Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:46:53 -0600 From: ortmann@us.ibm.com To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: an announcement about "Next Generation e-business" Message-ID: <85256863.005C32AA.00@D51MTA04.pok.ibm.com>
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Since this was publically announced I can forward this to the group.
I wish the *bsd's were included.
(Odd text and formatting below is due to Lotus Notes)
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Daniel Ortmann, IBM Circuit Technology, Rochester, MN 55901-7829
ortmann@vnet.ibm.com or ortmann@us.ibm.com and 507.253.6795 (external)
ortmann@rchland.ibm.com and tieline 8.553.6795 (internal)
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"The answers are so simple, and we all know where to look,
but it's easier just to avoid the question." -- Kansas
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01/11/2000 10:42 AM ---------------------------
Enterprise Systems Group
Samuel J. Palmisano
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From: SJP Comm/Somers/IBM @ IBMUS on 01/10/2000 09:14 AM EST
To: ESG EMPLOYEES US07 0021, ESG EMPLOYEES US07 0022, ESG EMPLOYEES U=
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0023, ESG EMPLOYEES US08 0001, ESG EMPLOYEES US08 0002, ESG EMPLO=
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US09 0001
cc:
Subject: Next Generation e-business
During the past two-to-three months, we've taken a close look at our se=
rver
business and what we need to do to get our momentum back.
Today we're taking a first step by making a significant announcement to=
support Linux and the open source movement and to drive the next genera=
tion
of the Internet. We intend to be a leader in our industry by:
making all of our server platforms Linux ready;
engaging closely with the Linux community to help Linux evolve; and=
,
making IBM technologies available to the Linux and open source
communities.
This is important news for IBM and for our customers. Here's why:
Over four years ago, IBM stated that the Internet was about more than j=
ust
browsers; it was about a new way of doing business. Since then, IBM's
leadership and view of e-business have helped transform the world.
We believe we're now on the brink of another important shift in the
technology world. The next generation of e-business will see customers=
increasingly demand open standards for interoperability across disparat=
e
platforms. Linux -- a community-developed version of UNIX -- will play=
a
pivotal role in this. We will embrace Linux on our server platforms --=
and
help it become one of those open standards as a natural extension of ou=
r
commitment to e-business and the next generation of the Internet.
To spearhead that work effort, we are creating a new organization, head=
ed
by Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, who has been named vice president,
technology and strategy, reporting to me. He was general manager, Inte=
rnet
Division, Software Group.
Irving?s organization will have responsibility for our UNIX software
efforts, advanced architectures and technologies, and IBM's next-genera=
tion
Internet strategy. With IBM as the industry?s e-business leader, there=
is
no longer the need for a stand-alone Internet Division, since the entir=
e
company has been focused on Internet themes for several years.
As we look to the future, we will continue our aggressive push in the U=
NIX
marketplace with our industry-leading RS/6000 and NUMA-Q servers, our
award-winning AIX operating system and our efforts to evolve AIX in Pro=
ject
Monterey.
We believe the long-term growth of the Internet is about common applica=
tion
platforms that can harness leading-edge technologies and simplify
customers' choices. We believe Linux will develop into that type of co=
mmon
platform. By getting in early and being a key player in the open sourc=
e
community, IBM will be a leader in working with the industry to advance=
Linux into the future and bring our customers into the next generation =
of
e-business.
This is a long-term play. Significantly, this is not only about server=
s.
There is a huge opportunity for services. For software. For all of IB=
M.
So this is one step. You'll be hearing from me in the next few weeks o=
n
other key initiatives that, in aggregate, will restore our momentum and=
help us turn our business around. Stay tuned.
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Senior Vice President & Group Executive
Enterprise Systems Group
You may read more about IBM's Linux activities, RS/6000, NUMA-Q and AIX=
successes at http://w3.ibm.com/servergroup
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