Latest Watson Stories

Cognitive Code Sets Goal Commercializing SILVIA Technology

2013-05-30 23:26:23

Military Grade Technology Now Available to Commercial Developers. Sherman Oaks, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Cognitive Code, a technology company specializing in conversational Artificial Intelligence, is making plans to unveil its patented artificial intelligence (AI) technology to commercial developers, according to John Albert, COO of Cognitive Code. Profiled in Forbes as a technology that could “take on a major role in the way we search and organize our lives,” SILVIA, the name of...

IBM Watson At Your Service: New Watson Breakthrough Transforms How Brands Engage Today's Connected Consumers

2013-05-21 12:26:25

Delivered From the Cloud and Into the Hands of Mobile Consumers, Watson to Provide Faster, Personalized Service For Smarter Commerce ARMONK, N.Y. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ushering in a new era of cognitive computing systems, IBM (NYSE: 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,...

Andrew Combs, Willie Watson and Willy Tea Taylor Headline Orange County Benefit Show

2013-05-17 23:17:02

On Thursday, June 27th, Nashville recording artist Andrew Combs, Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson and Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit frontman Willy Tea Taylor will take part in a special acoustic concert at the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity in Costa Mesa. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 On Thursday, June 27th, Nashville recording artist Andrew Combs, Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson and Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit frontman Willy Tea Taylor will take...

Analytics Heads to Graduate School at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2013-04-24 12:31:55

IBM Supported Master's Program Prepares Students for Big Data and Analytics Jobs?? ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: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. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) Nearly two million information technology jobs will be created by...

UCLA Relies on Breakthrough 'Big Data' Technology from IBM To Help Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries

2013-03-26 12:29:28

Bedside Early-Warning System from IBM and Excel Medical Electronics Can Analyze Large Amounts of Data in Real Time to Predict Dangerous Changes in a Patient's Condition ARMONK, N.Y. and LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Excel Medical Electronics (EME) are collaborating with the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery in a study to test the effectiveness of a real-time alarm intended to predict rising brain pressure in patients with traumatic brain injuries. The...

Casting Hub gives hope to an aspiring actor

2013-03-14 12:24:48

As a commercial networking service, Casting Hub assists actors, models and entertainment industry professionals find work and achieve their goals. CHICAGO, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Back in September of 2012, Watson Harvey was going through a difficult time. His father was being treated for a brain tumor, which resulted in several family trips to Duke Hospital, 4 hours away from their hometown. It was during one of these visits with Watson and his mom heard a radio...

IBM Taps Next Generation Leaders to Fuel Watson Innovations; USC Students Aim High in First-Ever West Coast Case Competition

2013-03-11 16:27:53

Record Student Participation Drives New Ideas and Applications for Watson From Helping People Suffering from PTSD to Improving Legal Research LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two years after Jeopardy!, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is putting Watson to work in ways that will forever change how business and healthcare leaders solve problems. While company researchers are hard at work developing new commercial applications for the cognitive computing innovation, IBM is also turning to...

IBM Watson Hard At Work: New Breakthroughs Transform Quality Care for Patients

2013-02-08 12:23:17

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM), WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center today unveiled the first commercially developed Watson-based cognitive computing breakthroughs. These innovations stand alone to help transform the quality and speed of care delivered to patients through individualized, evidence based medicine. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130208/NY57025 )(Logo:...

IBM Forges New Routes to Market with Power and Storage Systems Tuned for Big Data and Cloud Computing

2013-02-05 08:42:08

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today accelerated its strategy to make big data and cloud computing a reality for businesses of all sizes with new Power Systems and Storage Systems that provide deep insights into big data, simplify data storage in the cloud, and can reduce costs through consolidation. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130205/NY54327)(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO) The announcement was made today...

IBM's Watson to Join Research Team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2013-01-30 12:29:33

TROY, N.Y., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will provide a modified version an IBM Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, making it the first university to receive such a system. The arrival of the Watson system will enable new leading-edge research at Rensselaer, and afford faculty and students an opportunity to find new uses for Watson and deepen the systems' cognitive capabilities. The firsthand experience of working on the system...