November 19, 2012
"More than 1,700 CMOs interviewed by IBM said that the top three forces changing marketing are, in order of importance, the data explosion, the rise of social media, and new choices of channels and devices."

— 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. Jon Iwata

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Filed under: CMO CIO Marketing IBM 
September 21, 2012
"The results push the exploration of using molecules and atoms at the smallest scale and could be important for studying graphene devices, which are currently being explored by both industry and academia for applications including high-bandwidth wireless communication and electronic displays."

— Quote found in an IBM Press release  “IBM Scientists First to Distinguish Individual Molecular Bonds”

September 12, 2012
"The rise of social media is prompting business leaders, from the CMO to the chief HR officer to the CIO, to evaluate how to create opportunities that drive business transformation through the use of social technology, creating real business value"

— Quote found in an IBM press release titled “IBM Redefines Social Business with the Power of Analytics”

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Filed under: social-business ibm 
August 31, 2012
"Phase-change memory chips, an emerging storage technology, could soon dethrone flash memory in smartphones, cameras and laptops"

Subtitle of an article found online at The Economist.  Article is titled “Phase-change memory: Altered states”

Altered States

August 29, 2012
"It is estimated that 2.5 quintillion bytes of new data are created daily with an estimated 80% of this produced as “unstructured” data. Unlocking this data holds huge potential. Companies know this data is rich in information and potential insight, but are unable to handle the volume and pace with which it arrives. As a result decision-making suffers."

— Quote from an IBM Research website discussing IBM’s Watson.  Page is titled “Watson — More than a quiz show champion”

August 29, 2012
Africa: The Next Frontier for IBM Research Innovation

IBM’s new lab will conduct basic and applied research to solve East Africa’s problems, such as transportation congestion.

August 10, 2012
"While in-store shopping accounts for 92 percent of retail volume, consumers are expecting the same levels of personalization and customization that they do when they shop online; 58 percent of consumers want to get in-store product information and 19 percent of consumers are already browsing their mobile devices while in-store"

Quote found on IBM Research site “Augmented reality makes shopping more personal”

Retail

July 17, 2012
"It’s essential to offer relevant social information in the right business context embedded in employee’s daily workflow. By measuring, analyzing and filtering social information, and then injecting those insights to the right people at the right time, real business value can be generated by bringing technical know-how directly to the customer."

— 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”

July 12, 2012
"According to research firm IDC, the IT services market in China is expected to almost double over the next five years - from US$12.2 billion in 2010 to US$23.7 billion in 2015. IDC’s China Services Market report says the growth will continue to be led by the adoption of next-generation IT systems as well as IT services spend due to the implementation of China’s 12th Five-Year Plan."

Quote found in an IBM press release at “IBM Opens 50th Branch Office in China”

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Filed under: china idc ibm 
May 23, 2012
"Innovating together with your partners is a win-win for both. At Shell, we not only deal with energy, we also need to focus on challenges such as water and food as they’re all interlinked. That’s why driving innovation together, also across industries, is extremely important."

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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