IBM Launches Mobile Web Initiative to Transform Consumer and Business Experiences

Posted by Christopher Pepin April 22 2008 02:05:58 PM
"The world is entering the 'Era of the Mobile Web.' In many countries, the mobile phone has become an electronic wallet, the window to the World Wide Web, an education device and more, and globally, mobile devices outnumber PCs, credit cards, and TVs," said Dr. Daniel Dias, Director, IBM India Research laboratory. "Today, we are launching projects that will make a mobile device an even easier to use than the PC, allowing you to do everything you can with a PC and much more."

The projects, which will be led out of India, but also are being incubated in IBM's eight global labs in six countries, include:

  • The Spoken Web - Voice-enabled mobile commerce
  • Instant Translation - Real-time communication between multiple languages through mobile devices
  • SoulPad - Enabling any portable device to carry computing applications in your pocket
  • Social networking on-the-go
  • Good Samaritan - Mobile healthcare information made available in any emergency situation

Source: IBM
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