It’s hard to believe it’s only been 10 short months since the IBM Watson Group was announced. We talked of bringing together a unique group of people – incredibly talented professionals from across IBM – into a new unit.

This included the single largest movement of IBM Research personnel in our history, along with 10 to 12 startups worth of new cognitive technologies that would help define the Watson team. Individuals and core capabilities from our software business would join into the fray.

A new approach to engaging the market would be created from talent across IBM’s sales, marketing, services and consulting organizations. A new cloud delivery organization would be formed out of our services teams to serve this market – all brought together with a single purpose: to usher in a new era of computing.

Ten months later, we marvel at the progress that has been made. Beyond the beginning of Project Lucy in Africa, clients in South Africa have now joined our cause. Organizations across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand have jumped onboard Watson with both feet.

SOURCE: forbes.com