An operating system for cities: How IBM plans to make your city smarter

June 29, 2012 10:11 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Cutting emergency response times in Rio de Janeiro by 30 percent? Reducing pollution in San Francisco’s Bay Area? Eliminating traffic congestion in Lyon, France?

Those are all things you can do … if you make your city smarter.

IBM calls …

Like a Highlight for salespeople, Serendipity creates “chance” business encounters

April 18, 2012 11:32 AM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

Serendipity, the latest product from business app developer Taptera, helps Salesforce.com customers view potential sales leads around them on their iPhones.

The app is taking a similar approach to Highlight and Sonar, both apps that help find people near you …

Five tips for tapping prosumers

April 17, 2012 11:00 AM Chris O'Connor

Guest Post

Everyone’s looking for a competitive edge both personally and professionally. Today, in countless cases, that edge comes in the form of a mobile app for iPad or iPhone and the use cases are, in many instances, fluid between the once-distinct …