OREANDA-NEWS. ENGIE, a global leader in energy transition, today announced a new initiative with IBM. This nonexclusive, technological and commercial alliance is designed to improve the management of cities by looking at patterns, event correlation, anomaly detection and real-time data across all parts of cities. 

Whether it’s a traffic jam, a building fire, or a large sporting event, city officials need a reliable solution to adapt to constant changes and challenges. IBM and ENGIE will be combining some IBM solutions (Watson IoT, IBM Bluemix) together with ENGIE’s expertise on cities’ needs to help them collect, analyze and manage data from IoT, social media, and other systems to prevent risks, alert authorities, and organize rescues.

Experts from both IBM and ENGIE are already working on several projects in Europe and the Middle-East. Isabelle Kocher, ENGIE CEO met Ginni Rometty, IBM Chairman and CEO on July 25th to review the alliance.

About ENGIE and the Cities of Tomorrow

ENGIE is, directly or through its fully-owned subsidiary ENGIE INEO, a leader for the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of integrated solutions for the Cities of Tomorrow.