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  Improving Productivity With Individual Performance Management Software

  Alison Diana | Date: 07-01-11 |

  As employers demand even more from their workforces, collaboration and time-management tools become critical.
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  Cloud Computing to Aid Endangered-Species Conservation Efforts

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 06-30-11 |

  A major network of zoos and aquariums in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific is implementing a cloud-computing solution to improve efficiency and encourage collaboration between conservation scientists.
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  Building a Smarter City

  Alison Diana | Date: 06-20-11 |

  Technologies save money, time and lives in rapidly growing urban areas.
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  Peer-to-Peer Loans Get Personal

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 06-15-11 |

  Peer-to-peer lending sites have been around for the past few years, but now some sites are combining social media aspects that make loaning more personal than ever.
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  Smarter Building Management Cuts Costs

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 06-14-11 |

  Green buildings are not confined to new construction anymore. IBM recently unveiled its Intelligent Building Management software that applies analytics and automation algorithms to make any building new or old "green."
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  Smart-City-in-a-Box Solution Aids Timely Decision-Making

  Salvatore Salamone | Date: 06-08-11 |

  The IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities gives cities of any size a grand view of decision-making information across city departments and agencies. Leveraging built-in analytics, managers can then better anticipate problems, respond to crises and manage resources.
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  Health Analytics Center Brings Mobile Tech to Hospitals

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 06-03-11 |

  IBM is bringing Watson-like technologies to hospitals and other health care organizations through its Health Analytics Solution Center. Projects include integrating electronic medical records with mobile devices and improving remote monitoring of patients recovering at home.
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  Five Hot Topics in Medical Technology

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 06-01-11 |

  Improvements in optical imaging, e-health and cloud computing are just some ways in which the health care industry relies on advancing technologies. Here are five medical technologies experts predict to be hot topics in the coming years.
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  Password Analysis Measures Typing Speed and Rhythm

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 05-27-11 |

  Researchers have created a key-pattern analysis program that measures the speed and rhythm at which a password is typed. These biometrically based passwords are more secure than traditional passwords and could help prevent hacking attacks on both companies and individuals.
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  Nanotechnology Center Breaks Centennial Ground

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 05-27-11 |

  A European research partnership aims to propel nanotechnology into the next hundred years of innovation in semiconductor, materials, security and related next-generation technologies.
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  Smart Cars Drive Savings, Safety and Environmental Benefits

  Alison Diana | Date: 05-26-11 |

  Detroit and Japan are rolling out autos equipped with even more embedded computers.
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  Smarter Conservation from Analytics and Cloud Computing

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 05-26-11 |

  Ecological conservation of precious natural resources, such as clean water, can be made smarter by using cloud computing to track usage patterns and software analytics to encourage voluntary conservation efforts.
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