One of the largest product development centers for IBM globally, the IBM India Software Lab (ISL) on Tuesday showcased real world technologies at the 'Made in IBM Labs Day' in Hyderabad. The showcased real-world technologies included Medical Analytics Platform (Map), Drug Pedigree and Traceability Solutions, Threat and Fraud Detection Using Entity Analytics, Trusted Identity Solution, and Going Green With Dynamic Infrastructure.

In its press release, the IBM India Software Lab stated that the real-world technologies have been created from scratch to address common challenges that touch human lives. Dr Ponani Gopalakrishnan, vice-president of ISL, said, "These technologies were created from scratch at ISL centres in Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore to address common challenges that touch human lives."

According to the IBM India Software Lab, "Medical Analytics Platform helps in real-time application of informatics tools to medical diagnostic tests and results. - Drug Pedigree and Traceability Solutions helps enhancing safety of customer through reductions in drug counterfeiting and faster medical product recalls. - Trusted identity solution allows users to simplify and unify identity system management while ameliorating the trust and confidence in human identity systems. - Threat and fraud detection using entity analytics helps warding off crime by providing advanced identity recognition and resolution technology so organizations can recognize the true identity of someone or something and determine the potential value or danger of any inter-connected relationships. - Going Green with dynamic infrastructure allows businesses to optimize energy consumption for higher efficiency of resources, lower operating cost, and reduced carbon emissions".

These real-world technologies are part of the IBM's strategic initiative for a 'Smarter Planet'. Dr Ponani Gopalakrishnan, said, "Interconnected technologies are changing the way the world works these days. It can be an idea, a simple change in strategy or an improvement in the present operational style which brings about changes and newer perspectives in businesses that touch human lives. Being only connected is not sufficient. We have to infuse intelligence into our systems and ways of working. There is a pressing mandate for change today. We have to work towards building a smarter planet. IBM has taken the first steps towards this by working on technologies such as these which make a difference to the common man."