IBM Unveils Development Roadmap And Business Strategy For Open Source Beyond Linux

IBM Unveils Development Roadmap And Business Strategy For Open Source Beyond Linux

Building upon the company’s commitment to help clients transform businesses, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today rolled out its next generation blueprint and roadmap to advance key Linux development priorities and support for open source business models.
With the announcement, IBM unveiled eight key open source initiatives beyond Linux, aimed at 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. “IBM is expanding our commitment to the open community by extending our development focus in key emerging areas as well as defining our open source business priorities.”

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