internetnews.com: IBM Brings POWER to the People

“IBM is expanding its outreach program to Linux developers on
its 64-bit architecture and updating old and new development
languages to meet the demands of Web services and services-oriented
architecture technology.

“Software demos, a collaboration portal and training
documentation, went up on IBM’s beefed up POWER microprocessor
architecture development site this week, while WebSphere Studio
Enterprise Developer 5.1.1 and COBOL 3.3 were also announced.

“Geared towards IBM customers, independent software vendors
(ISV) and business partners on the Linux platform, officials at the
Armonk, N.Y.-based IT giant have been steadily beefing up support
on its developerWorks site, a community forum where programmers can
improve on the developing applications for the 64-bit eServer
iSeries and pSeries servers. Support is also available for the
Apple G5…”

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