One small step for man. One giant leap for machine! Jeopardy! champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter will face off against an IBM supercomputer in episodes to be aired in February. It’s the first-ever Man vs. Machine Jeopardy! Jennings and Rutter two of the venerable game show’s most successful champions, will play two games against [...]
Posts Tagged ‘compete’
“Jeopardy!†Man vs. Machine Faceoff — “Jeopardy†Champs Compete Against IBM Computer
December 14th, 2010 |
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LiLo to compete in ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
December 1st, 2010 |
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The producers of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars†have had Lindsay Lohan on their wish list of castmates for a very long time, according to sources. Radar Online reports that the producers are eyeing the actress as a potential contestant for the show’s next season. Sources said that producers were concerned about Lohan’s erratic behavior [...]
Employee Efficiency in the 21st century: Collaborate to Compete Posted By : Mahendra Gupta
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Traditional management theory has focused on efficiency through division of labour and specialising roles. Although this has been successful it has raised inefficiencies due to poor communication between divisions. In the 21st Century we must use management software to enable management to share resources and increase efficiency hence collaborate to compete.
IBM Supercomputer to Compete on Jeopardy
August 17th, 2010 |
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People interact with computers through programming languages and user interfaces, which are tools for issuing concrete commands. But when querying one another, humans use language in dense, sophisticated, and ambiguous ways. What if computers could keep up with natural language, and answer questions the way humans ask them of one another?
<p>This is the challenge shortly to be faced by IBM’s Watson – a computing system built on ‘question-answering’ technology called DeepQA, and implemented on IBM Blue Gene supercomputing nodes by a team at IBM Research headed by Dr. David Ferrucci. Sometime this Fall, a stand-alone Watson system will compete with top-tier human players on the long-running game show JEOPARDY!, where contestants are tasked with phrasing questions to match cleverly contrived written answers. In preparation for the real contest, the Watson system has scored well against highly-ranked JEOPARDY! players in mock shows, conducted over the past year.
<p>This video examines what promise Watson and DeepQA hold for business, research, and society at large.
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Google Nexus One Redesign: 10 Features It Must Have to Compete with Apple`s iPhone
July 28th, 2010 |
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Google announced this month that the Nexus One, the companys first smartphone, which it developed with HTC, is being discontinued. Ostensibly, the smartphone didnt perform as well as Google would have liked, and the company feels that its better to cut its losses now, rather than watch as it continues to be ignored by consumers. When Google announced the Nexus One, it seemed like it was doomed from the start. Rather than offer the device in carrier stores, Google opted to sell it online only. It also made it available exclusively to T-Mobile customers in the United States with promises of more carriers at some point in the future. Those partnerships with other carriers never materialized. And soon, Google was offering a second-rate device on a second-rate carrier. It was a recipe for disaster. But just because Google has discontinued the Nexus One doesnt mean that the franchise is over. In fact, a new Nexus One could be announced soon. If so, here are some features that it must have to compete with Apples iPhone, the gold standard in the mobile marketplace. – …
Epospos Restaurant Software Will Simplify Your Business Posted By : Compete Infotech
July 1st, 2010 |
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Running a restaurant is hard work. There are so many things to keep up with. The owner is juggling accounting, employee payroll, physical stock purchasing and so much more.
Dell Intros Streak Tablet to Compete with Apple iPad
May 25th, 2010 |
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The Dell Streak tablet PC, aka the Mini 5, will arrive in the United Kingdom in June and the United States by late summer. The 5-inch-wide mobile device features Google’s Android mobile OS, 3G and WiFi, and a 1GHz processor. Unlike the Apple iPad, the Dell Streak will support Adobe’s Flash technology, and it’s also a phone. – Dell has joined Apple and thrown its hat into the tablet arena with the
introduction of the Streak a small tablet running Google’s Android mobile
operating system and supporting Adobe’s Flash technology.
Also known as the Mini 5, the Streak will be available in early June in the United
King…
Juniper Buys Ankeena to Help Compete with Cisco
April 9th, 2010 |
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Juniper is scooping up Ankeena to improve its offerings in the area of video Internet traffic, a space highly coveted by rival Cisco. Ankeenas technology is designed to help service providers more cost effectively deliver a better video experience on both fixed and mobile devices.
– Juniper Networks is adding to its ability to handle the rapidly
increasing amount of video running over networks with the acquisition
of Ankeena Networks.
