Watson is the first commercially available cognitive computing capability, representing a new era in computing. Watson analyzes high volumes of data and processes information more like a human than a computer—by understanding natural language, generating hypotheses based on evidence, and learning as it goes.
As organizations work to make more data-driven decisions -- 2.5 billion gigabytes of data being created every single day, they need advanced systems that are able to crunch massive amounts of structured and unstructured data and deliver actionable insights within seconds. Deloitte estimates the cognitive computing market will expand in five years to $50 billion in the U.S. alone.
Since its triumph on the television quiz show Jeopardy! IBM has advanced Watson’s capabilities and made it available via the cloud. Watson now powers new consumer and enterprise services in the health care, financial services, retail and education markets. IBM has also opened the Watson platform to developers and entrepreneurs, enabling them to build and bring to market their own powered by Watson applications for a variety of industries.
To continue Watson’s advancement, IBM has created two business units: Watson, established for the development and commercialization of cloud-delivered cognitive computing technologies and Watson Health dedicated to improving the ability of doctors, researchers and insurers to surface new insights from the massive amount of personal health data being created daily to deliver personalized healthcare.
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IBM and Harrow Council to bring Watson Care Manager to individuals in the UK
Date added: 08 Sep 2016
IBM and Harrow Council to bring Watson Care Manager to individuals in the UK Left to Right standing: Aaron Torrens (IBM), Chris Greenway (Harrow Council), Cllr Anne Whitehead (Harrow Council), Andreas Haimboeck-Tichy (IBM), Cllr Simon Brown (Harrow Council), Sean Renner (IBM), Cllr Adam Swersky (Harrow Council), Rob Fletcher (IBM), Bernie Flaherty (Director of Adult Services, Harrow Council) Left to Right seated: Ash Woodcock (Legal lead for Harrow Council), Leader of Harrow Council Sachin Shah, Sharon Bagshaw (IBM), Kivanc Arda (Legal lead for IBM). (Credit: IBM)
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Introducing Macy's On Call, a new mobile shopping companion powered by IBM Watson and Satisfi
Date added: 20 Jul 2016
A Macy’s team member tests out Macy’s On Call, a new mobile web tool powered by IBM Watson and Satisfi. Macy’s On Call allows customers to input questions in natural language about each participating store’s unique product assortment, services and facilities and then receive a customized response to the inquiry. Macy’s is currently piloting the new tool in 10 store locations across the country. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM & Cisco Tap Watson to Transform the Way People Work
Date added: 30 Jun 2016
IBM and Cisco Tap the Power of Watson and to Transform the Way People Work. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM helps ISS Transform the Management of over 25,000 Buildings Globally with Watson IoT
Date added: 30 Jun 2016
Global Facilities Management Leader ISS Partners with IBM Watson IoT to Make Better and More User-Friendly Buildings. Andrew Price, Chief Commercial Officer, ISS (left) and Nils J. van der Zijl , Business Unit Executive, IBM Watson IoT Europe (right). (Credit: IBM)
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IBM Watson IoT helping ISS to Make Happier Buildings
Date added: 30 Jun 2016
Buildings with a 'Human Touch' are happier and more productive. Global facilities Management leader ISS turns to IBM Watson IoT to transform our experience of buildings. (Credit: IBM)
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North Star BlueScope Steel Taps IBM Watson and Wearable Devices to Monitor Activity of Workers in Extreme Environments
Date added: 23 Jun 2016
North Star BlueScope Steel is applying IBM Watson Internet of Things technology and wearable devices to pioneer novel approaches to help protect workers in extreme environments. North Star is piloting the IBM Employee Wellness and Safety Solution to identify potentially problematic conditions by collecting data from various sensors that continuously monitor the worker’s skin body temperature, heart rate, galvanic skin response and level of activity, correlated with sensor data for ambient temperature and humidity. The solution then alerts North Star management so they can provide personalized safety guidelines to each individual employee. (Credit: North Star BlueScope Steel)
