"We think the alphaWorks licensing program is an effective way for early adopters to take advantage of IBM technologies before they hit the market," said Marc Goubert, manager of alphaWorks.
Among the 21 alphaWorks technology licenses available are Thin Client Framework, a design, development, and deployment
approach for developing high-function, e-business clients in Java, and the Interface Tool for Java, which allows Java programs to communicate with ActiveX objects.
Big Blue is scheduled to make two new technologies available for licensing from the alphaWorks site. The first is P3P Policy Editor, a visual tool for creating a Web site's privacy policy in the P3P language. The second is called Common Rules, a rules-based framework for developing applications with an emphasis on a maximum separation of business logic and data, a company spokesman said.
The conference will see the company continue its aggressive stance with Linux announcing a package aimed at its network of business partners and resellers, making it easier for them to deliver Linux-based hardware and software solutions to midsize companies.
The IBM Integrated Platform Express allows partners to add applications such as e-commerce and CRM to an already integrated hardware-software bundle that includes IBM's Intel-based servers and its Express line of software.
The Integrated Platform Express is made up of WebSphere Applications Server Express, DB2 Express, and the IBM eServer x225, x235, or the x345 servers.
To help accelerate developers' adapting their applications to WebSphere, DB2 and associated data management products, and Lotus Notes and Domino, IBM will introduce its "Ready for IBM" program. The new "applications validation" program will provide ISVs with a number of technical and informational resources that will make it easier for developers to port their applications to IBM's server platforms.
Trying to build developer momentum for DB2, IBM will also introduce a new Web site, called the Porting Zone, designed to help developers port their applications more quickly and effectively to the company's database.
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