IBM, PGA.com and Ryder Cup Limited Launch Official Ryder Cup Web Site Link to the links at www.rydercup.com.ARMONK, NY--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 7, 1999-- No matter which side of the ocean you call home, you'll find the best view of golf's biennial contest between the U.S. and European teams at the official Web site of the Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Biennial team golf event first held in 1927. It was originally played between teams of golfers from the U.S. and Britain; since 1979 players opposing the U.S. have been chosen from all of Europe. The trophy was donated by the British seed merchant Samuel Ryder. . The 33rd Ryder Cup Matches begin on September 24 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 57,107. Etymology Brookline was known as the hamlet of Muddy River , but the tournament's official Web site is live now at www.rydercup.com. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. .com and Ryder Cup Limited are producing the site jointly. From the first tee shot to the final putt, golf fans can follow hole-by-hole action at the official Ryder Cup Web site. Essentially two sites in one, RyderCup.com allows users to choose which perspective -- USA or Europe -- to follow. "The game of golf hasn't changed for centuries, but the Internet has grown exponentially since the last Ryder Cup in 1997," noted Tom Burke, IBM's senior manager of sports sponsorships. "This year, the official Ryder Cup Web site will showcase the information technology and creative e-business solutions that IBM provides for The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and countless customers around the world every day." "PGA.com is excited to offer content to the Ryder Cup site," said Don Pettinato, general manager, PGA.com. "As the official Web site of The PGA of America, our team of journalists and golf professionals enables PGA.com to offer the utmost in golf information for RyderCup.com." Richard Hills, director of Ryder Cup Limited, said, "There is no question that the Ryder Cup will be the focal point focal point n. See focus. of world sporting interest throughout the week, and we are delighted to be partners in this joint initiative with The PGA of America and IBM. With IBM's creation of a real-time scoreboard, we are very excited that for the first time in the history of the Matches, the official Web site will offer the opportunity for everyone to follow the action literally stroke by stroke." Among its highlights, RyderCup.com's exclusive online coverage will feature: - Scores and statistics -- In addition to checking the real-time scores from every hole on the course, golf fans can download the IBM Real-time Scoreboard to follow the fortunes of all the players at every point on the course. This applet also has links to player bios and interviews, the latest headlines, the "Course Cam" and detailed statistics. The official Ryder Cup site marks the first time IBM has created a real-time scoreboard for a match-play tournament. - Photos and images -- Even more exciting than the site's photo galleries will be the "Course Cam", which captures still images from the live broadcast television feed of the action on Holes 11-18. - News and views -- The official site will offer a wealth of articles, updates, interviews and insights from teams of journalists, golf professionals and industry executives from PGA.com and Ryder Cup Limited. - Fan Cards -- Want to wish your team or favorite player good luck? Or tell your friends you wish they were there at your virtual seat at the tournament? Choose from six designs to send your FanCard messages. - Shop -- From tees to t-shirts, bags to books, RyderCup.com's online shop offers a broad range of logoed merchandise for the most ardent golf enthusiasts. Fans can also search the exclusive PGA Professional Locator to find their local PGA Golf Facility to purchase Official Ryder Cup Merchandise and unique commemorative gift packs of Ryder Cup souvenirs. - Course Info -- Whether seeking details of tees, fairways and greens or a peek at each hole, online visitors can check out The Course section of the official site. Editor's Note: About PGA.com PGA.com, which represents an alliance of The PGA of America and IBM, is the official Web site and cybercast cy·ber·cast n. A news or entertainment program transmitted over the Internet. [cyber- + (news)cast.] provider for the 81st PGA Championship, The 33rd Ryder Cup Matches, The PGA Seniors' Championship, The PGA Grand Slam of Golf The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is the world's most exclusive golf tournament. It is an annual off-season golf tournament contested by the year's winners of the four major championships of regular men's golf, which are The Masters, the U.S. and The PGA Club Professional Championship. PGA.com offers an array of golf information and services, including an instruction section that is the most comprehensive golf instruction resource available on the World Wide Web. About Ryder Cup Limited Ryder Cup Limited is a joint venture company between the British PGA and the PGA European Tour The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. . As equal partners in Ryder Cup Limited, the two governing bodies are responsible for the administration and conduct of the European element of the biennial team contest against the United States. The company is administered by executives from both the Tour and PGA who respond to the Ryder Cup Committee jointly chaired by Neil Coles MBE MBE (in Britain) Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE n abbr (BRIT) (= Member of the Order of the British Empire) → título ceremonial MBE n abbr (Brit) (= , Tour Chairman, and Philip Weaver, PGA Chairman. About IBM IBM is the world's largest technology company. As an extension of its real-time scoring and information processing system on-site, IBM has installed the programming interface, equipment and networking infrastructure to allow scores and other information to be transferred to the official 1999 Ryder Cup Web site, making it accessible to the world through the Internet. Products and Services Involved in IBM's Ryder Cup solution: Systems integration, Web design, and content hosting from IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. ; IBM PC 300s, ThinkPads, IntelliStations, Aptivas, RS/6000 workstations, RS/6000 SPs using AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. operating system, IBM 2216 multiaccess connectors to balance traffic among Web servers and provide Web caching, Netfinity servers, DB2 Universal Database for Linux, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, Net.Commerce, Network Dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. , Tivoli software, IBM SurfAid Analytics, LAN Network Manager IBM Token Ring network management software. LAN Station Manager is the workstation counterpart that collects data for LAN Network Manager. and RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control) The first hard disk computer, introduced by IBM in 1956. All 50 of its 24" platters held a total of five million characters! RAMAC was half computer, half tabulator. Array storage units. IBM, RS/6000 SP, ThinkPad, IntelliStation, Aptiva, Netfinity and AIX are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Lotus, Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). . The "Cup and Flags Logo" is a registered trademark of Ryder Cup Limited. |
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