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April 2011

Indian Startup ConnectM Named Winner of IBM SmartCamp Bangalore

winner of IBM Global Entrepreneur Startup SmartCamp in Bangalore India. ConnectM's USP technology collects data remotely and uses domain specific analytics to deliver actionable business intelligence. ConnectM's solutions are powered by cutting edge M2M technology, that allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same ability.

5 Tips To Help You Get Into IBM's Startup SmartCamp Competition

IBM’s global startup competition ‘world tour’ called SmartCamp kicks off in Bangalore on April 27. Slots for India are now full, but there are still openings in the next leg of the competition in Austin. You can take a look at all the Mentors that will be helping and get five SmartCamp tips to help you get your Startup accepted.

March 2011

IBM Startup SmartCamp - Part of the Global Entrepreneur Initiative

As part of IBM’s ongoing commitment to foster innovation among Entrepreneurs, IBM announces its ‘SmartCamp’ contest in Bangalore, India on April 27, 2011. This is an exclusive global entrepreneur initiative program bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and experienced mentors with innovative ideas that can help to build a Smarter Planet.

IBM Global Entrepreneur Program to include Germany in 2011

Recently at CeBIT Hannover IBM announced that it would expand the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program to include Germany in 2011 effective immediately. With an amazing bunch of ecosystems partners we believe the German market offers a great opportunity for translating innovation and Entrepreneurship into scalable international businesses.

SmartCamp Bangalore is an Entrepreneur Mentor Goldmine

Our first SmartCamp of 2011 will be in Bangalore, India in April. With a population of over 1 billion plus, and home to some of the biggest tech companies in world, it comes as no surprise that international investors have been actively enagaged with the local communitities for many years. We believe that our mentor network is a real goldmine and the best reason to apply for SmartCamp.

February 2011

IBM GEP SmartCamp New Cities and Entrepreneur Roundabout

The trip started in a very cold Kansas City before escaping a massive snow storm to make it to sunny Silicon Valley, before returning east to NYC and finally London. Way too many insights to list here however the one major takeaway from the trip was the level of excitement and energy around startups seems to be exploding.

CareCloud ushers in a New era of Cloud Computing Healthcare

CareCloud, the co-winner of the IBM Global Entrepreneur Silicon Valley SmartCamp competition in 2010, is a company that modernizes the workflow in a medical practice to put physicians in touch with each other across multiple points of care, through a Cloud Computing technology-based solution. "We feel our solution helps revolutionize the way physicians collaborate and share critical healthcare information," said Albert Santalo, president and chief executive officer, CareCloud. You can Learn more about the SmartCamp competitions in 2011 by joining the SmartCamp Community.

January 2010

Build an OAuth-enabled desktop Twitter client

OAuth is an open protocol that enables users to share their protected resources among different Web sites, without risking exposure. OAuth is an ideal candidate for mashing up today's social networking Web sites like Twitter.

September 2009

Using the Technorati API

Technorati is a blog cataloging service that enables users to search virtually the entire blogosphere for articles of interest. Like most entries in the Web 2.0 domain, Technorati provides an API to automate much of its functionality. Also like most entries in the Web 2.0 domain, that API is provided as a REST service. In this article, work with examples and learn to get the most out of the Technorati API.