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American Diabetes Association Joins Forces with Watson Health
Date added: 12 Jun 2016
American Diabetes Association SVP of medical innovation Jane Chiang, MD and IBM Watson Health chief health officer Kyu Rhee, MD met Sunday at the American Diabetes Association’s 76th Scientific Sessions, where the two organizations announced they are teaming up to reimagine how diabetes is managed. The collaboration will bring together the cognitive computing power of Watson and the Association’s vast repository of clinical and research data. In the first phase of the collaboration, the organizations will challenge the developer community to create cognitive diabetes apps. (Photo Credit: A.J. Sisco/Feature Photo for IBM)
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IBM Launches Watson Centre at Marina Bay
Date added: 09 Jun 2016
IBM opens The Watson Center at Marina Bay, an incubator for organizations, partners and IBM experts in Asia to co-create business solutions using IBM's cognitive, blockchain and design capabilities. (Credit: IBM)
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Design Thinking to fuel Big Ideas
Date added: 09 Jun 2016
IBM opens The Watson Center at Marina Bay, an incubator for organizations, partners and IBM experts in Asia to co-create business solutions using IBM's cognitive, blockchain and design capabilities. (Credit: IBM)
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Incubator to co-create business solutions
Date added: 09 Jun 2016
IBM opens The Watson Center at Marina Bay, an incubator for organizations, partners and IBM experts in Asia to co-create business solutions using IBM's cognitive, blockchain and design capabilities. (Credit: IBM)
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Outthink Limits
Date added: 09 Jun 2016
IBM opens The Watson Center at Marina Bay, an incubator for organizations, partners and IBM experts in Asia to co-create business solutions using IBM's cognitive, blockchain and design capabilities. (Credit: IBM)
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Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Taps Watson for Clinical Trial Matching
Date added: 02 Jun 2016
Clinical Trial Matching is designed to quickly complete the data-intensive process of matching patients with clinical trials, and provide doctors the information they need to advise their patients about relevant studies. (Credit: Froedtert & MCW Cancer Network)
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IBM's Watson is Learning Korean
Date added: 09 May 2016
IBM Research Manager Abe Ittycheriah demonstrates how IBM Watson parses a sentence in English and "tokenizes" it to learn Korean, at IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. Teaching Watson to communicate as a native speaker in multiple languages is a key element of IBM's work to bring cognitive computing to a global audience. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM's Harriet Green and Sesame Street's Elmo
Date added: 27 Apr 2016
As part of a three-year agreement, Sesame Workshop and IBM Watson are developing a new category of educational products that aim to adapt to the learning styles and aptitudes of individual preschoolers. Pictured here are Harriet Green, IBM General Manager of Watson Internet of Things, Commerce and Education, and Elmo, 3 1/2 year old monster. (John O'Boyle/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM's Harriet Green and Sesame Street's Elmo
Date added: 27 Apr 2016
Sesame Workshop and IBM are collaborating to combine IBM Watson's cognitive computing technology and Sesame's early childhood expertise. Together, they hope to advance early childhood education and learning. In this picture, Elmo and Harriet Green, IBM General Manager of Watson Internet of Things, Commerce and Education, enjoy each other’s company. (John O'Boyle/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM and Sesame Street Lock Up
Date added: 27 Apr 2016
Sesame Workshop and IBM Watson are teaming up to advance early childhood education (IBM, Sesame Workshop)
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Meet “Connie,” Hilton Hotel's robot-concierge pilot with IBM Watson
Date added: 09 Mar 2016
Visitors to the Hilton Hotel in McLean, Va. meet Connie, a robot concierge named after Conrad Hilton and powered by IBM Watson and WayBlazer. Connie, in pilot testing at the hotel, uses cognitive computing and machine learning to answer questions posed in natural language about the hotel, local tourist attractions and restaurants -- while learning with each interaction. (Photo courtesy of Green Buzz Agency/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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The North Face, IBM and Fluid Launch New Interactive Shopping Experience using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Date added: 14 Dec 2015
