IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced agreements with six leading European companies that rely on the IBM Cloud to access advanced technologies such as AI, blockchain and analytics. They include Netherlands' Koopman Logistics, Italian multimedia publishing company Gruppo 24 Ore, Spanish digital and mobile health solution provider Teckel Medical, French bank Crédit Mutuel, the UK's RS … [Read more...] about Major European Companies Select IBM Cloud
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Third Annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge
Attracting nearly 1,200 startup applicants in its first two years, the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge – part of Accenture’s broader HealthTech Innovation program – brings together leading-edge startups with prominent health and life sciences companies to tackle some of the world’s greatest health challenges, including access, quality and affordability-of-care … [Read more...] about Third Annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge
Maximum storage capacity in SD memory cards grows from 2TB with SDXC to 128 TB with the new SD Ultra Capacity (SDUC) card
Mobile World Congress Booth N2.C40 — The SD Association announced today SD Express which adds the popular PCI Express® and NVMe™ interfaces to the legacy SD interface. The PCIe interface delivering a 985 megabytes per second (MB/s) maximum data transfer rate and the NVMe upper layer protocol enables advanced memory access mechanism, enabling a new world of opportunities … [Read more...] about Maximum storage capacity in SD memory cards grows from 2TB with SDXC to 128 TB with the new SD Ultra Capacity (SDUC) card
IEEE Launches Global Competition to Develop Scalable Solutions to Energy Poverty
IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) announced that registration is open for the Empower a Billion Lives global competition, where teams will propose economical and sustainable energy access solutions for improving quality of life around the world. According to the World … [Read more...] about IEEE Launches Global Competition to Develop Scalable Solutions to Energy Poverty
NGINX Raises $43 Million in Series C Funding
NGINX, Inc., the company based on the popular open source project and offering a suite of technologies designed to develop and deliver modern applications, has raised $43 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), a platform within Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division. NGINX has experienced tremendous growth and customer traction, including … [Read more...] about NGINX Raises $43 Million in Series C Funding
Companies that continuously remain relevant are rewarded with customer loyalty and above-average profit growth: $1 Trillion At Risk for Companies That Fail to Maintain Customer Relevance
New research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) finds that U.S. companies risk losing $1 trillion of revenue if they fail to maintain customer relevance, forcing consumers to seek alternative brands. Once gone, more than one quarter of the consumers are unlikely to return. As part of its “Living Business" study, Accenture surveyed 400 C-level executives from U.S. companies to … [Read more...] about Companies that continuously remain relevant are rewarded with customer loyalty and above-average profit growth: $1 Trillion At Risk for Companies That Fail to Maintain Customer Relevance
Consumer Adoption, Interest in Wireless Charging Continues to Surge
Consumer adoption of wireless charging technology has increased dramatically, according to a new survey conducted by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), which highlights a broad level of interest in wireless charging from consumers compared to a similar survey conducted last year. The survey, which gauged perceptions and experiences of wireless charging among more than 1,600 … [Read more...] about Consumer Adoption, Interest in Wireless Charging Continues to Surge
By 2026 5G Wireless Could Add $40 Billion in Annual GDP and 250,000 Permanent New Jobs to Canadian Economy
New 5G wireless networks will contribute as much as $40 billion annually to Canada’s economy by 2026, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE:ACN). Commissioned by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association and developed by Accenture Strategy, the report, “Fuel for Innovation – Canada’s Path In The Race To 5G,” found that the deployment of 5G networks across … [Read more...] about By 2026 5G Wireless Could Add $40 Billion in Annual GDP and 250,000 Permanent New Jobs to Canadian Economy
Worldwide Technology Spending on the IoT to Reach $1.2 Trillion in 2022
International Data Corporation (IDC) today announced publication of the latest Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide (version 2H17). The Spending Guide forecasts Internet of Things (IoT) spending will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.6% over the 2017-2022 forecast period and reach $1.2 trillion in 2022. The forecast is based on the latest … [Read more...] about Worldwide Technology Spending on the IoT to Reach $1.2 Trillion in 2022
International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS)
IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced the release of the 2017 edition of the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS), building upon 15 years of projecting technology needs for evolving the semiconductor and computer industries. The IRDS is an IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) … [Read more...] about International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS)