Over the course of 2009, IBM
opened
centers in Berlin, Beijing, London, New York, Tokyo and Washington
D.C. to advance the frontier of
analytics:
namely turning
big
data into new intelligence, predictive capabilities and insight. Healthcare is one area where analytics holds great promise.
To support those
physical solution
centers we launched the Analytics Virtual Center (AVC) at
the start of 2010, and welcome you to visit it, especially as we come up
on the one year anniversary of the launch of our business analytics
initiative.
The AVC underscores a central tenet of Smarter Planet — how digital
and physical worlds — databases and drydocks,
petabytes and powerplants — are weaving themselves together. Through
it, people can extend their physical presence, voice and ideas to a new
digital dimension that isn’t constrained by geography.
Simply Easy
The AVC is a web-based and voice-enabled collaboration complex that
we built on the web.alive platform, which is
now part of IBM partner Avaya’s portfolio. It features a simple set of
intuitive controls, quick avatar customization and 3D spatial audio.
Many of the hundreds of visitors have found the environment easier to
use than other virtual worlds. In fact, most people find themselves “in
world” and talking naturally with others within minutes.
While the environment’s navigation and architecture are purposefully
minimalist, the facility supports some sophisticated tools, including a
full-function “web surface” that can display any web content, including
video, animation and Web-based services such as writeboards. Additional
wall surfaces can display presentations, documents, photos and graphics.
In addition to an auditorium and six meeting rooms that can be made
private for confidential discussions, the AVC includes a rooftop
“garden” with six kiosks for different displays, projects or topics.
We’re also using the rooftop for an “innovator in residence” program
that is open to analytics-related projects or initiatives from academia,
startups, NGOs and other organizations seeking to innovate around
analytics.
Of course, the AVC is also available for business development and
client meetings. And we expect to also put it work as a vehicle for
recruiting new talent to IBM, especially for people with expertise in
various areas of analytics, simulation, predictive modeling and other
aspects of “big data” innovation in areas including energy, smarter
cities, healthcare and transportation.
To discuss or schedule a tour, meeting, event, the
innovators-in-residence program or how you might like to work with us
via the Analytics Virtual Center, we’ve set up a tool with the new Tungle.me
appointment service.

You can also leave us a
voicemail via Skype.

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