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[IBM} hasannounced new industry frameworks in Retail Performance Analytics (merchandising, supply chain, store analytics) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (road user charging, multimodal fare collection etc based on Singapore). These add to 10 industry frameworks and 50+ industry solutions. CloudBurst, their appliance for WebSphere, is also a major focus. The new appliance does not make something new possible – everything it does can be done already – but it makes it easy and pluggable. Helping companies create a private cloud….
There was a great discussion of IBM’s recent announcement of its new Business Analytics and Optimization (BAO) service.
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– IBM IMPACT Conference Announcements » JT on EDM
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