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Montgomery County Innovation Program. Top 100 Global Innovators. CrunchBase API. Cinder. Mission Statement To implement services and libraries to provide on demand, self-service access to Block Storage resources.

Cinder

Provide Software Defined Block Storage via abstraction and automation on top of various traditional backend block storage devices. Description Cinder is a Block Storage service for OpenStack. It's designed to allow the use of either a reference implementation (LVM) to present storage resources to end users that can be consumed by the OpenStack Compute Project (Nova). Related projects Python Cinder client Block Storage API documentation What is Cinder ? Cinder provides an infrastructure for managing volumes in OpenStack.

Reasoning: Nova is currently a very large project; managing all of the dependencies in linkages of services within Nova can make the ability to advance new features and functionality very difficult. Documents: Cinder deep dive (updated for Grizzly): File:Cinder-grizzly-deep-dive-pub.pdf Minimum Driver Features See driver dev docs Cinder Core Drivers. Easy & Affordable Smart Home Automation. Maker’s Row - Factory Sourcing Made Easy. BizSpark. PartnerWorld - IBM Entrepreneur Week - Innovate. Transform. Grow. PartnerWorld - IBM Global Entrepreneur - Looking for global entrepreneurs who want to build a smarter planet. Watson - Ecosystem. Watson Developer Cloud As a Watson Developer, you’re given access to technology, tools and APIs, including training and ways to develop and test your applications built with Watson.

Watson - Ecosystem

Initially, the IBM team will be working with a limited number of partners, with plans of offering broader access to Ecosystem resources in the future. Learn how you can be one of the first to have access when technical content is made available. Watson Content Store Building an application that’s built with Watson requires the right kind of data and content. Watson Talent Hub It's important to have access to the right people with the right skill sets to build a cognitive application. Direct investments The goal of the Watson Ecosystem is to nurture and support partners in developing commercial applications that incorporate Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities and collaborate on new commercial uses for Watson.

M-Pesa. M-Pesa (M for mobile, pesa is Swahili for money) is a mobile-phone based money transfer and microfinancing service for Safaricom and Vodacom, the largest mobile network operators in Kenya and Tanzania.[1] Currently the most developed mobile payment system in the world, M-Pesa allows users with a national ID card or passport to deposit, withdraw, and transfer money easily with a mobile device.[2] History[edit] The initial work of developing the product was given to a product and technology development company[9] known as Sagentia.

M-Pesa

Development and second line support responsibilities were transferred to IBM in September 2009, to where most of the original Sagentia team transferred. Concept[edit] M-Pesa is also criticized for stopping the government from getting seigniorage revenues.[13] Services[edit] M-Pesa customers can deposit and withdraw money from a network of agents that includes airtime resellers and retail outlets acting as banking agents. The service enables its users to: Kenya[edit]

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