IBM and Apple introducing Watson to mobile business apps

The availability of IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence within Apple’s iOS business apps is being seen as an evolutionary step for mobile enterprise services. Says Mahmoud Naghshineh, general manager, Apple partnership, IBM: “Cognitive insights are at the fingertips of professionals. These made-for-business apps can now understand, reason and learn, pulling from deep data analytics. We’re making the apps smarter so the professional can make better, more informed decisions.”