New Platform Offers Personalized Product Recommendations Based on Natural Conversation and Cognitive Data (Credit: The North Face and Fluid)
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IBM and Nutrino Launch Watson-Powered App for Expectant Moms-to-Be
Date added: 10 Dec 2015
The Nutrino App Powered by Watson displays high confidence in recommended use of a dietary supplement during pregnancy. (Image Courtesy of Nutrino)
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IBM Watson & Partners are Building Cognitive
Date added: 24 Sep 2015
San Francisco - On September 24, 2015, at IBM's newly announced "Watson West" hub, the company unveiled it is making new Watson APIs available to developers, entrepreneurs and businesses. In addition, more than a 100 partners, from an increasing number of industries and professions, are in-market with their own cognitive-powered apps. Amy Gross, President & Founder of VineSleuth collaborates with researcher Vinith Misra of IBM Watson on the design of a cognitive-enabled app that provides shoppers with individualized wine recommendations. (Photo courtesy of Tony Avelar/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM Watson Then and Now
Date added: 24 Sep 2015
Watson represents an entirely new model of computing—‘cognitive.’ It understands all types of data, it isn’t programmed, it learns. Watson has been put to work in diverse industries with clients and through an open developer platform. IBM continues to expand Watson’s abilities, enabling partners to bring their own creativity and aspirations as they build their businesses with cognitive. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM Watson Health Global Headquarters Opens in Cambridge, Mass., a Life Sciences Hub
Date added: 10 Sep 2015
On Thursday, September 10, 2015, new IBM Watson Health General Manager Deborah DiSanzo opens the IBM Watson Health global headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., a life sciences hub. More than 700 IBM employees will be located at the headquarters in Cambridge's Kendall Square, which will host a space for entrepreneurs and start-ups to tap into technology, tools and talent to build new products and businesses on Watson's cloud-delivered cognitive computing platform, as well as an IBM Watson Health Research Lab. Contact: Kristi Eells/IBM, 802-345-8313, keells@us.ibm.com (Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM Watson Health Global Headquarters
Date added: 10 Sep 2015
IBM announced that Watson Health global headquarters is located at 75 Binney Street in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. More than 700 IBM employees will work at the new facility, just a portion of the 2,000 IBMers worldwide working with Watson Health. In concert with the opening, IBM announced Deborah DiSanzo has been appointed General Manager and Head of IBM Watson Health. Ms. DiSanzo is a seasoned executive, most recently serving as CEO of Philips Healthcare. She will be based at the new Watson Health headquarters. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM Watson Health Datagram 1
Date added: 10 Sep 2015
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IBM Watson Health Datagram 2
Date added: 10 Sep 2015
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IBM Watson Health Datagram 4
Date added: 10 Sep 2015
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IBM Watson Health Datagram 3
Date added: 10 Sep 2015
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IBM and Mubadala to bring Watson to the MENA region
Date added: 14 Jul 2015
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- On July 14, 2015 IBM and Mubadala announced the development of a joint venture to bring IBM Watson to the Middle East and North Africa region. The healthcare field is a particularly promising area where the two organizations envision medical professionals using Watson to better personalize treatment options, share expertise among specialists, and scale knowledge to a broader (Photo courtesy of Paul Malaluan/Photo House Media)
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Woodside, Australia’s Largest Independent Oil and Gas Company, Uses IBM Watson to Enhance Decision Making and Increase Efficiencies
Date added: 27 May 2015
IBM Watson will help scale the knowledge of Woodside engineers working in control rooms offshore. (Credit: Woodside)
