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IBM plans to buy Merge Healthcare in a $1 billion deal that promises to bring new image-focused capabilities to its Watson Health platform.

Source: IBM’s new $1B acquisition will help Watson ‘see,’ analyze health data | Computerworld

Target, the nation’s second-largest discount chain, is testing beacon technology in 50 of its stores, joining a growing number of retailers that hope to attract customers with timely deals sent to their smartphones and smartwatches on products based on their location.

Source: Target joins the beacon bandwagon with trial in 50 stores | Computerworld

Are you looking for a creative way to share a high-impact visual narrative? Say hello to Thematic, a Web app that emphasizes your presentation’s visuals. R

Source: Meet Thematic, A Picturesque Visual Storytelling Tool

Bringing some old-fashioned engineering discipline to the emerging Internet of Things, IBM updated its design tools to allow IoT component builders to keep track of their work though a widely used technique called product line engineering.

Source: IBM applies some engineering rigor to the Internet of Things | Computerworld