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02 Apr 2012
From Big Bang to Big Data: ASTRON and IBM Collaborate to Explore Origins of the Universe
Karachi, Pakistan, 02 Apr 2012: ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an initial 32.9 million EURO, five-year collaboration to research extremely fast, but low-power exascale computer systems targeted for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA is an international consortium to build the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. Scientists estimate that the processing power required to operate the telescope will be equal to several millions of today’s fastest computers. -
20 Mar 2012
IBM's Biomedical Analytics Platform Helps Doctors Personalize Treatment
Karachi, Pakistan, 20 Mar 2012: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has developed a unique biomedical analytics platform for personalized medicine that could enable doctors to better advise on the best course of medical treatment. This could lead to smarter and more personalized healthcare in a wide-range of areas, including cancer management, hypertension, and AIDS care. -
05 Mar 2012
IBM Research Advances Device Performance for Quantum Computing
Karachi, Pakistan, 05 Mar 2012: Scientists at IBM Research (NYSE: IBM)/ (#ibmresearch) have achieved major advances in quantum computing device performance that may accelerate the realization of a practical, full-scale quantum computer. For specific applications, quantum computing, which exploits the underlying quantum mechanical behavior of matter, has the potential to deliver computational power that is unrivaled by any supercomputer today. -
07 Feb 2012
IBM Releases Free Internet Security Training Tools to Educate Students, Teachers and Parents on Digital Responsibility
Karachi, Pakistan, 07 Feb 2012: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that in conjunction with Safer Internet Day, (#SID2012) it will release free Internet safety training tools for students and have thousands of volunteers working to help raise awareness and educate students and businesses on Internet safety and digital responsibility. -
13 Jan 2012
IBM Research Determines Atomic Limits of Magnetic Memory
Karachi, Pakistan, 13 Jan 2012: Punctuating 30 years of nanotechnology research, scientists from IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) have successfully demonstrated the ability to store information in as few as 12 magnetic atoms. This is significantly less than today’s disk drives, which use about one million atoms to store a single bit of information. The ability to manipulate matter by its most basic components – atom by atom – could lead to the vital understanding necessary to build smaller, faster and more energy-efficient devices. -
13 Dec 2011
Retailers with Benefits: When Giving Up Personal Information Really Pays Off
Karachi, Pakistan, 13 Dec 2011: A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) survey of more than 28,000 consumers released today – the largest global survey of its kind – found that, overwhelmingly, consumers are looking for a more personalized shopping experience and are willing to share select details about themselves with their favorite retailers, in order to educate brands on exactly how, when and where to approach them. Just as we chat with our local shopkeeper, consumers are willing to dish to retailers about their media usage (75 percent); demographics (73 percent); identification, such as name and address (61 percent); lifestyle (59 percent); and location (56 percent) for a more targeted and smarter shopping experience. -
13 Dec 2011
IBM Study Reveals Challenges Midmarket CMOs Face to Sustain Brand Loyalty with Today's Social Consumer
A new global IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of Midmarket Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) revealed that building and sustaining brand loyalty is the top concern for today's midmarket CMOs, yet 72 percent do not feel sufficiently prepared to effectively build this loyalty. Additionally, 70 percent of midmarket CMOs are concerned about data explosion, as they are tasked with making sense of highly complex information generated constantly from a variety of sources such as consumer blogs, tweets, mobile texts and videos. -
29 Nov 2011
Smarter Kids can make a brighter future for Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan, 29 November 2011: IBM (NYSE:IBM) presented 26 Young Explorer computers to four non-profit organizations including Development in Literacy (DIL), Mountain and Glacier Protection Organization (MGPO), Kaghan Memorial Trust (KMT), and PAF’s Special School of Education.