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IBM collaborates with More Than a Dozen Cancer Centers
Date added: 05 May 2015
Norman Sharpless, MD, director, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center examines DNA sequencing data. University of North Carolina and a dozen other cancer centers are collaborating with IBM to apply Watson to the DNA data of cancer patients. A single patient’s genome represents more than 100 gigabytes of data. Watson could help oncologists translate that data to into targeted treatment options for cancer patients. (Credit: Jared Lazarus/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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Cancer Centers to apply Watson to the data challenge of precision medicine
Date added: 05 May 2015
Lukas Wartman, MD, assistant director of cancer genomics at the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis, analyzes genomic sequencing data using IBM Watson Genomic Analytics. Wartman, who has personally benefitted from DNA-based cancer treatment, joins oncologists at more than a dozen other cancer institutions to apply Watson to the data challenge of precision medicine. (Credit: Mary Butkus /Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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Cancer Datagram
Date added: 05 May 2015
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Genomics Datagram
Date added: 05 May 2015
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Genetic Code Datagram
Date added: 05 May 2015
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IBM Announces New Watson Health Unit
Date added: 13 Apr 2015
Leanne LeBlanc, IBM Watson project manager, views analytics of healthcare data at Watson headquarters in New York City, on Monday, April 13, 2015. IBM says each person generates one million gigabytes of health-related data across his or her lifetime, the equivalent of more than 300 million books. IBM launched the new Watson Health business unit to help patients, physicians, researchers and insurers use data to achieve better health and wellness for all. More information: Holli Haswell, IBM hhaswell@us.ibm.com, 1-720-396-5485 (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM Watson is Going to Japan
Date added: 10 Feb 2015
IBM Watson is going to Japan via IBM's new alliance with Japanese telecommunication giant SoftBank, on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. As part of the alliance, IBM is teaching Watson to speak, and think, in Japanese, one of most difficult languages for a computer to navigate because of its reliance on the complex diagrammatical alphabet known as kanji. IBM and SoftBank will explore new ways to deliver Watson's cognitive and natural language capabilities, including through mobile, tablet, and robots. Pictured at IBM Research - Tokyo is IBM Researcher Risa Nishiyama with SoftBank's Pepper robot using Watson in a demonstration environment. (Credit: Feature Photo Services)
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IBM & CUNY Announce Student Winners in App Contest
Date added: 15 Jan 2015
At Baruch College in New York City, IBM and the City University of New York (CUNY) announced the top three winning teams of a student app competition with the best innovative ideas for how IBM Watson technology can help New York City and higher education. Student winners receive cash prizes and a chance to work at CUNY business incubator. This competition is the latest example of IBM fueling an ecosystem of innovators and providing students with an opportunity to learn about next generation technology. Student finalists sparked creative ideas, envisioning Watson-powered apps that could help city social workers better serve children and families by analyzing patterns; create a more efficient 311 system staffed by virtual agents and aided by predictive analysis; and an automated advisor for undergraduates and college counselors that will help identify and schedule ideal courses. From L to R: Stanley Litow, IBM Vice President of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs; Rashmy Chatterjee, IBM Vice President of Marketing Communications, and Citizenship; Nekita Singh, Queens College senior; John Banks, Consolidated Edison Vice President of Government Relations; Lizeth Mejia, Queens College junior; Kimberly Sy, Queens College senior; Allan Dobrin, CUNY Senior Vice Chancellor and COO; Carter Bales, New World Capital Group Chairman & Managing Partner; Minerva Tantoco, City of New York Chief Technology Officer. (Credit: Elena Olivo for CUNY)
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Diptych: Analytics --Then and Now
