytics.
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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