IBM Watson Data Analytics Has a Future in Health Care, Education: Report

IBM's DeveloperWorks subsidiary has released a 2011 Tech Trends report predicting that Watson supercomputer's advanced data analytics capabilities could play a large role in health care, education and government.

DeveloperWorks is Big Blue's online community where IT professionals can develop tech skills in areas such as open source, business analytics, cloud computing and mobility.

Business analytics software will dominate the workflows of many industries, including health care, education, government and financial services, according to the report's results, which IBM announced Nov. 15...