Monthly Archives February 2011
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Tackling city and industry problems with the technology of a smarter planet. A conversation with Nancy Pearson
February 28, 2011
BPM & SOA 
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contributed by Mary Forlenza
Nancy Pearson, vice president of IBM BPM, SOA and WebSphere Marketing,
delivered a keynote address at the CityDesign
2010 event on September 14 in Denver, Colorado about helping cities work
smarter. IBM’s smarter planet initiative asserts that as the world becomes more
instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, technology has the potential to
improve the way people, companies, industries, and man-made systems like cities
work. We talked to Nancy to find out how cities and businesses can work smarter.SmartSOANews: In what ways can cities work smarter to solve their
major problems?Nancy Pearson: What if a city could optimize around its citizens?
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Cities typically operate with different networks, infrastructures and systems
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Tackling city and industry problems with the technology of a smarter planet. A conversation with Nancy Pearson
February 27, 2011
BPM & SOA -
contributed by Mary Forlenza
Nancy Pearson, vice president of IBM BPM, SOA and WebSphere Marketing,
delivered a keynote address at the CityDesign
2010 event on September 14 in Denver, Colorado about helping cities work
smarter. IBM’s smarter planet initiative asserts that as the world becomes more
instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, technology has the potential to
improve the way people, companies, industries, and man-made systems like cities
work. We talked to Nancy to find out how cities and businesses can work smarter.SmartSOANews: In what ways can cities work smarter to solve their
major problems?Nancy Pearson: What if a city could optimize around its citizens?
Read More
Cities typically operate with different networks, infrastructures and systems
for services such as tran... -
Tackling city and industry problems with the technology of a smarter planet. A conversation with Nancy Pearson
February 26, 2011
BPM & SOA -
contributed by Mary Forlenza
Nancy Pearson, vice president of IBM BPM, SOA and WebSphere Marketing,
delivered a keynote address at the CityDesign
2010 event on September 14 in Denver, Colorado about helping cities work
smarter. IBM’s smarter planet initiative asserts that as the world becomes more
instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, technology has the potential to
improve the way people, companies, industries, and man-made systems like cities
work. We talked to Nancy to find out how cities and businesses can work smarter.SmartSOANews: In what ways can cities work smarter to solve their
major problems?Nancy Pearson: What if a city could optimize around its citizens?
Read More
Cities typically operate with different networks, infrastructures and systems
for services such as tran... -
Tackling city and industry problems with the technology of a smarter planet. A conversation with Nancy Pearson
February 25, 2011
BPM & SOA -
contributed by Mary Forlenza
Nancy Pearson, vice president of IBM BPM, SOA and WebSphere Marketing,
delivered a keynote address at the CityDesign
2010 event on September 14 in Denver, Colorado about helping cities work
smarter. IBM’s smarter planet initiative asserts that as the world becomes more
instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, technology has the potential to
improve the way people, companies, industries, and man-made systems like cities
work. We talked to Nancy to find out how cities and businesses can work smarter.SmartSOANews: In what ways can cities work smarter to solve their
major problems?Nancy Pearson: What if a city could optimize around its citizens?
Read More
Cities typically operate with different networks, infrastructures and systems
for services such as tran... -
On the Money: Transforming Banking with Smarter People and Processes
February 24, 2011
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Contributed by Nancy Rivera
Recent events demonstrate how quickly economies, credit markets and access to capital can change. All of these changes can directly impact financial institutions in a matter of weeks, days, or even hours – leaving little time to respond and adapt.
Here are some of the key challenges banks face:
- Faster response to banking initiatives or regulatory requirements without added cost or skills
- Reliable, secured transactional updates to accounts across multiple systems
- Effective, targeted segment marketing and increased customization of customer offerings
- Optimize multiple sales channels to lower new account acquisition and customer retention costs
- Increase customer loyalty and market share in a highly competitive market
IBM is helping financial institut...
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On the Money: Transforming Banking with Smarter People and Processes
February 23, 2011
BPM & SOA -
Contributed by Nancy Rivera
Recent events demonstrate how quickly economies, credit markets and access to capital can change. All of these changes can directly impact financial institutions in a matter of weeks, days, or even hours – leaving little time to respond and adapt.
Here are some of the key challenges banks face:
- Faster response to banking initiatives or regulatory requirements without added cost or skills
- Reliable, secured transactional updates to accounts across multiple systems
- Effective, targeted segment marketing and increased customization of customer offerings
- Optimize multiple sales channels to lower new account acquisition and customer retention costs
- Increase customer loyalty and market share in a highly competitive market
IBM is helping financial institut...
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On the Money: Transforming Banking with Smarter People and Processes
February 22, 2011
BPM & SOA -
Contributed by Nancy Rivera
Recent events demonstrate how quickly economies, credit markets and access to capital can change. All of these changes can directly impact financial institutions in a matter of weeks, days, or even hours – leaving little time to respond and adapt.
Here are some of the key challenges banks face:
- Faster response to banking initiatives or regulatory requirements without added cost or skills
- Reliable, secured transactional updates to accounts across multiple systems
- Effective, targeted segment marketing and increased customization of customer offerings
- Optimize multiple sales channels to lower new account acquisition and customer retention costs
- Increase customer loyalty and market share in a highly competitive market
IBM is helping financial institut...
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Your Mission: Solve a city’s critical problems with technology. Pre register for the CityOne Game
February 21, 2011
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Contribued by Mary Forlenza
What do athletes, soldiers, doctors, and IT professionals have in common? They are all using serious games to prepare themselves for events – potentially disastrous – that occur outside the norm of their trade. Serious games are video games that do more than entertain; in that they prepare professionals to work smarter by enabling them to visualize the consequences of their actions and explore different permutations of events in a visceral way.
In case you still think that games are solely the domain of 14-year-old boys, 67 percent of U.S. heads of households play games, and the number is even higher in Asia. The average age of a game player is 35, and 47 percent of PC gamers are older...
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Your Mission: Solve a city’s critical problems with technology. Pre register for the CityOne Game
February 20, 2011
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Contribued by Mary Forlenza
What do athletes, soldiers, doctors, and IT professionals have in common? They are all using serious games to prepare themselves for events – potentially disastrous – that occur outside the norm of their trade. Serious games are video games that do more than entertain; in that they prepare professionals to work smarter by enabling them to visualize the consequences of their actions and explore different permutations of events in a visceral way.
In case you still think that games are solely the domain of 14-year-old boys, 67 percent of U.S. heads of households play games, and the number is even higher in Asia. The average age of a game player is 35, and 47 percent of PC gamers are older...
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Your Mission: Solve a city’s critical problems with technology. Pre register for the CityOne Game
February 19, 2011
BPM & SOA -
Contribued by Mary Forlenza
What do athletes, soldiers, doctors, and IT professionals have in common? They are all using serious games to prepare themselves for events – potentially disastrous – that occur outside the norm of their trade. Serious games are video games that do more than entertain; in that they prepare professionals to work smarter by enabling them to visualize the consequences of their actions and explore different permutations of events in a visceral way.
In case you still think that games are solely the domain of 14-year-old boys, 67 percent of U.S. heads of households play games, and the number is even higher in Asia. The average age of a game player is 35, and 47 percent of PC gamers are older...
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