May 2013
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“3D printing is revolutionizing the world of medicine by making it cheaper and...”
– Quote from a blog on Design News titled How 3D Printed Body Parts Are Changing Medicine
December 2012
4 posts
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“CIOs and business managers will fail in their efforts to improve business...”
– Quote found in a Gartner Research press release “Gartner Outlines Six Best Practices for Moving to a Culture of Extreme Collaboration”
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“I do see a day on the horizon where robots will be mass produced like...”
– Quote by me (Bill Chamberlin) as written in this post on the HorizonWatching Blog The Robot Report: A Great Source for Robot Industry News
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“We used almost every part of our science payload examining this drift. The...”
– Quote by John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. John is a Curiosity Project Scientist. Quote was found at NASA Mission News article “NASA Mars Rover Fully Analyzes First Soil Samples”
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“This study shows that information and communications technology can achieve even...”
– Quote by Philipp Jung, a San Francisco-based partner at Boston Consulting Group, found in a BCG press release at “ICT can cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 16.5%, saving up to USD1.9T annually
November 2012
8 posts
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“Schedule of 2013 I.T. Analyst Technology Trend Webinars”
– My latest blog post is “Schedule of 2013 I.T. Analyst Technology Trend Webinars”
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“In the case of artificial intelligence, it seems a reasonable prediction that...”
– Quote by Cambridge philosophy professor Huw PriceCambridge. Quote found at phys.org website article “Cambridge to study technology’s risk to humans”
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“More than 1,700 CMOs interviewed by IBM said that the top three forces changing...”
– Quote by Jon Iwata, IBM SVP Marketing & Communications. Quote found in an article titled “CIOs and CMOs Partner To Become Co-Designers of the Customer Experience” at IBM’s website for Center for CIO Leadership.
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“Worldwide enterprise IT spending is forecast to total $2.679 trillion in 2013, a...”
– Quote from a Gartner press release “Gartner Says Worldwide Enterprise IT Spending is Forecast to Grow 2.5 Percent in 2013”
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“The market value for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) deployed in public...”
– Quote found in a press release by Global Information Inc.. You can read the full press release at “Telematics Enhance the $1.9 Billion Market for Intelligent Transportation Systems in Europe”
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“U.S. Public IT Cloud Services Revenue Projected to Reach $43.2 Billion in 2016”
– Quote is the title of a press release by IDC. You can read the full press release at: “U.S. Public IT Cloud Services Revenue Projected to Reach $43.2 Billion in 2016, According to IDC”
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“We are witnessing the emergence of a new generation of CIOs, one that aims not...”
– Quote by John Mahoney, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. Quote found in a Gartner press release at Gartner Identifies Four Futures for IT and CIOs
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“Forrester projects that Microsoft will still own nearly 90% of the PC market in...”
– Quote found in a Forrester Research press release titled ” Windows 8 Will Keep Microsoft On Top In PCs But Still A Distant Third In Smartphones”
October 2012
11 posts
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“Although China has made impressive progress in supercomputer system development...”
– Quote from a recent report on the Asian Technology Information Program. Report title is “ATIP12.016: HPC Talent in China”
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“The global ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) market is expected to reach...”
– Quote found in a press release at MarketResearch.com titled: Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Market to Reach $25 Billion by 2017 According to New Research Report
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“The returns on investment in big data and analytics can be monetized through...”
– Quote by Greg Girard, Program Director of IDC Retail Insights in an IDC press release titled: “IDC Retail Insights Report Reveals How Retailers Can Monetize Big Data”
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“By 2016, IDC expects the total number of datacenters in the U.S. will decline...”
– Quote found in an IDC Press Release titled “U.S. Datacenters Growing in Size But Declining in Numbers, According to IDC”
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“The development of an artificial brain is one of the greatest challenges in...”
– Quote by Dr James Marshall, Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield. Quote found in an article on The University of Sheffield website titled:“Green Brain’ project to create an autonomous flying robot with a honey bee brain”
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“Not only will this pave the way for many future advances in autonomous flying...”
– Quote by Dr Thomas Nowotny, Department of Informatics, University of Sussex. Quote found in article on the University of Sheffield website titled “‘Green Brain’ project to create an autonomous flying robot with a honey bee brain”
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“Buildings consume over 40 percent of the world’s energy and emit more carbon...”
– Quote found on IBM’s Smarter Planet blog in a post titled “Meet Dave Bartlett: Another Person for a Smarter Planet”
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“Most people still think of tablets as expensive premium Apple toys. But these...”
– Quote found in a Forbes article “What Will The Top Tech Trends Be In 2013?”
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“3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a revolutionary emerging technology...”
– Quote found at Atlantic Council document: Could 3D Printing Change the World?
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“The global market for 3D Printing is projected to reach US$2.99 billion by the...”
– Quote found at “Global 3D Printing Market to Reach US$2.99 Billion by 2018”
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“The robots making a commercial impact today have little to do with C-3PO,...”
– Quote found on Quantum International’s Projects Page
September 2012
4 posts
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“The $22,000 robot that Rethink will begin selling in October is the clearest...”
– Quote from an article in the NY Times titled “A Robot With a Delicate Touch”. The article discusses Baxter the robot made by startup ReThink.
