IBM alphaWorks offers technical support to partners

    Thursday, August 17, 2000


    Taiwan - IT Home
    author: Wan-yu Tso


    IBM alphaWorks offers technical support to partners

    At the partners conference called Solutions 2000, IBM said it will
    strenghten
    the developerWorks web site and its technical support web site alphaWorks.

    IBM said it would establish closer partnership relations by offering more
    of
    new technological information to its partners in additon to business
    cooperation.

    To help software developers obtain and upgrade new techniques, IBM's
    developerWorks web site will absorb new content from IBM research labs
    in the U.S. and from Beijing, Tokyo, Isreal. The technologies are for
    developers
    around to download for free.

    In addition, the alphaWorks web site provides IBM's latest technologies
    like
    the latest in Java, Linux and XML including new e-business software.

    IBM's director for developerWorks and alphaWorks Gina W. Pool said that
    IBM invested over $ 6 billion dollars in its worldwide development
    initiative.
    IBM has a vast software developing resource. In the future, IBM will
    continue
    to offer better support to software developers. IBM will also authorize the
    developers to use the technology and help partners to turn their software
    development into products. IBM also offers education and training.

    John Patrick: Bandwidth is the key to change the future of Internet

    IBM Vice President for Internet technology John Patrick was in Taiwan in
    June
    this year as a VIP guest for the Year 2000 World IT Conference. He also
    came
    to the Solutions 2000 show. He made a keynote speech today (Las Vegas time)
    and said bandwidth is the key to change the future of Internet, "Internet
    will be
    everywhere".

    John Patrick said, as technologies evolve, bandwidth is no longer the
    biggest
    issue for the internet. As of today, cable modem allows high transmission
    speed
    and quality. In the future, there will be more video and audio transmission
    technologies emrege. There will be a need of powerful video and audio
    servers.

    He believes there are three turning points that change the world. These
    three poits are the invention of PC, TCP/IP protocal and Linux platform. They all
    feature to allow information be more valuable and easy to access. Especially the
    openess of Linux will link all information electronic devices and bring people
    closer to information.

    He said, PC no longer controls the future but will not be completely
    replace by home appliances. New invention will only make life easier. They are going
    to be co-existing and dependent to each other.