Juniper officials announced the deal April 8, and
said the company would form the foundation of Junipers new Content and
Media Business Unit…
Hoening: The Claim that America Needs Megabanks to Compete Globally is Nothing But “A Fantasy”
April 2nd, 2010 |
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Thomas Hoening – the longest-serving Federal Reserve policy maker, a voting member of the Fed’s main policy-making body (the Federal Open Market Committee), and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – told Shahien Nasiripour that the cl…
Dell Releases Eight New Printers to Compete with HP, Xerox
March 30th, 2010 |
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In an effort to expand deeper into the printer market, Dell has released eight new printer models that will compete against the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Samsung. The new Dell printers offer a range of features, including touch-screen displays, and Dell plans to target specific markets with its printers, including the health care and education fields.
– Dell is launching eight new black-and-white printers, including several
multifunction models, which target a range of businesses from large enterprise
to small companies to specialized users in the health
care, legal and education fields.
The eight new Dell printers, which are available March 30…
Nadal to not compete in Dubai Tennis Championship
January 2nd, 2010 |
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Rafael Nadal tonight announced that he does not plan to participate in next month’s Dubai Tennis Championships as the world No2 looks to negotiate a busy 2010 schedule. Nadal, fresh from winning the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi courtesy of a straight sets-victory against
Linux Vendors Need To Get Off the Stick to Compete with Windows
December 23rd, 2009 |
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If the vendors and projects pushing Linux are really serious about knocking Windows off its OS perch, they can’t just wait around for it to happen. They need to grab hold of opportunities to reduce the barriers to Linux adoption.
– Late last year, I wrote a column about how our industry’s tightening embrace of virtualization and Web-based applications is making it easier than ever to choose an alternative operating system, such as Linux, to run your client machines. However, if the vendors and projects pushing Linux and its ma…
Breaking Up The Too Big to Fails Will NOT Harm America’s Ability to Compete with Foreign Banks
October 30th, 2009 |
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I have previously debunked numerous false arguments used to defend the too big to fails. See this and this.But the apologists for the TBTFs are now arguing that breaking up the beached whales … er, giant banks … will harm America’s ability to comp…
10 Things RIM Must Do to Compete with Apple iPhone
October 15th, 2009 |
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News Analysis: As RIM prepares the public for the BlackBerry Storm 2, it’s important for the company to remember that it’s still battling it out with Apple and its iPhone. And if RIM does a lot of things right, it might have a shot at beating the iPhone at its own game. To succeed, RIM has to make major improvements to its software and applications store while remaining true to the BlackBerry’s established brand identity.
– Now that Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Storm 2 has officially been
announced, the hype is already starting. Some are saying it’s the touch-enabled
BlackBerry that RIM should have released in the first place. Others are saying it
will be the lead contender to take on the iPhone.
The reality i…
Mzinga Relaunches Software as OmniSocial to Better Compete with Jive, Socialtext
September 23rd, 2009 |
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Mzinga received a $10 million infusion and rebranded its SAAS enterprise social software as OmniSocial. This brand comprises three applications suites for companies seeking social, Web collaboration and analytics capabilities. Mzinga faces a lot of competitors with similar goals. Jive Software launched Jive Market Engagement, which also blends social media, collaboration and analytics tools. Socialtext, MindTouch, RightNow Technologies, which recently bought Mzinga rival HiveLive, also play here.
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Mzinga Sept. 23 banked $10 million in funding and rebranded
its SAAS enterprise social software as OmniSocial, which comprises three
applications suites for companies seeking social, Web collaboration and and
analytics capabilities.
Mzinga Chairman and CEO Barry Libert told eWEEK O…
How Ritzy Maruti Ritz and Hyundai i10 compete
August 3rd, 2009 |
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When Maruti Suzuki launched the premium hatchback Ritz in May this year it made a huge splash in Hyundai plans. The Maruti officials openly claimed that Ritz will eat into the market share of Hyundai i10 at the base and the high end Hyundai i20. They also claimed that Mariti Ritz was better than Hyundai [...]
Chrome OS Can’t Compete with Microsoft Windows—Yet
July 13th, 2009 |
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News Analysis: Chrome OS doesn’t have what it takes to compete with Windows yet. But could it happen over time? Possibly, but a lot of software development has to take place before Chrome OS will be considered a major player in the business world.
– Google’s Chrome
OS is being heralded as the next big thing in the operating system space. Google
is saying Chrome OS is the next quot;logical step quot; for operating systems.
It plans to bring its technology to netbooks by 2010, although Acer and
Hewlett-Packard hope to have Chrome
OS on thei…