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IBM And AT&T To Develop Internet Of Things Solutions For Smarter Cities

Posted by dtaitano 6:23 am Categories: City Surveillance, Corporate News. Tags: , , , , , .

IBM and AT&T to Develop Internet of Things Solutions for Smarter Cities According to a new research by Gartner , The Internet of Things (IoT), which excludes PCs, tablets and smartphones, will generate incremental revenue exceeding $300 billion in services in 2020. The services include hardware, embedded software, communications services and information services associated with the things. IBM is investing heavily on smarter cities initiatives as part of its Intelligent Operations Center , Maximo Asset Management , and advanced analytics capabilities. The Blue Chip company is now partnering with AT&T to develop solutions that support the Internet of Things. The two companies intend to combine their analytics platforms, cloud and security technologies in order to gain more insights on data collected from machines in various industries. The new AT&T and IBM alliance will initially focus on the creation of new solutions for municipalities and medium-sized utilities. These organizations want to integrate and analyze data that arise from the records of facilities such as transport vehicles, utility meters and security cameras and other connected devices. The collaboration is important opportunities for urban planners to create better connected cities including better allocation and distribution of operation and maintenance resources based on information from events such as breakdowns; analysis of the movement of commuters to improve the management of traffic, parking areas, location and number of rescue forces. Urban planners can prepare better and respond to prevent or mitigate potential bottlenecks and other difficulties in the event of an emergency. It will […]

IBM’s Smart Cities Program Learns As It Goes

Posted by dtaitano 8:04 pm Categories: City Surveillance, Surveillance. Tags: , , , , .

In Miami-Dade County, a network of sensors and scanners are quietly collecting data about the area’s population and relaying the information to local government. Meters embedded in public pipes rapidly gather data about water usage, sometimes identifying leaks before they spread. Analytical software combs through records using algorithms to identify high-probability suspects for particular crimes. The county is piloting security cameras capable of recognizing faces, intended to alert police if sex offenders appear in public parks. Miami-Dade is one of several counties and cities using IBM’s Intelligent Operations Center, a software system designed to help city leaders collect and process large volumes of data. As part of its Smarter Cities initiative, IBM works with leaders to select appropriate analytics programs for each problem — sometimes it is the company’s proprietary software, other times it’s provided by partner firms — often for an annual licensing fee. Public agencies in San Francisco, Boston and Honolulu, among others, also use the platform. IBM introduced Smarter Cities five years ago as a division of Smarter Planet, the company’s sustainable development initiative. IBM projects that Smarter Planet’s revenue will reach $10 billion by 2015. Since the product’s launch, IBM’s development team has been refining the product to accommodate a greater number of uses, Smarter Cities Vice President Karen Parrish said. Contrary to expectations, not all cities use data the same way, she said. Urban leaders tend to fall into two camps: those running cities that are experiencing a rapid influx of people, and those […]