A new App to get on track with the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme 2015
IBM, in partnership with AG Insurance, is giving you this year the opportunity to experience the Memorial van Damme in a smarter way. Would you like to know what is happening in the stadium at any time? What the scores are? Who is running? This international athletics event is the last competition of the 2015 […]
eCall to reduce the number of road fatalities by 2,500 each year
Automatic emergency call system mandatory in the EU as of October 2017 A car that plunges into the canal, a driver that dies by the side of the road after an accident that nobody noticed in the middle of the night, a driver that is suddenly taken ill and crashes into a tree head-on – […]
Science Week (20 till 24 October) : IBM Belgium hosts workshops for students to spark their interest for STEM
IBM is one of the sponsors of the Science Week in Flanders (www.wetenschapsweek.be) which is taking place from 20 till 24 October 2014. During that week students from secondary schools can attend a range of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) workshops in universities, scientific institutions and corporations like IBM. There is also a limited portfolio […]
The experience of a lifetime
By Wouter Denayer, Technical Leader IBM Belgium-Luxembourg I have just returned from what was one of the best experiences in my life. I had the privilege of being selected for the IBM humanitarian Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program. CSC is a total win-win-win initiative because (a) it positions IBM in emerging markets, (b) brings real value […]
De Goldrush op Big Data
Elke dag genereren we 2,5 triljoen bytes aan gegevens. 90% van alle wereldwijde data vandaag, bestond niet in 2012.. Deze gegevens komen overal vandaan: van sensors die worden gebruikt voor het verzamelen van verkeersgegevens, van posts op social media-sites, van aankooptransactierecords, van GPS-signalen op smartphones, etc. Welkom in de wereld van Big Data. Big Data […]
Du Big Data a la Big City: guide de survie de la ville pour les 50 prochaines annees
Pendant la semaine du 5 au 11 mai, plus de 30 villes dans le monde vivront au rythme du Big Data. Rassurez-vous : ces villes ne sont pas à l’affût de vos données personnelles et ne vous submergeront pas de marketing urbain indésirable. Elles veulent, en revanche, exploiter le Big Data pour pérenniser leur avenir. Ces […]
Les données : la nouvelle richesse naturelle
La Big Data Week commence aujourd’hui. Événements, conférences, ateliers et séminaires… Plus de 30 villes du monde entier vivront au rythme du Big Data, du 5 au 11 mai. Parmi de grandes métropoles comme Atlanta, Berlin ou New York, citons aussi la Région wallonne. Une nouvelle preuve que la Wallonie a bien compris l’importance du […]
#Mainframe50 by Frank van der Wal
Last week I had the unique opportunity to visit the IBM Poughkeepsie mainframe production facility, and if there is such a thing as coincidence, it happened to be also the 50th anniversary of that system. Well, not exactly 50 years ago: on the 7th of April to be precise IBM announced the mainframe. At that […]
Speech minister Brigitte Grouwels – April 2
Toespraak minister Brigitte Grouwels naar aanleiding van persconferentie IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Woensdag 2 april 2014 om 14.30u Dames en heren, beste aanwezigen, Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest is bijzonder fier dat het dossier van Brussel Mobiliteit door IBM geselecteerd werd voor deelname aan het “Smarter City Challenge”-project. Het is een ganse eer om een beroep […]