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It's a BlueMix Party at SXSW and YOU'RE INVITED! MONDAY

March 4, 2014 / / 1 Comment

OK, here’s the lowdown.

We’re having a party at SXSW with food and drink and you’re invited! If you’re a developer who’s always looking for the latest and greatest technology to build on, or have an idea for the next big mobile app, this party is for you!

Register at http://bit.ly/1i3eWok and use the promotional code, SMAC_at_SXSW.

You’ll have the opportunity to learn about BlueMix, IBM’s open platform for developing and deploying omni-channel applications. Think about it, this could be the perfect environment for your next big project!

And, do you remember the supercomputer that won Jeopardy? We want YOU to put Watson to work with IBM’s Watson Mobile Developer Challenge! Learn how you can submit your ideas for a mobile application powered with Watson’s powerful cognitive computing technology.

Take advantage of this awesome networking event and the opportunity to learn more about the latest and greatest IBM technology.

So let’s get the food, drink, and ideas flowing! I look forward to seeing you there!

And the winner of the IBM Pulse App Throwdown is… MyMenu!

February 26, 2014 / / 1 Comment

We had five fantastic finalists demonstrating some superb applications developed on the IBM cloud and security portfolio.

Standing out above some stiff competition, I am ecstatic to announce that the winner is… MyMenu. This early adopter of the IBM Bluemix beta is bringing a menu of cloud, big data and mobile to restaurants, at the same time helping to reduce ‘appathy’ induced by downloading a separate app for every restaurant we frequent.

I want to extend a huge congratulations to MyMenu for developing a solution that appeals to anyone who needs to eat.

I applaud all of the ecosystem partners who submitted an entry in the IBM Pulse App Throwdown and helped make this event such a spectacular success!

The IBM Pulse App Throwdown: who is your favorite cloud app?

February 25, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Today is the last day to vote in the IBM Pulse App Throwdown!

So, who are these finalists? I’ve listed them all below, together with their video submissions. We will announce the winner during the IBM Pulse keynote tomorrow, Wednesday February 26. Click on the link to vote for your favorite now!

STEALTHbits

Track Active Directory, Exchange and more in real-time and send activity alerts to IBM QRadar in real-time.

Vote for STEALTHbits now!

Redis Labs

The Redis next-generation of ultra-fast in-memory databases pairs up with IBM SoftLayer to offer incomparable performance.

Vote for Redis Labs now!

Silversky

Offering secure cloud-based email on IBM SoftLayer to some of the most regulated industries.

Vote for Silversky now!

MyMenu

Advanced search technology and the IBM cloud will help unite you with your favorite meal.

Vote for MyMenu now!

CloudOne

The new CloudOne Cloud Locker enables the management of licenses in the cloud.

Vote for CloudOne now!

Not Seven of Nine – Eight of Nine! IBM Clear Leader in Social Business according to Experton

February 19, 2014 / / 2 Comments

Back in 2011,  I told you about my trip to Germany and what I learned about German companies adopting social business principles at great rate, companies like Bayer and Sennheiser.  Even GAD as on stage to tell their Social Business Success at IBM Connect!

And just today, other amazing news has arrived from Germany! It’s about IBM and about our service and product offering being assessed by an external research, advisory and consulting company alongside over 90 other vendors.

Experton, the European Analyst firm, did this extensive vendor benchmark on Social Business for the German market. They are – at least to my knowledge – the first ones collecting data from Social Business Services up to different software components playing into the Social Business space. Just published early 2014 their study shows 9 different quadrants.

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And the results remind me of Star Trek Voyager  — 7 of 9. Why? IBM is in the leader quadrant in 8 of 9 quadrants. The only quadrant not listing IBM as leader is the one for Social CRM. And that’s just because IBM doesn’t have an offer in this space…

This is an outstanding and impressive achievement and shows the companies commitment in the Social Business space. You can find more information on the results here including some impressive numbers for the social business market in general.

According to Experton, the market for social business for communication & collaboration (SB4CC) even outpaces cloud computing as IT and business driver with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50% by 2016!

You want to get a summary of the study? Send a note to Stefan.Pfeiffer@de.ibm.com. He will make sure, that you get the PDF as soon as it’s available.

Create an App for Cloud and Mobile at PULSE!

February 18, 2014 / / 0 Comments

With the world’s mobile worker population expected to reach 1.3 BILLION by 2015, we need some expert app developers to keep up!

With this in mind, I want to share with you some interesting facts and statistics you should know as you consider the value of attending an event like Pulse for your cloud business.

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Our App Throwdown event at Pulse is not just a competition. It’s core intention is to get you in the game! The tiles above are not just describing what’s going to happen in the industry, it’s potentially describing your cloud business.

The App Throwdown will take place on Monday, February 24th. The winner will be on main stage on Wednesday, February 26th, in front of over 8,000 re-sellers, clients, and IBM sellers – giving you the opportunity to reach a new and broad audience!

This is your chance to show off your cloud solution and shine! Register now  https://greenhouse.lotus.com/forms/anon/org/app/d1672a73-80de-473e-8fcf-473f25927516/launch/index.html?form=F_Form1

and get in the game!

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