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Using mashups to coordinate healthcare. IBM research scientist Ohad Greensphan talks about using mashups to address the technology disconnect in hospitals. 6 min., 57 sec.	OHADG@il.ibm.com
How can we solve transaction problems? IBM computer scientist Joel Branch talks about a projected solution that will help companies troubleshoot transaction glitches in record time. 7 min., 21 sec.	branchj@us.ibm.com
Can I have a Wordle with you? IBM senior software engineer Jonathan Feinberg talks about his inspiration for creating a "text toy." 6 min., 40 sec.	jdf@us.ibm.com
Understanding Arabic and Mandarin with GALE. IBM computer scientist Stephen Chu focuses on the speech recognition component of this broadcast translation project. 6 min., 30 sec.	schu@us.ibm.com
Data stream mining: How do you stop a speeding train? IBM computer scientist and author Charu Aggarwal talks about some of the fundamental issues in mining streamed data. 6 min., 48 sec.	charu@us.ibm.com
Lassoing relevant data with semantic search. IBM computer scientist Kavitha Srinivas and her IBM Research team are developing an allusive search system that relies on reasoning instead of simple Google word matches. 7 min., 20 sec.	ksrinivs@us.ibm.com
There is joy in software. IBM Fellow Grady Booch talks about the relationship between abstraction and the search for beauty in software design patterns. 8 min., 40 sec.	gbooch@us.ibm.com
X10: Creating the next high-computing programming language. Vijay Saraswat and his colleagues are developing a programming language slated to work on super-fast hardware architectures. 10 min., 40 sec.	vsaraswa@us.ibm.com
How do enterprises govern their software development activities? Clay Williams is working with a cross-disciplinary governance team to support the creative development of software. 6 min., 30 sec.	clayw@us.ibm.com
Metronome: Making every little second count in garbage collection. David Bacon and Perry Cheng are using the Metronome garbage collector to revolutionize real-time responsiveness in industries ranging from automotive to financial services. 9 min., 1 sec.	dfb@watson.ibm.com perryche@us.ibm.com

Series producer: Barbara Finkelstein (bfinkel@us.ibm.com)

Last updated on January 8, 2009