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Can computers have hunches?

At yesterday's IBM research colloquium on cognitive computing, Nobel laureate psychologist Daniel Kahneman laid out the areas of human intelligence that thinking machines will need to emulate.

October 3, 2013 by Audrey Quinn

IBM, New York university team on energy management for schools

For the past 10 months, apparently, IBM has been working with the City University of New York (CUNY) on analytics software specifically focused on helping schools in the New York public school system better-manage their energy consumption. But, frankly, I don't see any reason why this technology couldn't be applied to other public school systems in the future, with some localization.

March 23, 2011 by Heather Clancy

New book outlines IBM's "Green Sigma" approach

Management tome offers practical steps for putting the IBM Green Sigma environmental stewardship approach into action.

December 13, 2009 by Heather Clancy

IBM figures rail transit is going to get faster and cleaner

High speed rail transit is happening in many lands. IBM is part of the action.

November 10, 2009 by Harry Fuller

One example of "smarter planet"

The smart grid for electricity has become so mainstream Congress wrote it into the stimulus law enacted earlier this year. IBM's marketing of "smarter planet" goes way beyond electricity and networked grid.

June 21, 2009 by Harry Fuller

Headaches in Armonk but will green lose out?

No doubt the IBM top team will be passing around the Tylenol today in Armonk as they figure out what to do next after their temporary exclusion from further contracting with the US Federal government. Sadly it is not an April fool's joke - the US Attorney's office for the Eastern Division of Virginia has served subpoenas seeking documents and evidence relating to IBM's contracts with the US Environmental Protection Agency.

April 1, 2008 by James Farrar

IBM business partner develops greenhouse meter

One of the toughest things about being a technology VAR or reseller is finding a way to "productize" your intellectual property. Otherwise, your tech guys find themselves building custom solutions for virtually every customer.

December 11, 2007 by Heather Clancy

Managing a greener storage environment

Growth in storage capacity is outpacing the improvement in storage technology, resulting in a steady increase in worldwide power consumption. IBM System Storage CTO Clod Barrera tells how to stay cool and efficient.

November 15, 2007 by Clod Barrera, IBM

IBM retools Global Services

Big Blue seeks higher, more profitable ground in the market for business computing services.

May 5, 2005 by Martin LaMonica