IBM Launches New Era Of ‘Stream Computing’

Armonk, New York-based IBM Corporation has announced an altogether new paradigm in software technology, known as “Stream Computing”.

The new technology enables massive amounts of data to be analyzed in real-time, and therefore is positioned as a business analytics platform. An implementation of this software, targeted as a business analytic software has been developed by IBM, and is called “System S”. The software runs on Linux.

The company has set up a research-cum-support and testing center exclusively dedicated for stream computing at Dublin, Ireland. The code for System S is being made available to clients at no cost, just in order for them to better understand the software’s capabilities.

At the core of the software is a set of mathematical algorithms that create a forward-looking analysis of data pumped to it. The company claims that besides businesses, government and law-enforcing agencies such as financial institutions, retailers, transportation companies, healthcare organizations and the like will be able to make split-second decisions based on the output generated by the software.

According to an estimate, the volume of digital information available in the world is expected to touch 988 exabytes, which is roughly equivalent to two-way stacking of books between Pluto and the Sun.

System S is available as part of the InfoSphere product line.

Read more about the latest software technology developed by IBM, here.