First-of-a-Kind Program (FOAK)

A collaboration between IBM Research and clients

Why engage in a FOAK with IBM?

The IBM First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) program brings together IBM Researchers and clients to test new technologies on real business problems and growth opportunities. Since 1995, we have partnered with clients on more than 150 projects to help drive innovation into the marketplace, including finding ways of providing information for healthcare without compromising patient privacy, translating a real-time warning to troops in Iraq and driving down the cost of electricity by adding intelligence to power grids.

Case studies

High Performance Stream Processing Platform for Financial Services

Improved competitiveness in the automated trading world allows financial institutions to profitably address both increased data rates and increased complexity of future financial applications.

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