Date added: 14 Dec 2014
A diptych consists of two images that tell a story when put together. This Diptych depicts the story of Watson Analytics automating once time-consuming tasks such as data preparation, predictive analysis, and visual storytelling for business professionals. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM Watson Accelerates Global Expansion
Date added: 08 Oct 2014
On Tuesday, October 7, IBM Watson Group Senior Vice President Mike Rhodin demonstrates Watson at work in its Client Experience Center at its new global headquarters at 51 Astor Place in New York City's Silicon Alley. Watson is a groundbreaking platform that represents a new era of computing based on its ability to interact in natural language, process vast amounts of Big Data to uncover new patterns and insights, and learn from each interaction. (Courtesy Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM Unveils New Start Ups and Partners Delivering Watson-Powered Apps in the Cloud
Date added: 08 Oct 2014
On Tuesday, October 7, in New York City, IBM Watson Group Senior Vice President Mike Rhodin and travel entrepreneur Terry Jones attend the opening of IBM Watson's global headquarters in New York City's Silicon Alley. Terry Jones is launching a new company powered by Watson called WayBlazer that will transform the travel planning experience. (Courtesy Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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Watson Global Headquarters Opens for Business in NYC's Silicon Alley
Date added: 14 Oct 2014
On Tuesday, October 7, IBM Watson Group Vice President, Client Experience Centers, Ed Harbour opens the IBM Watson global headquarters in New York City's Silicon Alley. (Courtesy Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM Debuts Analytics for Everyone
Date added: 16 Sep 2014
At an event at the Westin Hotel in New York City, IBM Big Data and Analytics Vice president Inhi Cho Suh demonstrates Watson Analytics, a new cloud service the company launched today that is powered by IBM's Watson cognitive computing technology. Watson Analytics allows non-technical professionals in marketing, sales, finance and human resources roles to make more informed business decisions by analyzing huge volumes of data using familiar business terms instead of technical jargon. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM).
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IBM Debuts Analytics for Everyone
Date added: 16 Sep 2014
At an event at the Westin Hotel in New York City, IBM Big Data and Analytics Vice president Inhi Cho Suh demonstrates Watson Analytics, a new cloud service the company launched today that is powered by IBM's Watson cognitive computing technology. Watson Analytics allows non-technical professionals in marketing, sales, finance and human resources roles to make more informed business decisions by analyzing huge volumes of data using familiar business terms instead of technical jargon. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM).
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Welcome to Watson Analytics
Date added: 16 Sep 2014
Watson Analytics features a seamless, unified user interface that brings together a complete set of self-service enterprise data analytics capabilities on the cloud. (Credit: IBM)
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Easy, Instant Access to Your Data
Date added: 16 Sep 2014
Business professionals can quickly understand and make decisions based on Watson Analytics’ data-driven visualizations. For example, a marketing executive can ask a question, and immediately discover through cloud-delivered data visualizations what sales are most likely to close by region. (Credit: IBM)
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Hit the Bullseye with Watson Analytics
Date added: 16 Sep 2014
By automating data preparation, predictive analysis, and visual storytelling, business professionals across data intensive disciplines like sales and marketing can ask the right questions and get results in terms familiar to their business with Watson Analytics. (Credit: IBM)
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Powerful Predictive Analytics for Everyone
Date added: 16 Sep 2014
Watson Analytics uses predictive analytics to automatically surface the most relevant facts and uncover unforeseen patterns and relationships. This process can spark new questions and better insight, directing users to variables or parts of their business that matter most. (Credit: IBM)
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What do you want to know? Ask and You'll get the Answer.
