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At the core of stakes, we have enhanced customer experience, tailored services and solutions. I can observe that, the bank will run IBM Japan's FinTech API solution, as well as IBM API Connect on the IBM Cloud and IBM DataPower Gateway. Very interesting to observe that, Japanese financial institutions embrace APIs for the enterprise. The technology will enable banking customers to utilize Personal Financial Management services provided by Mizuho’s business partners. The APIs will enable Mizuho Bank and their partners to offer IoT Payment services tailored to customers’ needs and tastes. Based on Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN), IBM Japan's FinTech API solution provides financial institutions with necessary items such as balance inquires in domestic banking operations. Mizuho Bank will also leverage IBM API Connect, which offers capabilities to create, run, and manage APIs and microservices. It enables organizations to efficiently deploy ...

I have a pleasure to recall that , Australian Settlements Limited (ASL) provides members, including building societies, credit unions and mutual banks, efficient settlement and transaction processing services. T he New Payments Platform (NPP) is an industry-wide initiative to develop new national infrastructure for payments in Australia. (ASL) Australian Settlements Limited selected a hybrid cloud solution from IBM that leveraged IBM PureApplication Systems as well as IBM expertise to help build the New Payments Platform (NPP) solution. As a result , the IBM hybrid cloud team designed the IBM NPP Accelerator to deliver the pre-requisite IBM Middleware, third party packaged payments application and Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) supplied software componentry for secure financial messaging. One can also observe that , the solution also comprises IBM MQ messaging software, IBM Websphere Application Server to underpin the payments applic...

At the core of stakes , we have the ability to bring intelligence from procurement data together with predictive insights from unstructured information to enable improved decision making across supplier management, contracts and sourcing activities. In effect , in joining forces, SAP Ariba and IBM will use data insights to empower procurement professionals to make smarter, faster decisions across their supply chains. The new applications can impact the entire procurement process from improving spend visibility to assisting buyers and enriching content management. One can learn that, with SAP Leonardo and IBM Watson, contracting will be become smarter and more comprehensive, as applications automatically identify relevant terms and conditions matched to legal library and taxonomy, uncover similar contract terms for a specific commodity by industry or region based on benchmarking data and suggest optimal prices to target based on expected volume and contractual discoun...

At the core of stakes , we have defense-grade, anti-money laundering technologies; the ability to prevent and detect fraud and financial crimes in real time to thwart criminal threats and minimize risk. In effect , BAE Systems will help the U.S. Department of Treasury in researching, analyzing, and documenting complex financial, trade, and other business activities in support of federal investigations and prosecutions. The U.S. Department of Treasury has selected BAE Systems to support the agency’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) in safeguarding the country’s financial system against threats posed by rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, drug cartels, and other national security threats.

For those who are unfamiliar, inventory visibility is the key to the success of online retailing/wholesaling and is important for vendors to create middleware solutions for specific end-user segments, such as retailers and wholesalers. To make omni-channel retailing successful, retailers need real-time information about the products inbound to the customer without any inconsistencies. This helps in providing a better shopping experience to customers. Retailers also need accurate inventory-tracking information to make better decisions and avoid out-of-stock situations by improving the distribution process.

Steadily, retailers sell their products and goods through multiple mediums such as brick-and-mortar stores, e-commerce, and m-commerce. This is called omni-channel retailing. In effect, with the growing penetration of the Internet and improving network infrastructure, retailers have started increasing their reach and have revolutionized customers shopping experiences with the help of e-commerce and m-commerce. This has helped retailers and wholesalers save costs on brick-and-mortar store rent, maintenance, and staff.

It is now obvious that, as enterprises increasingly turn to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate value from their data, demand for public and hybrid cloud infrastructure will continue to grow. In this momentum, it is very important to be able to run data and applications locally to meet performance and regulatory needs. The opening of four new IBM Cloud data centers in the United States will support growing enterprise demand for cloud infrastructure that can provide access to services like IoT, blockchain, quantum computing and cognitive.

