IBM has announced new projects on the use of capabilities IBM Watson and cognitive computing technologies. IBM Watson - an innovative platform that underpins the new era of computing due to its ability to understand natural language, but also to handle the massive amounts of big data in order to extract valuable information and further self-study.
IBM Watson technology continues to develop throughout the world and is pleased to share the following news:
• To date, IBM is working with customers in 25 countries on six continents; list of countries includes South Africa, Australia, UK, Thailand, Canada and the United States;
• Watson began to study Spanish in partnership with CaixaBank;
• Partner companies IBM Watson represent new applications based on Watson for tourism, retail, IT services, healthcare and non-profit sector;
• IBM opens headquarters Watson Group in the area of "Silicon Alley" in New York, as well as five new client Watson centers worldwide.
«Watson is driving a new era of computing, helping organizations around the world to launch new projects, identify target markets and transform entire industries - commented Mike Rodin (Mike Rhodin), senior vice president of IBM Watson Group. - Moreover, Watson is the basis of the creation of new markets and the entire ecosystem, which includes our customers, partners, developers, venture capital firms, universities and their students. The fate of a new generation of innovation is in the hands of those who seek communication in disparate and not obvious datasets using Watson ».
Customers from around the world are adopting the technology Watson
Watson technology development is gaining momentum at the time, as customers from around the world are adopting the technology to transform the cognitive interaction with their customers:
• ANZ Global Health
• International Bumrungrad Hospital
• CaixaBank (Spain)
• Deakin University
• Metropolitan Health
Partners and startups are applications based on Watson
Partners IBM ecosystem of developers introduce new applications based on Watson, who helped transform the way the organization of the health sector, services, research and education interact with each other and their customers.
For example, an entrepreneur Terry Jones (Terry Jones), founder and chairman of the Travelocity Kayak.com, launches WayBlazer - new application for travelers on the basis of technologies Watson. WayBlazer Watson uses cognitive technologies to attract, train and advise users with visual and interaction of natural language and, ultimately, to provide high quality tourism services. In turn, Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau is using a prototype WayBlazer made to improve the booking process, increase the amount of armor and organize additional revenue stream of income from associates and subsidiaries.
Watson transform health care and veterinary care, retail and non-profit sector:
- Red Ant
- Reflexis
- Sellpoints
- Findability Sciences
- LifeLearn
- GenieMD
- Welltok
- Point of Care
- SparkCognition
- CHIPS Technology Group
More information about the project can be found the link .
IBM opens headquarters Watson in the "Silicon Alley" in New York
IBM also announces the opening of the headquarters of Watson Group at 51 Astor Place in the "Silicon Alley" in New York. At headquarters will operate more than 600 employees IBM (the total number of employees working in the Watson Group employs 2,000 people). Moreover, the doors of the office will be open to developers and entrepreneurs, it will hold workshops and seminars to promote the startup community in New York.
Headquartered Watson Group will provide entrepreneurs and startups technology tools to launch new products and projects based on Watson. Also, IBM plans to develop innovative technologies cognitive Watson, interacting with five customer service centers located in different parts of the world.
Interactive client lab will help IBM customers closely acquainted with Watson technology and understand how these technologies contribute to the business transformation. Moreover, the headquarters will be located laboratory, which will take the staff improve customer experience and improve the quality of services provided to customers and partners. Workshops and seminars on technology development will enable the startup community to learn about ways to bring new applications to market. These activities will also help to take advantage
advantage of educational programs IBM, implemented jointly with universities, with the aim to prepare students for future careers in the field of cognitive technologies and big data analytics. As part of this initiative, IBM plans to offer students new courses, competitions, provide grants and internship opportunities.
Along with the global spread and development of Watson growing need for new personnel possessing proper skills to work in the field of cognitive technologies. In this regard, IBM announces the opening of the first five centers Watson Client Experience Centers, to provide support and human resources necessary for the successful implementation of cognitive platform Watson. The new centers will be located in Dublin (Ireland), London (UK), Melbourne (Australia), Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Singapore.
Source: habrahabr.ru/company/ibm/blog/241363/