IBM Opens New Business Integration Competency Center In Germany; Center Gives Global Systems Integrators Access To IBM Resources.Business & Technology Editors BOEBLINGEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000 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) today announced that it will open a new competency center to help global systems integrators (GSIs) develop and test business integration solutions for their customers. Business integration, or enterprise application integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ), is required for companies that want to engage in corporate mergers and acquisitions, electronic commerce and business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) partnerships. Companies are integrating and automating their business processes to increase efficiency, maintain competitive advantage and strengthen customer relationships. IBM's competency center combines the world's most advanced EAI facilities with IBM-trained staff to assist with every aspect of product development, including education, customer bids and proof of concept. IBM opened its first center in Chicago, in September 1999. Other centers opened recently in Washington, D.C.; San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.; Hursley, England; and Singapore. The centers strengthen IBM's leadership position in the burgeoning EAI market, which is expected to total $1.4 billion this year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Aberdeen Group. "The demand for EAI solutions has skyrocketed," said Bill Reedy reed·y adj. reed·i·er, reed·i·est 1. Full of reeds. 2. Made of reeds. 3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: , Vice President of Marketing, Business Integration, IBM Software. "IBM's competency centers make it easy for global systems integrators to fine-tune their products and create better solutions more quickly." Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), a global provider of business and IT solutions and an innovator in B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. , uses IBM's Business Integration Competency Centers. CSC is taking advantage of IBM's award-winning MQSeries(a) family of integration software products and WebSphere(a) Application Server technology to maximize e-business return on investment for customers. "We're strong believers in IBM's technology, particularly MQSeries and WebSphere," said Tom Scales, CSC senior vice president. "IBM is taking a strong leadership role in Internet technologies, and we look forward to tapping this strength within our own client relationships at CSC." IBM's Business Integration Solutions IBM's business integration solutions incorporate IBM's industry-leading, open software offerings, including MQSeries message queuing software, WebSphere application servers, VisualAge(a) development tools, Tivoli SecureWay Software, AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System global enterprise file sharing software, and Tivoli Management Systems. For more information on IBM's business integration solutions, visit http://www.ibm.com/software/big/. (a) Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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