IBM Analytics Help Memphis Cops Get 'Smart'

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. CEO Guide to Technology Dec 7, 2011 This Week's Top Story IBM Analytics Help Memphis Cops Get 'Smart' Software enabling IBM to find patterns in crime data is one of thousands of so-called smart-city projects aimed at improving urban services around the world More Top Stories CEO Guide to Technology Data Analysis Saves Microsoft Energy, Money Microsoft is using its headquarters as a laboratory for energy-saving analytics that can save money while perhaps building a new market for its products Get Smart: 10 Cities Using Data to Improve the Quality of Life Facing a huge increase in their populations, cities around the globe are turning to data analytics to help them deal with problems sooner Video: High-Tech Police Department Memphis has reduced crime with the help of technology. A program called Blue Crush has helped the city analyze crime data and forecast where it will happen next to deter it before it starts Podcast: Stopping Crime Before It Starts In 2005, the city of Memphis was facing an increase in crime that simply wasn't responding to conventional policing tactics. Using statistics about crime patterns, the police department began to try to forecast where crime might occur to better deter it Archive: CEO Guide to Technology Browse past editions of this special report on emerging tech trends This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in CEO Guide to Technology CEO Guide to Smart Cities: How data analytics is helping urban areas improve the quality of life by cutting crime, pollution and waste Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketting Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2011 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED