Celebrating a Historic First: Augusta National Women’s Amateur
First held in 1934, the Masters Golf Tournament is played each spring in Augusta, Georgia. It’s an event steeped in history and tradition, hosted by the world-famous Augusta National Golf Club and with the winner receiving a coveted Green Jacket. For over 20 years, IBM has been a proud partner of the Masters, pioneering the […]
New York Fed Creates FinTech Advisory Board
Financial Technologies, or fintech, are having so much impact on the global consumer that financial institutions and government agencies, alike, are working aggressively to get on board. Untethered and even empowered by such services as, Square, PayPal, Curb and Venmo, to name a few, increasing numbers of consumers have made fintech a part of their […]
A New Beginning for Our Marketing and Commerce Offerings
Opportunities like this don’t come very often in a business. Last month at IBM Think, I stood on stage and told customers that we were announcing something soon, something that makes me more excited about the future than I’ve ever been. Today, that something new begins with the announcement that Centerbridge Partners plans to acquire […]
Centerbridge Plans to Acquire IBM Marketing and Commerce Assets
Over the course of IBM’s more than 100-year history, we have continuously transformed to meet the evolving needs of our clients. Today the company is squarely focused on the emerging, high-value segments of the IT industry and accelerating our leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), hybrid cloud, SaaS, blockchain and supply chain, among other strategic technologies. […]
How AI is Working for Today’s Supply Chain Heroes
Recently, I came across a Forbes article listing the top ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact enterprises in the near future. Coming in at number two after “smarter decision making,” was a “streamlined supply chain.” While that may surprise some, it makes perfect sense to me. Because when it comes to meeting digital-era demands, every […]
Celebrating Neurodiversity
World Autism Awareness Day ushers in a month of heightened awareness of neurodiversity issues at the national and global levels. As the neurotypical population seeks to increase its understanding of issues related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is important to recognize and appreciate the diversity within the ASD community. Individuals with ASD or other […]
An Appreciation: Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer, the second female vice president of IBM, died on March 5, 2019 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was 86 years old. Jane was born on September 29, 1932 in Washington DC to John Joseph Cahill and Helen Reilly Cahill. In 1954, Jane graduated with a B.A. from the University of Maryland at […]
Vehicle-as-a-Service: Driving Differentiation in the Connected-Car
Connected cars offer enormous potential. As noted by a 2017 Foley and Lardner study, 77 percent of auto industry professionals expect the automotive sales market to change substantially as bundled connected services become the norm. According to Gartner , this new market demands a customer-first strategy that hinges on differentiation to capture user interest and […]
York’s Partnership with IBM is About Doing Higher Education Differently
In an economy like Canada’s, where two-thirds of new jobs require post-secondary education and 40-70 per cent of existing jobs will be disrupted by artificial intelligence and automation, universities have never been more important. York University, in Toronto, is redefining how we prepare students for success by linking our commitment to access, connectedness, excellence and […]
AI is Not Magic: It’s Time to Demystify and Apply
For centuries, electricity was thought to be the domain of sorcerers – magicians who left audiences puzzled about where it came from and how it was generated. And although Benjamin Franklin and his contemporaries were well aware of the phenomena when he proved the connection between electricity and lightning, he had difficulty envisioning a practical […]
Nova Scotia Taps into Tomorrow’s Potential
The Government of Nova Scotia continually works to support the future potential of our students and help create opportunities for young people to see a future for themselves in our province. We are pleased to announce a new option for students through a unique IBM-inspired program that will provide more opportunity in the information technology […]
Re-Inventing Care in the Digital Era
At some point in our lives, nearly all of us will provide care for a loved one. When that person is elderly or disabled, the experience can be overwhelming. About 18 months ago, I was approached by healthcare professional Helen Dempster who, after being a caregiver for her grandfather, had an idea for how to […]