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IBM: PR: IBM Goes on 24-Hour-a-Day Cycle to Speed Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy F Sipples)
Wed Mar 19 20:47:38 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 19 Mar 1997 19:36:03 GMT
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
Reply-To: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
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Highly Skilled Software Developers in Belarus, China, India, Latvia and the
U.S. in Virtual Team to Create JavaBeans
SOMERS, NY, February 18, 1997. . . It's 7 p.m. in Beijing. At China's
renowned Tsinghua University, a team of highly skilled programmers are
putting the finishing touches on software written in Java**, the hot Internet
programming technology. They will end the day by sending their work
electronically to an IBM programming facility in Seattle for further
development during the U.S. work day. This scenario will soon be repeated
daily in Belarus, India, and Latvia, where some of the world's top
programmers are involved in an IBM initiative to develop Java components,
literally around the clock.
IBM will spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years
to incorporate Java technology into its enterprise products. The goal is to
help customers more effectively harness the power of the Internet and network
computing to conduct electronic business. Twenty-four-hour-a-day virtual
development teams tap the resources of top high-tech organizations in
emerging markets to speed the development of JavaBeans** for IBM's award-
winning VisualAge* application development environment.
"Java holds the promise of applications that can be written once and run
in any operating environment," said Steve Mills, general manager, IBM
Software Solutions Division. "A seamless, networked computing environment,
where even mission-critical applications can be moved around the
organization, helps customers do business on the Web by increasing speed and
efficiency."
Around-the-Clock Development
IBM is pioneering the innovative 24-hour-a-day development cycle of Java
components through joint ventures with Tsinghua University in China, Belarus'
Institute of Computer Science, India's Tata Group, and an alliance with
Latvia's Software House Group. Each team will work on various JavaBeans, the
building blocks of Internet applications, ranging from human resource
management and multimedia training to market research and skills management
applets.
The teams will collaborate with an IBM development team in Seattle, via
the Internet, using Lotus Domino**, the industry- leading Internet
collaboration server. In addition to complementary development, the Seattle
workgroup will do quality assurance and usability testing, and ensure a
consistent look and feel among the various JavaBeans. IBM's advanced
TeamConnection* software will manage the development cycles, providing such
services as configuration management, version control and problem tracking.
The initiative will result in VisualAge PartPaks, which will be made
available later this year. These JavaBeans can be used to develop
applications for corporate intranets and the worldwide Internet, and will
boost business productivity by addressing functions such as people and skills
management. For example, with such an application, human resources
departments will be able to quickly and easily manage compensation and
benefits, forecast personnel demands or assess the gap between current and
required skill levels.
For more information about VisualAge PartPaks, visit the World Wide Web
at www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajavabeans/.
Additional Information
IBM, the world's largest software provider, creates, develops and
manufactures the industry's most advanced information technologies, including
computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and
microelectronics. IBM offers complete information about the company, its
products, services and technologies through the World Wide Web. The fastest,
easiest way to get information about IBM Software is to go to the IBM
Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com.
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* Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.
** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of respective
companies.
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