http://rendez.org/en/20080213-rendez-briefing-at-ibm-industry-solutions-lab-hawthorne-ny Comments for "2008/02/13 Rendez briefing at IBM Industry Solutions Lab, Hawthorne, NY" en http://rendez.org/en/20080213-rendez-briefing-at-ibm-industry-solutions-lab-hawthorne-ny <p>Taking advantage of the proximity of the Rendez research team in the New York area, we scheduled a briefing at the <em>Industry Solutions Lab</em> at <a href="http://www.watson.ibm.com/general_info_haw.shtml">IBM Research in Hawthorne, NY</a>. With weather slowing down some of the travellers to the meeting, we started with a tour of the demonstration floor.</p> <p><img alt="20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_tour_security.jpg" src="http://rendez.org/snapshots/20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_tour_security.jpg" /></p> <p>Information technologies and multimedia technologies are converging, as in these demonstrations on video surveillance.</p> <p><img alt="20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_tour_surveillance.jpg" src="http://rendez.org/snapshots/20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_tour_surveillance.jpg" /> </p> <p><!--break--></p> <p>Mobile technologies can put the power of a computer into your palm.</p> <p><img alt="20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_tour_mobile.jpg" src="http://rendez.org/snapshots/20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_tour_mobile.jpg" /></p> <p>Content included a briefing on virtual worlds.</p> <p><img alt="20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_virtualworlds.jpg" src="http://rendez.org/snapshots/20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_virtualworlds.jpg" /></p> <p>A variety of projects on social computer were discussed.</p> <p><img alt="20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_socialcomputing.jpg" src="http://rendez.org/snapshots/20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_socialcomputing.jpg" /></p> <p>Progress on a workbench for business architects were reviewed.</p> <p><img alt="20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_architects.jpg" src="http://rendez.org/snapshots/20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_architects.jpg" /></p> <p>IBM has a long history of innovation to feature at the Industry Solutions Lab.</p> <p><img alt="20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_timeline.jpg" src="http://rendez.org/snapshots/20080213_Rendez_Hawthorne_timeline.jpg" /></p> <p>The briefings at the <em>Industry Solutions Lab</em> speak to the leading edge of technology.&nbsp; Here, the future is close to the present.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://rendez.org/en/20080213-rendez-briefing-at-ibm-industry-solutions-lab-hawthorne-ny#comments Bulletins and views Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:10:47 -0400 daviding 447 at http://rendez.org