City of Portland and IBM Collaborate to Build a Smarter City

To better understand the dynamic behavior of cities, the City of Portland and IBM have collaborated to develop an interactive model of the relationships that exist among the city's core systems, including the economy, housing, education, public safety, transportation, healthcare/wellness, government services and utilities. The resulting computer simulation allowed Portland's leaders to see how city systems work together, and in turn identify opportunities to become a smarter city.  read more

IBM and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collaborate to Preserve Works of Art

IBM and The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the successful installation of a new wireless environmental sensor network at the Museum called Low-Power Mote that will help preserve the works of art in its world-renowned, encyclopedic collection. read more

New Zealand Chooses IBM's Joint Border Management System

A joint border management system (JBMS) designed to significantly improve border processing for New Zealand traders and travellers, and to make border agencies more efficient, will be the result of a contract signed today by New Zealand Customs and information technology provider, IBM. read more

IBM Applies Analytics to Creating Smarter Cities

IBM intelligent operations center for smarter cities is designed to help cities of all sizes gain a holistic view of information across city departments and agencies. By infusing analytical insights into municipal operations through one central point of command, cities will be able to better anticipate problems, respond to crises and manage resources. read more

Global IBM Study Indicates More CIOs Will Flock to Cloud Computing

An IBM study of more than 3,000 global Chief Information Officer (CIO) shows that 60 percent of organizations are ready to embrace cloud computing over the next five years as a means of growing their businesses and achieving competitive advantage. The figure nearly doubles the number of CIOs who said they would utilize cloud in IBM's 2009 CIO study, and is one of dozens of new insights and trends learned from CIOs worldwide in businesses of all sizes. read more

IBM, Caltrans and CCUT Team up to Streamline Traffic Flow

IBM announced a new collaboration with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and California Center for Innovative Transportation (CCIT), a research institute at the University of California, Berkeley, to develop an intelligent transportation solution that will help commuters avoid congestion and enable transportation agencies to better understand, predict and manage traffic flow.  read more

Brazilian City Government and IBM Cooperate to Create a Smarter City

The city government and IBM signed an agreement to build a public information management center for Rio de Janeiro. The Rio Operations Center, which will be located in Cidade Nova, will integrate and interconnect information from multiple government departments and public agencies in the municipality to improve city safety and responsiveness to various types of incidents, such as flash floods and landslides.  read more