Insights + Opinions

When I was a wee lad … back in the 60s … I used to rush home from elementary school to watch the re-runs on TV. This was long before...

As most of you know I have been periodically posting some of the really fascinating top 100 innovations of the past 100 years as part of...

ECM and BPM evil doers beware! The days of creeping requirements … endless application rollout delays … one-size fits all user...

Nearly all the companies our grandparents admired have disappeared. Of the top 25 industrial corporations in the United States in 1900,...

This week was a reminder of how technology can aid in our nation’s defense as we struck a major blow against terrorism. Most people don’t...

In my continuing series of IBM at 100, I turn to our data processing heritage with the IBM 1401 Data Processing System (which was long...

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) In the past, I have whipped out my ECM powered crystal ball to pontificate about the future of...

History of the Universal Product Code (UPC) In my continuing series of IBM at 100 achievements … this is one of my favorites of all the...

Jeopardy! Day 3 Update If you are a technology person, you had to be impressed.  We all know who won by now so I won’t belabor it. Ken...

What is Watson? Watson is an efficient analytical engine that pulls many sources of data together in real-time, leverages natural...

With the looming Jeopardy! challenge competition involving IBM Watson , I am feeling proud of my association with IBM. In part because...