IBM pushes blockchain, cognitive gameplay in Singapore

IBM has expanded its ambition to become a cognitive services provider into this neck of the woods, where it will soon open new hubs in Singapore and Tokyo to provide a startup developer environment for enterprises. Executives at the IBM Solutions Connect 2016 conference held Thursday in Singapore outlined the company's plans to transform into a cognitive and cloud company. Raymond Wong, IBM Singapore's country manager for software, revealed that a new IBM Design Studio would be launched in the city-state next week, making it the company's 30th of such facilities worldwide. The local site also would serve as the regional hub. In addition, a new Bluemix Garage would soon be opened in Singapore, providing an environment in which developers could access design and support to build applications, specifically, in emerging technologies such as blockchain.