IBM to hold Technology Conference & Expo 2011

MANILA, Philippines - IBM is holding its annual Technology Conference & Expo themed “Smarter Computing” at the Rizal Ballroom of Shangri-La Makati Hotel on May 17.

Smarter Computing is the next evolution of information technology (IT) that will enable businesses to optimize their systems with analytics and high-performance hardware.

“Enterprises in every industry can use breakthroughs in technology to create new business models, find new ways of delivering technology-based services, and generate new insights from IT to fuel innovation,” said Erwin Chuaunsu, country manager for the Systems and Technology Group of IBM Philippines.

At the event, IBM will be showcasing “Watson Kiosk” where participants are able to personally experience a simulated Jeopardy! game show.

The IBM computer named Watson successfully competed against two of the show’s most successful champions and captured the imagination of millions of people around the world. Watson is a perfect example of Smarter Computing.

Watson was developed by a team of IBM scientists who set out to accomplish a grand challenge — build a computing system that rivals a human’s ability to answer questions posed in natural language with speed, accuracy and confidence.

The Watson computer is based on a commercially available POWER7 system that can be modeled to handle any specific workload.

The POWER7 system demonstrates how IBM workload-optimized systems provide unmatched capabilities for analyzing millions of stored data and processing thousands of simultaneous tasks at rapid speeds, once the realm of only scientific supercomputers.

“As exciting as Watson’s victory is, IBM did not create Watson simply to win a quiz show. Rather, Watson represents a major leap in the capacity of information technology systems to identify patterns, gain critical insight and enhance decision-making,” Chuaunsu said.

“IBM developed Watson as part of the company’s effort to help businesses make better sense of data. The technology, Deep Q&A, holds enormous potential for making the world’s systems a lot smarter. Watson is a powerful symbol of IBM’s 100 years of innovation and is a major breakthrough in information science,” Chuaunsu added.

Participants will also learn more about Smarter Computing which leverages on IBM’s rich capabilities in systems, middleware and analytics by providing businesses with the roadmap for infrastructure designed for massive amount of data, are tuned to the task and can be managed in the cloud.

A Smarter Computing model will enable organizations to design, build and manage IT infrastructure differently to achieve fundamental improvements in the economics of IT.

For more information on the IBM Technology Conference & Expo 2011, contact Emazing Ways (look for Camille) at 941-9698 or 998-2402, e-mail at [email protected]or visit www.ibm.com/ph/ibmexpo2011.