For the last few years, IBM scientists have been developing the most advanced “question answering” machine, able to understand a question posed by the user, and is expected to respond with a precise answer. In other words, it must do more than what search engines like Google and Bing do, which is merely point to a set of results where you might find the answer. But Watson has to give the correct answer itself. Lets look at Watson in a trivia challenge:
[ MSNBC ]
IBM updates its SPSS suite with better social media analysis features and enhanced its text mining features too.According to IBM, this changes should allows customers to directly access text, web and survey data and integrate it into predictive models for helping meet there business needs in a better manner.
SAP buying Sybase for $5.8 billion. The acquisition will allow SAP to own mobile and cloud computing technology which would aid its products future development. The deal will also provide substantial revenue streams and technology stake-hold that it can use to stay competitive with other industry giants.
About SAP:
Founded in 1972, SAP has a rich history of innovation and growth as a true industry leader. SAP currently has sales and development locations in more than 50 countries worldwide and is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and NYSE under the symbol “SAP.”
About Sybase:
Sybase has been a leader in developing and expanding innovative database technology. Since our founding in a Berkeley, Calif., home in 1984, we have earned the trust of many of the world’s leading companies for our ability to manage information and deliver unsurpassed levels of data reliability and security. Today, Sybase leads the industry in delivering enterprise software to manage, analyze and mobilize information. We are recognized globally as a performance leader, proven in the most data-intensive industries and across all major systems, networks and devices.
[eWeek]
Stanford Racing Team’s autonomous car can throw itself into reverse, jam the accelerator to the floor, and slam on the brakes at 25 miles per hour, sliding sideways into a parking space. This feature would sure be a bang for a buck, if car manufacturers get it approved by DOT in coming years.
[More at Popular Science]
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