IBM partners with IIT-Bombay for mobile research

Thursday, 05 August 2010, 22:41 IST   |    3 Comments
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IBM partners with IIT-Bombay for mobile research
Mumbai: IBM and IIT-Bombay are coming together for conducting research on developing new user-friendly designs for mobile device interfaces. The aim of this association is to develop simple, inexpensive mobile phone interfaces that will help users interact with their phones easily regardless of their geography or education level, IBM said in a statement. Manish Gupta, Director, IBM Research India and Chief Technologist, IBM India/South Asia said, "IBM believes that close collaborative innovation with academic institutions such as IIT, Bombay, is the key to finally bridging the digital divide and putting the power of information sources and services in everyone's hands," IBM is under similar alliances with National Institute of Design (NID) and Indian School of Business (ISB). The projects with IIT Bombay and NID are part of IBM's five-year, $100 million investment to advance mobile services and capabilities for businesses and consumers globally.
Source: PTI