At present, the big companies are believed to be working on internal projects to keep their staff busy, waiting to see what new work can be gained from around the world. The latest WebSphere application server is a core piece of technology.
Few would argue an injection of this type would benefit the average IT department. Taking positive aspects like this into consideration when assessing the performance of IT departments is important. How about the sales and marketing boss - or, hold...
IBM WebSphere Application Server version 5 will feature additions designed to let developers more quickly build applications from multiple Java components. The application server and its companion development toolset, WebSphere Studio Version 5, is...
IBM is set to buy modeling tools company Rational Software for $2.1bn in a bid to win over more application developers and take on Microsoft's .Net initiative. Rational's "life cycle" tools for modeling and project management will complement IBM's...
IBM said the package is based on non-proprietary standards and is built on its WebSphere Business Integration, WebSphere Application Server, DB2 Information Integrator, Tivoli Access Manager and WebSphere Portal Server products.
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