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KPMG Announces Agreement With IBM Watson To Help Deliver Cognitive-Powered Insights

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According to a new article out of the companies, “KPMG and IBM today announced plans to apply IBM’s Watson cognitive computing technology to KPMG’s professional services offerings. The agreement, including a focus on auditing services, builds on several recent successful KPMG initiatives demonstrating the promise of cognitive technologies in transforming the firm’s ability to deliver innovative and enhanced business services. ‘The cognitive era has arrived,’ said Lynne Doughtie, KPMG LLP Chairman and CEO. ‘KPMG’s use of IBM Watson technology will help advance our team’s ability to analyze and act on the core financial and operational data so central to the health of organizations and the capital markets. In addition to the unprecedented possibilities for enhancing quality, the potential for cognitive and related technologies to help us pursue new business offerings is extraordinary’.”

The article continues, “Cognitive technology enables greater collaboration between humans and systems, providing the ability to communicate in natural language and analyze massive amounts of data to deliver insights more quickly. IBM has a rich history of combining innovations to create cutting edge technologies. Watson integrates machine learning and other artificial intelligence technologies into a scalable system that can be accessed through a range of applications. ‘Auditing and similar knowledge services are increasingly challenged with tackling immense volumes of unstructured data. Cognitive technologies such as Watson can transform how this data is understood and how critical decisions are made,’ said John Kelly, senior vice president, cognitive solutions and IBM Research. ‘By applying Watson, KPMG is taking a forward-looking approach to extending its expertise, helping professionals and clients gain new insights from critical enterprise information’.”

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