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IBM SmartCamp Silicon Valley
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Dublin, Ireland & Armonk, N.Y., USA - November 18, 2010
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today named
Streetline the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year and winner of the 2010 SmartCamp World Finals in Dublin, where the company announced plans to expand its
Global Entrepreneur initiative and future
SmartCamps in emerging markets including
Brazil, China, Mexico, Poland and
Turkey.
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IBM SmartCamp Silicon Valley
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Streetline, which uses sensors that allow citizens to find inexpensive parking fast while helping cities manage their parking resources more efficiently, was selected from more than
600 SmartCamp entries worldwide based on its outstanding technology, innovative business plan, and alignment with
IBM’s Smarter Planet strategy.
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IBM SmartCamp Silicon Valley
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As part of its
Global Entrepreneur initiative, IBM SmartCamp brings together start-ups from around the world that are building new technologies to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues such as the
environment, energy efficiency, traffic congestion and
personalized healthcare.
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IBM 2010 SmartCamp World Finals in Dublin.
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SmartCamp World Finals participants receive mentoring, access to industry experts and technology, and deeper partnership opportunities from
IBM, venture capital firms and
industry partners.
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Streetline at IBM 2010 SmartCamp World Finals in Dublin.
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“We are honored to be named the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. With our smart sensors, we can dramatically reduce the amount of drivers’ time looking for parking, and improve the efficiency of a city’s traffic and parking network,” said
Zia Yusuf, president and chief executive officer, Streetline.
“Smarter Cities will change how people work and live. Parking sensors are only the first step, and we look forward to working with IBM to help make cities ‘smarter’.”
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Streetline at IBM 2010 SmartCamp World Finals in Dublin.
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“The SmartCamp participants are all excellent examples of the kind of next generation entrepreneurs we need to make Europe an Innovation Union,” said
Máire Geoghegan Quinn, European Union Commissioner of Research and Innovation.
“We congratulate all of the participants in the 2010 SmartCamp World Finals, and Streetline as the winner.”
IBM Expands Global Entrepreneur Initiative and SmartCamps
IBM launched the Global Entrepreneur initiative in 2010, and today announced plans to expand the program next year to emerging markets including
Brazil, China, Mexico, Poland and
Turkey.
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Streetline at IBM 2010 SmartCamp World Finals in Dublin.
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As part of this expansion,
IBM plans to host
SmartCamps throughout 2011 at new locations around the world including
Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Mexico City, Warsaw and
Istanbul.
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Streetline at IBM 2010 SmartCamp World Finals in Dublin.
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SmartCamp winners join participants in IBM’s Global Entrepreneur initiative.
As a result, they receive mentoring and support from
industry experts and
VCs, and
IBM will help the startup ready its technology on
IBM software and hardware at IBM Innovation Centers.
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Streetline at IBM 2010 SmartCamp World Finals in Dublin.
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The criteria for start-ups to participate in
IBM’s Global Entrepreneur initiative are: the company must be privately-held; in business less than three years; and actively developing software aligned to
IBM’s Smarter Planet focus areas.
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Jim Corgel (left), IBM GM of ISV and Developer Relations, and Streetline President and CEO Zia Yusuf (center) and CTO Mark Noworolski (right). San Francisco based startup Streetline was named IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year and winner of the 2010 SmartCamp World Finals. Streetline makes sensors that help drivers find available parking spots in major cities.
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In addition to
Streetline, 2010 SmartCamp World Finals companies included:
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CareCloud - Enables a digital ecosystem for the healthcare industry on the Internet where participants can transact on a business level using rich applications designed to streamline business processes and provide full transparency into workflow.
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LindCom - Measures the contents of tanks and silos and reports measurements via the Internet to optimize and streamline the distribution and production of commodities.
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Panoramic Power - Developing an inexpensive, cloud-based service for precise and granular monitoring of electrical power that enables energy savings, failure prediction, preventive maintenance and submetering.
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Predect - A unique online water protection solution, whose early warning system enables immediate action before infecting a population.
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Sproxil - Smart technology fighting counterfeit medicine in emerging countries, cell phone technology used at point of purchase to validate genuine drugs.
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TreeMetrics - Creating 3D imaging technology that measures forests for optimum harvesting.
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VisioHost - Unites innovative technology with scientific and medical research by providing lifecycle solutions for the management and archiving of images.
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WorldSensing - Industrial wireless sensing in smart structures, smart cities and smart oil fields.
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“We congratulate Streetline for becoming the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year,” said
Jim Corgel, general manager of IBM ISV and Developer Relations.
“This entire year of SmartCamp events across the world has brought forward the best startup companies in the world, and we look forward to working with them to help bring their new solutions to market.”
The sponsors of the 2010 SmartCamp World Finals include
Dublin City Council, Enterprise Ireland, Kaufmann Institute, KPMG, NCB and
SeedCamp.
More information and videos about the
SmartCamp World Finals are available on the
SmartCamp blog at
http://ibmsmartcamp.wordpress.com
and a replay of the three-day
SmartCamp World Finals webcast and interviews are available at
www.livestream.com/ibmsoftware
For more information on
IBM Global Entrepreneur, visit
www.ibm.com/isv/startup
Contact(s) information
Tim Willeford
IBM Media Relations (U.S.)
Mobile +1-978-413-4041 (on Nov. 18-19, 2010)
Office 914-766-1107
twilleford@us.ibm.com
Jim O’Keefe
IBM Media Relations (Ireland)
+353-86-854-2054
okeeffe@ie.ibm.com
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/33026.wss
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