"Unix has developed 25 years, and today Linux business model is very similar to Unix" - November 11th, the IBM Software Group's handheld Steve Mills answered the reporter during the "IBM 2004 Developer Conference", he said : Linux is a use environment, anything you do on LINUX can form your business model.
During the meeting, IBM announced a series of new software solutions and products in the same period in the United States and China, including office software that is striking with Microsoft Office.
Steve Mills said that Microsoft Office is a client-based application, while IBM Workplace is a "middleware". WorkPlace will support an embedded operating system in Apple's Mac OS X and handheld apps next year. He said that WorkPlace can migrate on a variety of platforms, which provides more options for users in the world; and users like Microsoft Office features, WorkPlace can interconnect with it.
Workplace is one of the most important initiatives ever since the IBM Software Group. In June this year, the first time in China has caused extensive attention. It mainly includes IBM Workplace Services Express V2.0, IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM Lotus Web Conferencing Service Three components, IBM Workplace for Business Controls and Reporting V2.5, and 17 new IBM Workplace Solutions based on new roles. IBM claims that almost all companies, vertical industries and business needs can get business benefits from the Workplace model.
The WorkPlace package is developed by the Lotus Division of IBM, which is based on Java-based WebSphere Portal software, which can publish applications and documents from the server to the desktop, handheld devices running Windows or Linux.
The theme of the IBM Developer Conference held during November 11th to 12th is "Executive to go, enter the integrated era", and Dr. James Rumbaugh of UML participated in this conference and delivered a wonderful speech.
As a supplier of the world's largest middleware, 2004 is a successful year of IBM software. At the beginning of this year, IBM software opened a new chapter. As a 1995 IBM announced another major strategic transfer since the establishment of the Software Department, the middleware product lines of the previous division of mutually divided into the environment have become the operating environment of "on demand". In June, as one of the most important initiatives in history ----- IBM Workplace landed in China, became a revolutionary release of subverting traditional models. In October, IBM launched a PartnerWorld Industry Network program.
Compared to Microsoft Bill Gates and Oracle Larry Ellison, the IBM Software Group Steve Mills is relatively unknown. But under his leadership, IBM software business has developed from 1995 to the world's second largest software company. In the past five years, Mills help IBM's software business has increased by $ 3 billion, and profits have accounted for one-third of the company's total profit.
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