Comments on: IBM Accelerates Into "Smart Rail," Guns for High-Speed Stimulus

By: High Speed Rail on Track to Reap Hefty Funds, But Faces Hurdles

High Speed Rail on Track to Reap Hefty Funds, But Faces Hurdles — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:31:58 +0000

[...] like IBM and Accenture are among the companies that could find opportunities in that market, helping to automate system management to improve efficiency.) The GAO looked to state passenger rail projects for lessons that can be applied to upcoming [...]

By: Lesson from IBM: Smart Energy Systems Need a Lot of Friends

Lesson from IBM: Smart Energy Systems Need a Lot of Friends — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:01:11 +0000

[...] IBM’s“smarter planet initiative” seeks to connect everything from railways, to the power grid to buildings with sensors, software and communications gear. And to accomplish [...]

By: Latest Links « DESIGNefficiency

Latest Links « DESIGNefficiency — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:40:18 +0000

[...] Smart Rail (interesting to note: China’s planned rail investment is 22 times the size of the USA’s) [...]

By: Big Blue Opens Smart Rail Center in China

Big Blue Opens Smart Rail Center in China — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:01:42 +0000

[...] Written by Craig Rubens No Comments Posted June 12th, 2009 at 11:00 am in Automotive Even a tiny piece of the buildout of the Chinese railway system, which will see hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, represents a windfall for a vendor. [...]

By: The Green Leap Forward 绿跃进 » Green Hops: Water Forum, Gasoline Price Hikes, Guangdong LED

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:42:04 +0000

[...] is building a classification and coding system using its “Maximo” software for all of Guangzhou Metro’s software, services, tracks, trains, station shops and advertising [...]

By: Eideard

Eideard — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:06:51 +0000

Not strictly a job reduction at IBM; but, relocating the jobs to facilities abroad.

By: What to Read on the GigaOM Network

What to Read on the GigaOM Network — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:06:32 +0000

[...] Wi-Fi reboot: Don’t neglect it (WebWorkerDaily) Do you use your phone naked? (jkOnTheRun) IBM unveils “smart rail” project in China (Earth2Tech) [...]