Date added: 16 Sep 2014
Watson Analytic uses natural language, which means business professionals across data intensive disciplines such as marketing, sales, finance, operations and human resources can ask the right questions and get results in terms familiar to their business. (Credit: IBM)
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Watson University Competition
Date added: 15 Jan 2015
Judges observe the top three Watson University Competition finalists competing for seed money to launch their own Watson-based app. (L-R): Rob High, IBM Fellow, VP and CTO, IBM Watson Group; Stephen Gold, VP IBM Watson Group; Sridhar Sudarsan, CTO and Chief Architect, IBM Watson Group; Stephen Plume, Managing Director, The Entrepreneurs' Fund (Photo Credit: Augusto F Menezes/Feature Photo Service)
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Watson University Competition Winners
Date added: 15 Jan 2015
The University of Texas at Austin team flashes the school's "hook 'em horns" sign as they celebrate their first place win in the Watson University Competition. Held at IBM Watson headquarters in NYC, the team worked over the course of a semester to develop a Watson-based app, CallScout, that could improve citizens' access to state services. (L-R): University of Texas at Austin Professor Bruce Porter, Thejas Prasad, Niko Lazaris, Matt Ebeweber, Bri Connelly, Jay Shah, Jeffrey Tang and Ken Barker, Research Staff Member, IBM Watson Group (Photo Credit: Augusto F Menezes/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM Watson Transforms R&D Discoveries with Data
Date added: 28 Aug 2014
Scott Spangler, Principal Data Scientist, IBM Watson Innovations, demonstrates how IBM Watson cognitive technology can now visually display connections in scientific literature and drug information. In this image, Watson displays protein pathways that can help researchers accelerate scientific breakthroughs by spotting linkages that were previously undetected. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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Infographic: IBM Watson Transforms R&D Discoveries with Data
Date added: 28 Aug 2014
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USAA and IBM Watson to Serve Transitioning Military Members
Date added: 23 Jul 2014
Two active U.S. military members "Ask Watson" separation related questions as they prepare to transition to civilian life. IBM’s Watson Engagement Advisor will answer military separation-related questions on topics such as job searching, home purchasing, military benefits and more. IBM and USAA are working together to redefine how a digital assistant that interacts, learns and gains value over time can create exceptional digital experiences. (Credit USAA)
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IBM and Bon Appétit Magazine Debut New Cooking App Powered by IBM's Watson
Date added: 30 Jun 2014
At the Bon Appétit (www.bonappetit.com) Kitchen in New York City, IBM Distinguished Engineer Steve Abrams (left) and Bon Appétit Senior Food Editor Dawn Perry interact with Chef Watson with Bon Appétit, a new culinary app for home cooks on Monday, June 30, 2014. The new app, powered by the cognitive computing technology behind IBM's Watson system which prevailed on Jeopardy! and Bon Appétit’s 9,000 recipes and culinary knowledge, allows home cooks to create entirely new recipes based on novel combinations of flavors and textures that have never been conceived. IBM is applying the same cognitive technology behind Chef Watson to reinvent how discoveries are made in other fields, including healthcare, financial services and retail. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM's Watson to Help Unlock Life-saving Insights from Cancer Patient DNA
Date added: 19 Mar 2014
New York, NY/March 19, 2014 - Dr. Robert Darnell (left), CEO of the New York Genome Center, and Dr. Ajay Royyuru, Director of the IBM Computational Biology Center (right) discuss how IBM's Watson will be used to make sense of vast amounts of genetic sequencing data and medical information to identify personalized treatments for cancer patients, at an event at the New York Genome Center in New York City on March 19, 2014. IBM and NYGC will soon begin testing a Watson prototype designed specifically for genomic research to help oncologists deliver unique, customized cancer treatments according to an individual patient's DNA. Photo Credit: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM.
