August 2009
Creating Intelligent Water Systems →
From the series A Smarter Planet - A/NZ IBM Social Media. A unique view into the progress and potential for Australia’s water management systems. This short video is a light-hearted introduction to the concept of a smarter planet… and what it means for our water systems. Take a look at what is possible when a system is instrumented, interconnected and intelligent.
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“the idea of instrumenting part of one’s consumption opens up all kinds of...”
– Ascent Stage: The cost of my current
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“As the U.S. braces for the onslaught of swine flu, medical experts are trying to...”
– Swine flu experts using Facebook, Twitter to prevent spread
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“To succeed in ‘consumerizing’ corporate technology, organizations will need new...”
– Source: Kathy Harris, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner via “Gartner Says Organizations Should Leverage Social Sciences to Place Next-Generation Technology Jobs
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The Good Ending →
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Informal Poll: Sensors are becoming a key part of... →
An informal and unofficial smarter planet poll.
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“Dial4light is a system that lets residents use their mobile phones to turn on...”
– In Germany, Switch On the Street Lamps Yourself - BusinessWeek (BusinessWeek)
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Fiserv Says Four of Five Online Households Use... →
While any bill can be paid online, regardless of how it is received, a growing number of consumers are also adopting paperless electronic bills (e-bills). E-bills contain the same information as a typical paper bill, but are delivered directly to a consumer’s online banking account or a company website. According to the survey, 24 percent of consumers who pay bills online also receive at least one...
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“Archeworks will partner with artistic circles, a Chicago-based collaborative...”
– Archeworks - Water Projects
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Beyond Lithium Ion: Scalable Energy Storage -... →
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Sentiment Analysis Takes the Pulse of the Internet... →
Many companies struggle to make sense of the caterwaul of complaints and compliments that now swirl around their products online. As sentiment analysis tools begin to take shape, they could not only help businesses improve their bottom lines, but also eventually transform the experience of searching for information online.
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Podcast: Next generation electric energy storage →
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“What was once the domain of a company’s corporate social responsibility...”
– Source: The Katoomba Group’s Ecosystem Marketplace - More Corporations Seek Solutions to Global Water Crisis
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“Traffic congestion in the east gateway of Ho Chi Minh City has recently become...”
– Source: SGGP English Edition- Calls for solution to city’s east traffic problems to be long term
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“Traffic congestion is a condition on networks that occurs as use increases, and...”
– Traffic congestion - Source: Wikipedia
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Making World Cities Sustainable →
Making World Cities Sustainable
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“Toyota latest prototype is called i-REAL. It is a personal mobility vehicle...”
– Source: HorizonWatching Toyota i-Real Personal Mobility Device
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“We think every 15-20 years there’s a big shift in the computing model. We have...”
– Erich Clementi, General Manager, Enterprise Initiatives Source: GigaOm. IBM Takes On Microsoft, Google & Salesforce Clouds
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Benefits of Using Intelligent Transportation... →
Health care, wellness and oil changes →
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“The online shift of the latest and greatest business solutions to the Web is...”
– - Frank Gens, Senior VP & Chief Analyst, IDC Source: IDC eXchange » The Single Biggest Reason Public Clouds Will Dominate the Next Era of IT
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Final Days Of The $50k ITS Traffic Congestion... →
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UNLV’s master of traffic - Pushkin Kachroou →
Pushkin Kachroo, a UNLV professor in electrical and computer engineering, poses at the Regional Transportation Commission’s Freeway and Arterial System Transportation (FAST) center. Kachroo and his students is working with colleagues, students and government agencies on ways of tracking traffic electronically and getting information to drivers to help them avoid accidents and other disruptions....
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WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Variable-speed... →
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Climate change and water scarcity pose risks for... →
Building a Smarter Planet: Traffic Congestion →
Smarter Cities and the Olympics, Part 2: Big... →
Climate change and water scarcity pose risks for... →
Foul Plea: One Chicken's Appeal for a Smarter Food... →
Social Energy Meter [SEM] (via WideTag) Wieder... →
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“Efforts to improve the skills and capabilities of the workforce often fail...”
– McKinsey: Upgrading the workforce
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“cloud will free up processors for mobile devices while allowing developers to...”
– Mobile Cloud Computing Bypasses Carrier Control | Digital Media Buzz
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“Coal-dependent China will unveil a plan to foster the development of “new...”
– China to unveil plan for new energy by year-end (Reuters)
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“Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) estimates that congestion is costing...”
– Texas Transportation Institute
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“Irrigated agriculture is at a crossroads. Irrigated lands now account for about...”
– WorldBank
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“We think every 15-20 years there’s a big shift in the computing model. We have...”
– Erich Clementi, General Manager, Enterprise Initiatives (Source: www.gigaom.com article: IBM Takes On Microsoft, Google & Salesforce Clouds
MIT - Mobile Experience Laboratory / Connected... →
Social Energy Meter [SEM] (via WideTag)
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