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MedCity CONVERGE July 9-10 in Philly gathers payers, providers, medtech, pharma, digital health, policymakers & more.

Topic: IBM

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

April 22, 2013 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

IBM has acquired software delivery startup UrbanCode to better help businesses push out updates of mobile, cloud, social, and big data applications, the company announced today. Cleveland-based UrbanCode claims to ... Read more
Healthcare convergence moves beyond the buzzword. But here’s what still needs to happen

Healthcare convergence moves beyond the buzzword. But here’s what still needs to happen

April 8, 2013 7:34 pm by | 0 Comments

Is healthcare at its Wal-Mart moment?Barry Mason thinks so. IBM’s vice president of global healthcare payers sees an entire industry – insurance companies, hospitals, medical devices, pharma and beyond – ... Read more
New antimicrobial hydrogel could reduce hospital-acquired infections

New antimicrobial hydrogel could reduce hospital-acquired infections

January 24, 2013 5:59 am by | 0 Comments

Researchers from IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology revealed today an antimicrobial hydrogel that can break through diseased biofilms and completely eradicate drug-resistant bacteria upon ... Read more

Cleveland Clinic will school IBM’s Watson on medicine in new partnership

Cleveland Clinic will school IBM’s Watson on medicine in new partnership

October 30, 2012 10:59 pm by | 0 Comments

Supercomputer and former Jeopardy! contestant Watson is the focus of a new Cleveland Clinic-IBM partnership that will teach Watson about medicine and help it become a clinical decision support tool ... Read more
IBM is looking at Blackberry’s heart (RIM’s Enterprise Services unit)

IBM is looking at Blackberry’s heart (RIM’s Enterprise Services unit)

August 10, 2012 1:34 pm by | 0 Comments

RIM is wounded, and predators are starting to pick up the scent. RIM has attracted the attention of IBM, which may be interested in buying RIM’s Enterprise Services unit,a pair ... Read more
IBM’s Watson offers a glimpse into health IT’s future

IBM’s Watson offers a glimpse into health IT’s future

October 28, 2011 3:54 pm by | 0 Comments

If health IT innovation is a road, IBM‘s (NYSE:IBM) Harry Reynolds sees technology as a tool to help doctors reach their destination. He makes the comparison to GPS units that ... Read more
Top U.S. intellectual property official vows to clear patent backlog

Top U.S. intellectual property official vows to clear patent backlog

April 6, 2010 6:48 pm by | 1 Comments

A top Commerce Department official Tuesday vowed to unclog the country’s beleaguered patent office, linking efforts to clear hundreds of thousands of patent applications to creating jobs and reducing America’s ... Read more
Night Read (Minnesota): Nasdaq gives EnteroMedics a little breathing room

Night Read (Minnesota): Nasdaq gives EnteroMedics a little breathing room

January 22, 2010 7:49 pm by | 0 Comments

Last November, Nasdaq threatened to delist EnteroMedics because its stock failed to trade above $1.00 for ten consecutive days. The company has until May 12, 2010 to comply with the ... Read more
IBM CEO also wants to resequence the health-care system

IBM CEO also wants to resequence the health-care system

October 6, 2009 12:12 pm by | 1 Comments

Sam Palmisano told the attendees of the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit that health care can barely be called a "system." To become one, he said the medical industry must ... Read more