• The Four Hundred
  • Subscribe
  • Media Kit
  • Contributors
  • About Us
  • Contact
Menu
  • The Four Hundred
  • Subscribe
  • Media Kit
  • Contributors
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Big Blue Lets Big Partners Collaborate with IBM Research

    March 20, 2006 Timothy Prickett Morgan

    As part of the announcements that it made at the PartnerWorld reseller and partner shindig that IBM hosted in Las Vegas last week, the company announced that it had created a new collaboration initiative that would allow business partners to collaborate with IBM Research to put those PhDs to work solving real business problems.

    The program, which will be launched in the second quarter through the PartnerWorld Industry Networks organization, will put some 3,000 researchers who work at various facilities in China, India, Switzerland, Israel, Japan, and the United States at the disposal of selected business partners. Presumably, the partners will be screened to give the researchers something interesting and relevant to do. Researchers still have primary research that they need to do, particularly if IBM wants to keep its intellectual property edge in the IT market.

    “The Research division has always been a huge differentiator for IBM and we want to encourage our partners to tap into that wealth of knowledge and expertise to help them be more innovative in their markets,” says Buell Duncan, general manager for ISV and developer relations at IBM, and a former general manager for the iSeries division and the formerly the head of the PartnerWorld organization. “Collaborative innovation is going to be a driving force in the global economy and this program will enable IBM and its partners to be at the forefront of this shift,” he explains.

    What IBM did not say, and what is certainly true, is that by working with partners, IBM’s researchers also will be able to keep their fingers on the pulse of the customer base and aim their research at solving real-world problems, not theoretical IT problems that do not mean much to anyone out here beyond the ivory towers.

    Share this:

    • Reddit
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Email

    Tags: Tags: mtfh_rc, Volume 15, Number 12 -- March 20, 2006

    Sponsored by
    Maxava

    Maxava Webinar: Migrating IBM i from On-Premise to Power Virtual Server: Benefits and Best Practices

    Whether you are currently running IBM i on-premise or considering migrating to a cloud-based solution, this webinar will provide valuable insights into the benefits and best practices of migrating to IBM’s Power Virtual Server, identifying potential roadblocks.

    Register Now

    Share this:

    • Reddit
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Email

    Admin Alert: Two Tricks for Better Printer Control The ARCHIVE Utility

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

TFH Volume: 15 Issue: 12

This Issue Sponsored By

    Table of Contents

    • Network Technology Acquires Twinax, Token Ring Assets from NLynx, Madge
    • Business Survey Says Cyber Crime Overtakes Physical Crime
    • i5 Memory and Disk Prices Need to Come Down
    • Big Blue Lets Big Partners Collaborate with IBM Research
    • Second-Hand iSeries Boxes Are Pretty Cheap
    • Seagull Bolsters SOA Strategy with an Acquisition and a Partnership
    • Microsoft to Lure Competing Business Partners to Windows
    • AttachmateWRQ Expands Market Reach and SOA Technologies
    • COMMON’s Curriculum Is OK; It’s IBM that Needs to Change
    • Azul Systems Sues Sun Over Java Licensing

    Content archive

    • The Four Hundred
    • Four Hundred Stuff
    • Four Hundred Guru

    Recent Posts

    • Fortra Issues 20th State of IBM i Security Report
    • FNTS Launches Managed Services for Power Servers in IBM Cloud
    • Total LTO Shipped Capacity Up Slightly in 2022
    • Four Hundred Monitor, May 24
    • Update On Critical Security Vulnerability In PowerVM
    • Critical Security Vulnerability In PowerVM Hypervisor
    • IBM Power: Hosted On-Premises Or In The Cloud?
    • Guru: Watch Out For This Pitfall When Working With Integer Columns
    • As I See It: Bob-the-Bot
    • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 21

    Subscribe

    To get news from IT Jungle sent to your inbox every week, subscribe to our newsletter.

    Pages

    • About Us
    • Contact
    • Contributors
    • Four Hundred Monitor
    • IBM i PTF Guide
    • Media Kit
    • Subscribe

    Search

    Copyright © 2023 IT Jungle