IBM Expands Open Source Contributions to Further Enable Web 2.0 Adoption

IBM Expands Open Source Contributions to Further Enable Web 2.0 Adoption

AjaxWorld Conference — In a keynote speech to leading technology executives, David Boloker, IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) chief technology officer for emerging Internet technologies, said that the combination of Web 2.0 tools and open source communities are creating a “perfect storm” to enable new kinds of collaborations among businesses and their constituents. Mr. Boloker also announced that IBM would make new technology contributions to the open source community to speed the adoption and growth of Web 2.0 technologies among enterprises.

Included in IBM’s newest contributions to the open source community are additional enhancements to the Eclipse Foundation’s Ajax Technology Framework (ATF) and the Mozilla Foundation. IBM plans to generate Ajax as part of the JSF Tools in the next release of IBM Rational Application Developer, which is slated to be available later this year.

These kinds of enhancements to Ajax tools help to make it unnecessary to manually refresh a browser to send or receive information over the Web, thereby reducing the steps needed to complete a transaction online. For non technical users, the enhancements allow users to create a new application in minutes by simply “dragging and dropping” items into a Web browser.

“IBM believes the open technologies that make up Web 2.0 are essential drivers to help transform innovation and competitive advantage for our clients,” Boloker said. “Many of these Web 2.0 tools are key ingredients for enabling greater communication between disparate groups, as well as improved efficiency and usability. Added to an IT infrastructure based on a services-oriented architecture, savvy enterprises are leveraging open standards to facilitate Web 2.0 functionality for both the advancement of the industry and for individual businesses.”

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