As cloud computing continues to transform every business and industry, it is very interesting to see that, Oracle is collaborating with Docker to release its well-known databases, middleware and developer tools into the Docker Store marketplace via the Docker Certification Program. In effect, Oracle and Docker enable developers to quickly build cloud-native applications using Docker Enterprise Edition as their container platform and Oracle’s databases and developer tools immediately available as Docker containers through the Docker Stor e . Developers can now pull images of Oracle products in Docker and quickly start developing, testing and deploying modern enterprise applications. Solutions offered include Oracle Database , Oracle MySQL , Oracle Java 8 SE Runtime Environment , Oracle WebLogic Server , Oracle Coherence and Oracle Instant Client , which are now all available in the Docker Store as enterprise-ready containers. 

For those who are unfamiliar, I have a pleasure to recall that, Contract management is an important part of doing business. It creates a foundation for a business relationship and provides recourse if one party fails to fulfill their responsibilities. Conseil Direct as an intelligence service acts as a strategic partner for leading companies across all industries. Below are some ways to improve your contract management and supplier relationships. Word things carefully: Unclear or improper wording can cause problems, even when both sides mean well. It creates opportunities for misinterpretations, whether they are intentional ones or not. It will also make conflicts harder to resolve. Maintain a good relationship: It is worthwhile to be on good terms with your suppliers. It becomes easier to work together this way, and suppliers will be more willing to accommodate changes or problems. Build flexibility into the contract: Everything in a contract should be well def...

At the core of stakes; the ability to conduct trade transactions based on Hyperledger Fabric, a blockchain framework implementation and one of the Hyperledger projects hosted by The Linux Foundation. I can observe that, the project exchanges digitized letters of credit for actual trade transactions between Japan and overseas clients. As the letter of credit is digitally shared among parties including importers, exporters and their banks, it is expected to simplify the associated document creation and exchange processes, which have traditionally been time- and paper-intensive. Also, the system will enable all parties to view the latest shipment status data, which can result in reduced trade transaction and processing costs.

The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K) and IBM are working now on a real-time water quality management system - 'Swatchpaani'. I can observe that, the system, powered by IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, will continuously monitor water quality and measure temperature, pH and the presence of various metal/non-metal substances in the water, to ensure standard levels are not exceeded as prescribed by agencies. The proposed solution will compose of Libelium , signal conditioning boards and sensors and Raspberry Pi for connecting these to IBM Bluemix Cloud services and Watson IoT platform for device and sensor data management, analysis and visualization. The system will support data analysis in real-time and trigger alerts if there are anomalies in the water samples. The project will also incorporate a pre-screening mechanism to test the water quality of mobile water distribution systems.

ABB and IBM are working to apply Watson’s capabilities to predict supply patterns in electricity generation and demand from historical and weather data, to help utilities optimize the operation and maintenance of today’s smart grids, which are facing the increased complexity created by the new balance of conventional as well as renewable power sources. Forecasts of temperature, sunshine and wind speed will be used to predict consumption demand, which will help utilities determine optimal load management as well as real-time pricing. 

I have a pleasure to recall that, ABB and IBM will leverage Watson’s artificial intelligence to help find defects via real-time production images that are captured through an ABB system, and then analyzed using IBM Watson IoT for Manufacturing. Previously these inspections were done manually, which was often a slow and error-prone process. By bringing the power of Watson's real time cognitive insights directly to the shop floor in combination with ABB’s industrial automation technology, companies will be better equipped to increase the volume flowing through their production lines while improving accuracy and consistency. As parts flow through the manufacturing process, the solution will alert the manufacturer to critical faults - not visible to the human eye - in the quality of assembly. This enables fast intervention from quality control experts. Easier identification of defects impacts all goods on the production line, and helps improve a company’s competitiveness while hel...

At the core of stakes, we have the ability to unlock new value in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure. In effect through ABB Ability TM, with IBM Watson Internet of Things cognitive capabilities, you will benefit from real-time cognitive insights to the factory floor and smart grids. This combination is moving beyond current connected systems that simply gather data, to industrial operations and machines that use data to sense, analyze, optimize and take actions that drive greater uptime, speed and yield for industrial customers.