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TV Re-runs, Watson and My Artificial Intelligence Blog

CraigRhinehart

Sep 6, 20113 min read

TV Re-runs, Watson and My Artificial Intelligence Blog

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...

A 124 Year Odyssey Involving Cases and Trusted Information Finally Ends

CraigRhinehart

Aug 27, 20116 min read

A 124 Year Odyssey Involving Cases and Trusted Information Finally Ends

I first became aware of this matter about 10 years ago when I read a story about a woman named Josephine Wild Gun (yes, that is her name)...

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: TAKMI, Bringing Order to Unstructured Data - Artificial Intelligence

CraigRhinehart

Aug 8, 20114 min read

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: TAKMI, Bringing Order to Unstructured Data - Artificial Intelligence

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...

It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s ACM Powered by Trusted Information (Advanced Case Management)

CraigRhinehart

Jul 19, 20115 min read

It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s ACM Powered by Trusted Information (Advanced Case Management)

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

Content in Motion: The Trusted Information Voice of Your Customer

CraigRhinehart

Jun 30, 20112 min read

Content in Motion: The Trusted Information Voice of Your Customer

Do you listen to your customers? No, really! Of course, everyone answers “yes” when asked this question. So much so … that the question...

IBM … 100 Years Later, Still Leading with Patents + Innovation:

CraigRhinehart

Jun 21, 20112 min read

IBM … 100 Years Later, Still Leading with Patents + Innovation:

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

Trusted Information at Rest or Content in Motion? Which is Better?

CraigRhinehart

May 26, 20114 min read

Trusted Information at Rest or Content in Motion? Which is Better?

I really wish I’d thought of this concept but I didn’t. It’s such a simple idea when you think about it … that there are two fundamental...

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: SAGE, The First National Air Defense Network

CraigRhinehart

May 9, 20114 min read

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: SAGE, The First National Air Defense Network

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...

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: The 1401 Mainframe

CraigRhinehart

Apr 28, 20114 min read

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: The 1401 Mainframe

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...

CraigRhinehart

Mar 21, 20114 min read

Watson and The Future of ECM

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

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: UPC … The Transformation of Retail

CraigRhinehart

Mar 17, 20114 min read

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: UPC … The Transformation of Retail

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...

Humans vs. Watson (Artificial Intelligence Programmed by Humans): Who Has The Advantage?

CraigRhinehart

Feb 15, 20117 min read

Humans vs. Watson (Artificial Intelligence Programmed by Humans): Who Has The Advantage?

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...

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: Artificial Intelligence Computer Called Watson

CraigRhinehart

Feb 14, 20115 min read

IBM at 100 - Patents + Innovation: Artificial Intelligence Computer Called Watson

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

Introducing IBM at 100: Patents and Innovation

CraigRhinehart

Feb 8, 20113 min read

Introducing IBM at 100: Patents and Innovation

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

Artificial Intelligence - “What is Content Analytics?, Alex”

CraigRhinehart

Jan 29, 20116 min read

Artificial Intelligence - “What is Content Analytics?, Alex”

How can the same technology used to play Jeopardy! give you better business insight? “The technology behind Watson represents the future...

10 Things You Need to Know About the Artificial IntelligenceTechnology Behind Watson

CraigRhinehart

Jan 17, 20116 min read

10 Things You Need to Know About the Artificial IntelligenceTechnology Behind Watson

What is so fascinating about a Computer System vs. Quiz Show? The popularity of America’s favorite quiz show, Jeopardy!, stems from the...

Goodbye Search … It’s About Finding Answers … Enter Watson vs. Jeopardy! and Artificial Intelligence!

CraigRhinehart

Dec 17, 20103 min read

Goodbye Search … It’s About Finding Answers … Enter Watson vs. Jeopardy! and Artificial Intelligence!

Does anyone really like searching for stuff? It conjures up images of looking through old boxes in the attic to find that one thing you...

WikiLeaks Disclosures Lack Trusted Information … A Wakeup Call for Records Management

CraigRhinehart

Dec 10, 20103 min read

WikiLeaks Disclosures Lack Trusted Information … A Wakeup Call for Records Management

Earlier in my professional career, I used to hit the snooze button 4 or 5 times every morning when the alarm went off. I did this for...

Top 10 Content Management Pet Peeve Predictions for Trusted Information in 2011

CraigRhinehart

Dec 2, 20106 min read

Top 10 Content Management Pet Peeve Predictions for Trusted Information in 2011

It’s that time of the year when all of the prognosticators, futurists and analysts break out the crystal balls and announce their...

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