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Infographic: IBM's Watson analyzes the human genome to battle brain cancer
Date added: 19 Mar 2014
New York Genome Center and IBM are partnering in a first-of-a-kind program to accelerate the race to personalized, life-saving treatment for cancer patients. (Courtesy: IBM)
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Michael D. Rhodin
Date added: 19 Jan 2014
Michael D. Rhodin, Senior Vice President, IBM Watson Group
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IBM Forms New Watson Group to Meet Growing Demand for Cognitive Innovations
Date added: 09 Jan 2014
IBM Senior Vice President Mike Rhodin demonstrates a Watson cloud service at IBM Research headquarters in Yorktown Heights, NY, announced on Thurs., January 9, 2014. Mr. Rhodin will lead the IBM Watson Group, a new IBM business unit headquartered in the heart of New York City's Silicon Alley that will develop products and collaborate with start-ups on cloud-based cognitive apps and services powered by Watson. The IBM Watson Group will focus on R&D and commercialization of software, services and apps that think, improve by learning and discover answers to complex questions by analyzing massive amounts of Big Data. IBM will invest more than $1 billion in the unit, including $100 million in venture investments to support an ecosystem of entrepreneurs developing Watson-powered apps. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service)
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IBM Watson Group Unveils Cloud-Delivered Watson Services
Date added: 09 Jan 2014
New York, NY/January 9, 2014/FPSnewswire -- IBM employees at the company's offices in New York City discuss next-generation Watson cloud apps that will be developed by the IBM Watson Group, a new IBM business unit headquartered in the heart of New York City's Silicon Alley, on Thurs., January 9, 2014. The Watson Group will develop products and collaborate with start-ups on cloud-based cognitive apps and services powered by Watson. The Watson Group will focus on R&D and commercialization of software, services and apps that think, improve by learning and discover answers to complex questions by analyzing massive amounts of Big Data. IBM will invest more than $1 billion in the unit, including $100 million in venture investments to support an ecosystem of entrepreneurs developing Watson-powered apps. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service)
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IBM opens Watson to Ecosystem of Developers for Building Cognitive Apps in the Cloud
Date added: 11 Nov 2013
Jeff Margolis, CEO, Welltok and Brooke Aguilar, VP, Global Business Development, Products Team, Fluid discuss their companies' new "Powered by Watson" apps. A pioneer in the emerging field of Social Health Management, Welltok has developed an app that will create Intelligent Health Itineraries for consumers. These personalized itineraries, sponsored by health plans, health systems and health retailers, will include tailored activities, relevant content and condition management programs, and will reward users for engaging in healthy behaviors. Consumers who use Welltok's app -- CaféWell Concierge powered by IBM Watson – will participate in conversations about their health with Watson. By leveraging Watson's ability to learn from every interaction, the app will offer insights tailored to each individual’s health needs. (Credit: Jack Plunkett, Feature Photo Service)
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IBM opens Watson to Ecosystem of Developers for Building Cognitive Apps in the Cloud
Date added: 13 Nov 2013
Welltok's new cognitive application, the CaféWell Concierge powered by IBM Watson. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM opens Watson to Ecosystem of Developers for Building Cognitive Apps in the Cloud
Date added: 12 Nov 2013
Douglas Taylor, VP Products, MD Buyline discusses MD Buyline's new Powered by IBM Watson application. This provider of supply chain solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems has developed an app to allow clinical and financial users to make real-time, informed decisions to improve quality, value, outcomes and patient satisfaction. Hippocrates powered by IBM Watson will provide users with access to a helpful research assistant that provides fast, evidence based recommendations from a wealth of data, to ensure medical organizations are making the best decisions for their physicians' and patients' needs. (Credit: Jack Plunkett, Feature Photo Service)
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IBM opens Watson to Ecosystem of Developers for Building Cognitive Apps in the Cloud
Date added: 12 Nov 2013
Brooke Aguilar, VP, Global Business Development, Products Team, Fluid, demonstrates her company's Powered by Watson application. Fluid, which builds online shopping experiences for retail businesses to drive customer engagement and conversion, has developed the Fluid Expert Personal Shopper powered by IBM Watson. The app calls upon Watson's ability to understand the nuances of human language and uncover answers from Big Data. Consumers who use Fluid's app will interact with rich media and dialogue with Watson, as their newfound “cognitive, expert personal shopper.” The Fluid app incorporates the information users share and questions they ask to help them make smart, satisfying purchases by putting the most knowledgeable sales associate in the hands of consumers, every time. (Credit: Jack Plunkett, Feature Photo Service)