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“The results push the exploration of using molecules and atoms at the smallest...”
– Quote found in an IBM Press release “IBM Scientists First to Distinguish Individual Molecular Bonds”
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“With the right hands-on instruction, the use of technology to engage and enhance...”
– Quote by Shelley Pasnik, director of the Center for Children and Technology. Quote found at IBM News press release “IBM Pledges $1.3 Million in Education Grants to States With Innovative Early Education Programs”
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“The rise of social media is prompting business leaders, from the CMO to the...”
– Quote found in an IBM press release titled “IBM Redefines Social Business with the Power of Analytics”
August 2012
9 posts
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“Phase-change memory chips, an emerging storage technology, could soon dethrone...”
– Subtitle of an article found online at The Economist. Article is titled “Phase-change memory: Altered states”
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“It is estimated that 2.5 quintillion bytes of new data are created daily with an...”
– Quote from an IBM Research website discussing IBM’s Watson. Page is titled “Watson — More than a quiz show champion”
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Africa: The Next Frontier for IBM Research... →
IBM’s new lab will conduct basic and applied research to solve East Africa’s problems, such as transportation congestion.
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“All questions are permissible in science. This one about evolution is...”
– Quotes from a very interesting blog post by James A. Shapiro on Huffington Post. Title of the post “Does Natural Selection Really Explain What Makes Evolution Succeed?”. Check out all the comments on the blog post too…a very interesting discussion
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“How long before robots can think like us?”
– This is the title of an online article at the Telegraph. Check it out at “How long before robots can think like us?”
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“One of the most surprising findings was that different mobile commerce app types...”
– Quote by Scott Ellison, vice president, Mobile & Consumer Connected Platforms at IDC. Quote found in IDC press release titled “Onavo and IDC Find Dramatically Different Usage Patterns Between Key Mobile Commerce App Types”
“Sometimes we forget that the most productive people in an organization aren’t...”
– Quote on a blog post at Fast Company’ authored by Foberta Matuson titled “The Link Between Quietness And Productivity”
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“While in-store shopping accounts for 92 percent of retail volume, consumers are...”
– Quote found on IBM Research site “Augmented reality makes shopping more personal”
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“I can’t believe this. This is unbelievable”
– Quote by Allen Chen, the deputy head of the rover’s descent and landing team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles. Quote found in a Reuter’s online article “NASA rover Curiosity makes historic Mars landing, beams back photos”
July 2012
4 posts
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“It’s essential to offer relevant social information in the right business...”
– Quote by Michel Min, Head of Strategic Communication & eMarketing, Omron Europe B.V. Quote found in an IBM press release at “New IBM Software Transforms the Digital Experience”
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“By 2017 the CMO will Spend More on IT Than the CIO”
– Quote from Gartner and the name of a January 2012 Gartner Webinar. See webinar page here
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“According to research firm IDC, the IT services market in China is expected to...”
– Quote found in an IBM press release at “IBM Opens 50th Branch Office in China”
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“IBM released its ninth annual Corporate Responsibility Report. ...”
– For more, see “IBM’s Energy Program Saves $43 Million and Avoids 175,000 Metric Tons of C02 Emissions”
June 2012
3 posts
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“Currently being developed by DARPA … are contact lenses that enhance...”
– Quote found at DARPA site “DARPA researchers design eye-enhancing virtual reality contact lenses”
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“The superconducting qubit research led by the IBM team has been progressing in a...”
– Quote by David DiVincenzo, professor at the Institute of Quantum Information, Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Juelich. Quote found in an IBM press release at “IBM Research Advances Device Performance for Quantum Computing”
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“Historically, police agencies focused on protecting the community by solving...”
– Quote by Mark Cleverley, IBM global director of Public Safety solutions. Quote found in an IBM press release titled “Charleston Police Department Aims to Reduce Crime Using IBM Predictive Analytics”
May 2012
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“After this technology becomes mainstream in health care, other realms await in...”
– Quote found in an IEEE Spectrum article written by Jose M. Carmena, associate professor of electrical engineering, cognitive science, and neuroscience at the University of California. The article is titled “How to Control a Prosthesis With Your Mind”
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“Two people who are unable to move their limbs have been able to guide a robot...”
– Quote found in an online article found on nature.com titled “Mind-controlled robot arms show promise”
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“Imagine transmitting signals directly to someone’s brain that would allow...”
– Quote sourced from an online article at HowStuffWorks titled “How Brain-Computer Interfaces Work”
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“Innovating together with your partners is a win-win for both. At Shell, we not...”
– Quote by Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell. Quote found in an IBM press release titled “IBM CEO Study: Command & Control Meets Collaboration
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“If you take the current global daily Internet traffic and multiply it by two**,...”
– Quote by Ton Engbersen, IBM Research - Zurich. Quote found in an IBM press release “From Big Bang to Big Data: ASTRON and IBM Collaborate to Explore Origins of the Universe”
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“I think we will never reach zettaflops, at least not by doing discrete floating...”
– Quote by Dr. Thomas Sterling is a Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, a Faculty Associate at California Institute of Technology, a CSRI Fellow for Sandia National Laboraties, and a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Quote found at HPCwire:... 