Announcing our newest BlueMix Garage: The Israel ALPHAZONE!
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SmartCamp Entrepreneur Winners in France, Italy, and Africa!
We have more exciting news coming from SmartCamps in Africa and Europe!
Last week, we had SmartCamps in Milan, Lille and Nairobi. And at each location, the local entrepreneurial ecosystem was engaged and participated!
Congratulations to Social Bullgard (Italy), Seclud-IT (France) and Digital Vision East Africa (Nairobi)!
Social Bullgard gathers and structures social media content to help companies react quickly to requests and opportunities, as well as avoid and manage crisis efficiently.
Seclud-IT's solution, Elastic Security, brings to cloud infrastructure providers the ability to provide on-demand computing resources to their customers, without compromising with security.
Digital Vision East Africa's solution, Chamasoft, is a simple to use web and mobile application that automates all activities in an investment group. Their solution also promotes transparency and accountability within investment groups.
What an impressive list of startups! And all that just from last week! There are more to come, as our SmartCamps are happening around the world. Find out more about a SmartCamp near you!
Two great opportunities: Big Data and Analytics whitepaper and webcast
Here's an opportunity to hear from IDC analysts in a webcast as they share insight from the whitepaper they authored, "The Big Opportunity for IBM Business Partners in Big Data and Analytics."
And, just as a teaser, here's a sneak preview about the IDC findings:
- Projected revenue of over $32 billion by 2017
- Focus on Line of Business Decision Makers for sales
- Big Data and Analytics as a profitable "fast turn" business - potential of sales cycles lasting fewer than 90 days
The IDC whitepaper (requires IBM ID and password) includes the story of three IBM Business Partners (YaData, Aginity, and eCapital Advisors) as they approach the Big Data and Analytics market with their solutions.
This is such an important opportunity, that we've dedicated a webcast for this whitepaper. I can't stress enough how important it is that you attend the webcast to learn more about the market opportunities with Big Data and Analytics.
I hope you'll join me for the webcast. It will be an hour well spent!
2 Polls: Social Listening and Fav Summer Activity!
Today I have 2 questions for you!
First, a fun one.
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A Tribute to 25 years of Women in Technology: Carolyn Leighton
WITI this year is celebrating 25 years of helping women in technology progress, grow, and network.
Here's a snippet of the past and the future!
Our NYC SmartCamp winner is announced: Yosko!
IBM SmartCamp season has begun, and we've already had some great SmartCamp events in Austin, Chicago, and Prague!
Earlier this week, we held a SmartCamp event in New York with a focus on Watson-related solutions. The winner was Yosko!
With their mobile-based solutions, Yosko provides access to the electronic medical records, facilitates exchanges between physicians, and improves care team communication. Sounds like a great Watson for Healthcare solution!
As I said, SmartCamps are just getting started! Want to participate? Want to attend one? Check out our schedule of upcoming SmartCamps!
Social Busines Mythbusters! Happy Monday!
I love the Mythbuster Show -- it is a great one to watch with your family and to challenge your thinking!
I hope you love this Social Business Coffee Break as much I did making it for you!