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IBM opens Watson to Ecosystem of Developers for Building Cognitive Apps in the Cloud
Date added: 13 Nov 2013
MD Buyline's new cognitive application, Hippocrates powered by IBM Watson. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM Watson to Fuel Ecosystem of Developers in the Cloud, Sparking New Era of Cognitive Apps
Date added: 13 Nov 2013
Welltok's new cognitive application, the CaféWell Concierge powered by IBM Watson. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM Watson to Fuel Ecosystem of Developers in the Cloud, Sparking New Era of Cognitive Apps
Date added: 13 Nov 2013
Welltok's new cognitive application, the CaféWell Concierge powered by IBM Watson. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM WatsonPaths Research Project
Date added: 15 Oct 2013
This is WatsonPaths, an IBM research project with Cleveland Clinic to develop a new cognitive computing learning and teaching tool that will be designed to help physicians and medical students learn how to make more informed and accurate decisions faster. WatsonPaths is learning the way physicians solve problems and interacting intuitively with them to provide real-time access and understanding of massive volumes of medical information. The tool will help physicians and students learn critical reasoning skills. IBM Researcher Mike Barborak walks through the WatsonPaths user interface. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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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
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, 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)
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)
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
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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Big Computer On Campus
Date added: 30 Jan 2013
Flanked by the avatar of IBM's Watson computer, IBM Research Scientist Dr. Chris Welty (left) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student Naveen Sundar discuss potential new ways the famous computer could be used. IBM donated a version of its Watson system to Rensselaer, making it the first university in the world to receive such a system. Rensselaer students and faculty will explore new uses for Watson and ways to deepen its cognitive computing capabilities. (Philip Kamrass/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM Watson Makes the Grade
Date added: 17 May 2012
In Rochester, New York, Christian Beck (left) and Jamiee Saxton (right), students of the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester are winners of the IBM Watson case competition for their proposal on crisis and disaster management. Students from the school submitted new ideas for applying the IBM Watson technology to address complex societal and business challenges in the transportation, energy, retail and public sector industries. The competition is helping students gain new skills in analytics and cognitive computing to prepare for future career opportunities. (Matt Wittmeyer/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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IBM and MSK Advancing Cancer Care
Date added: 22 Mar 2012
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and IBM are developing a powerful system built upon IBM Watson to help doctors create individualized cancer treatment recommendations for their patients.
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Citi and IBM ‘Electronic Brain’ Project
Date added: 05 Mar 2012
Citi and IBM have a long history of collaboration. In 1954, Citi and IBM announced their use of IBM's 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine, called an 'electronic brain,' to dramatically reduce the time required for cost-benefit analysis.
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Infographic - ONE YEAR LATER, Watson by the Numbers
Date added: 15 Feb 2012
Infographic - One Year Later, Watson by the Numbers
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IBM and Jeopardy! Relive History with Encore Presentation of Jeopardy!: The IBM Challenge
Date added: 30 Aug 2011
IBM's Watson computer system, powered by IBM POWER7, competes against Jeopardy!'s two most successful and celebrated contestants -- Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Jeopardy! will broadcast an encore presentation of the first-ever man vs. machine Jeopardy! competition airing on September 12, 13 and 14, 2011.
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IBM Watson Computing System
Date added: 14 Dec 2010
IBM's Watson computing system is made up of electronically generated graphic compositions in which computer algorithms define the shape, texture and motion.The visual identity provides a peak at what a computer goes through as it responds to a Jeopardy! clue. Watson’s on-stage persona shares the graphic structure and tonality of the IBM Smarter Planet logo, a symbol of the company's effort to make the world work better.
Contact(s) for the Press kit
Lia Davis
Global Communications - IBM Watson Group
1 (202) 285-5333
lia.p.davis@us.ibm.com
Katy Rosati
Global Communications - IBM Watson Group
1 (917) 421-7543
krosati@us.ibm.com
Additional resources
Site links
For more information about the science behind Watson, click here
View Jeopardy! / Watson photos on Flickr
IBM Watson University Challenge and Symposium
To view Healthcare Infographic on Flickr, click here
YouTube Video: First Academic Case Competition Proposes Novel Ways to Put IBM Watson to Work