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- 16 May 2017
IBM Research Focuses On Big Data to Tackle SDGs in Africa
As the world today, May 17, 2017 observe ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’ with the theme “Big Data for Big Impact.” ITU and the members are exploring how Big Data can help solve…
- 15 Jul 2015
IBM Research-Africa, RTI Int’l Partner for Data-Driven Development
RTI International, - a leading nonprofit research institute - and IBM’s Africa research lab, have announced a partnership to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies to help transform…
- 11 Dec 2018
IBM Research, Hello Tractor Unveil Digital Wallet For Agriculture Based on AI and Blockchain
IBM Research Scientists and start-up Hello Tractor are piloting an agriculture digital wallet and decision-making tool which provides demand and supply visibility for farmers, tractor fleet providers…
- 13 Apr 2015
IBM Research Sets Tape Storage New Record
IBM scientists have demonstrated an aerial recording density of 123 billion bits of uncompressed data per square inch on low cost, particulate magnetic tape, a breakthrough which represents the…
- 14 Jun 2019
University of Lagos, U I, others to benefit from IBM's Quantum Computing Program
IBM has announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa. Wits University is the…
- 14 Feb 2017
IBM & Ericsson Make Huge Call Towards 5G Communications Networks
IBM and Ericsson on Monday announced a research breakthrough that could accelerate the launch of 5G communications networks and support new mobile enterprise and user experiences enabled by very high…
- 6 May 2021
IBM Unveils World’s First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology with New Frontier for Semiconductors
IBM has unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world’s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. Semiconductors play critical…
- 19 Jul 2010
IBM Invests $100M in Medical Technology
IBM company has invested $100 million in medical research. Part of the money, which will be spent over the next three years, will go to hiring doctors and medical experts who could help refine the…
- 6 Feb 2014
FG, IBM Collaborate on Technology Development in Nigeria
Ministry of Communication Technology (MoCT) and IBM are collaborating to enable technology driven solutions that will resolve identified challenges in key sectors of the Nigerian economy. In order to…
- 18 Aug 2021
How AI is transforming Agriculture and Healthcare in Africa
By TšabiMolapo, Tonya Nyakeya, Sibongile Gumede, Sibusisiwe Makhanya Artificial intelligence has transformed the world – there is no doubt about that. As AI continues to mature, nations around the…
- 7 Jan 2017
IBM Reveals 5 Innovations to Change Human Lives in Next 5 Years
IBM unveiled has its annual “IBM 5 in 5” (#ibm5in5), a list of ground-breaking scientific innovations with the potential to change the way people work, live, and interact during the next five years.…
- 22 Feb 2016
IBM Supports Nigeria Innovation, Ease of Doing Business Drive
As the saying goes, Economists and development experts hardly agree on any matter. However, everyone involved in Africa’s ongoing development debate agrees that more than any other time in history,…
- 16 Sept 2015
IBM Unleashes CoreBot for Front Line Banking Trojan
IBM's X-Force research team has disclosed that the recently discovered CoreBot malware has lived up to its earlier warnings quickly transforming into a full-fledged banking Trojan CoreBot, reported…
- 15 Apr 2015
Apple Partners IBM on New Health Data Analysis
Apple is part of a collective formed by IBM to develop new technology that will help health care companies analyze patient data collected from millions of wearable Apple devices. IBM on Monday…
- 15 Jun 2016
IBM's 'The Weather Company' Launches Advanced Weather Forecasting Model
The Weather Company, an IBM Business, on Wednesday, announced plans to advance the precision and accuracy of weather forecasting by combining hyper-local, short-term custom forecasts developed by IBM…
- 5 Aug 2014
Ghana's Fidelity Bank Seals 5 Year Deal with IBM
At the U.S. Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C on Tuesday, Ghana’s Fidelity Bank announced its choice of IBM to manage its technology infrastructure and services. The five year deal will help…
- 23 Feb 2016
IBM Marks 23 Years of Inventions, Patent Leadership
IBM, the global technology firm reportedly invests as much as $6bn on technology R&D annually; and it continues to shape the future of computing through cognitive computing and cloud platforms…
- 11 Jan 2022
LG Joins IBM’s Quantum Network
LG Electronics has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance industry applications of quantum computing. The IBM Quantum Network is a community of Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions,…
- 28 Sept 2009
IBM, Canonical Launch Linux-Based Netbook Software
IBM has partnered South Africa’s Canonical okUbuntu to provide flexible, open computing software solution to governments, public organisations and businesses in Sub Saharan Africa. IBM…
- 22 Sept 2016
IBM Joins U.S. President's Advisory Council on 'Doing Business in Africa'
IBM on Wednesday announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Takreem El Tohamy, IBM’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory…
- 28 Oct 2014
IBM Deploys Mobile, Data Analytics & Cloud Technologies against Ebola
IBM has launched several initiatives to help curb the spread of the viral disease in West African nations, as the human toll of the Ebola epidemic continues to climb up in the critically affected…
- 27 Jul 2022
Hackers Increasingly Target Social Media Users in Data Theft
Social media platforms are quickly turning into a primary security weak point for businesses, with social media data breaches accounting for 41% of all leaked records across the globe in 2021. This…
- 30 Jan 2014
IBM Study Identifies How African Businesses Can Overcome Technology Gap
Research reveals common challenges preventing IT progress in Africa recommends steps to overcome technology roadblocks IBM has announced the results of a new study entitled ‘Setting the pace in…
- 27 Oct 2013
Vodacom, Chams, IBM, Others Sponsor Smart Campus 2013
A number of notable connectivity and telecommunications as well as e-Learning Platforms providers have lined up behind the 2013 edition of the innovative Smart Campus Project. Among these are…
- 9 Jan 2014
IBM Mulls $1Bn New Business Unit
The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), usually referred to as IBM, said it will invest more than $1 billion to establish a new business unit for Watson, according to Reuters.…
- 7 Mar 2013
IBM Helps Ekiti State Improve Governance, Education Capabilities
A team of IBM specialists completing a month-long pro bono consulting assignment yesterday presented recommendations to Ekiti State Government (EKSG) for strategies that will improve its…
- 17 Dec 2013
IBM Reveals 5 Innovations That Will Change Lives
IBM has unveiled the eighth annual "IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) – a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years.…
- 5 Jun 2017
IBM, Cisco Partner to Counter Cyber Crime
Cisco and International Business Machines (IBM) have announced a strategic partnership in a bid to strengthen efforts to curb cyber crime. The companies say they will work together on products,…
- 23 Apr 2014
IBM Unveils new Server Model to Tackle Big Data
International Business Machines Corp, in its latest attempt at reviving demand for its hardware products, is launching high-end system servers that it says are 50 times faster than its closest…
- 8 Mar 2017
IBM Debuts Commercial Quantum Computing Systems
IBM has made available an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems. The company says IBM Q quantum systems and services will be delivered via the…