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IBM Outlines Open Source Strategy Beyond Linux

IBM has unveiled eight key open source initiatives beyond Linux, aimed are accelerating the adoption of open standards and extending existing product lines to reach new customers. IBM also announced new work with the open source community to improve the development of general Linux kernel functionality, expanding its Linux focus around virtualization, Cell processor technologies, and security.

"IBM is going to be as bold and aggressive with open source as we are with Linux, more broadly and permanently transforming our company with the open movement," said Scott Handy, Vice President Linux and Open Source, IBM.

Targeting eight open source business opportunity areas beyond Linux, IBM's software, hardware and services organizations are using open source business models and a new collaborative development blueprint, modeled on its experience with Linux, Eclipse and Apache. This business strategy is aimed at accelerating the adoption of open computing, creating additional revenue from both open source and private source offerings.

The eight new disciplines focusing on open source business opportunities include:

Client-side Middleware: supporting the Eclipse Rich Client Platform project for hosting cross-platform applications.
Development Tools: built on Eclipse, a universal open integration platform of frameworks and exemplary tools.
Web Application Servers: Based on Apache open source projects like Geronimo.
Data Servers - Building on the open source Apache Derby and no-license fee IBM DB2 Express-C.
Systems Management: including open source Aperi storage project.
Open Hardware Architectures: community-driven collaborative innovation with Power.org and Blade.org.
Grid Computing: expanded support for Open Grid Services Architecture and the Globus Alliance.
IBM Research/Business Consulting and Technology Services: enabling customers to innovate with open source-based solutions and development models.


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