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IBM developerWorks:
Providing technical know-how to over 5 million developers
developerWorks is IBM's technical resource for developers. It is committed to providing superior technical content on IBM products, emerging technologies, and other open-standards-based technologies such as Java®, Linux®, XML and Web services. If you are new to open standards or to IBM products such as Rational, WebSphere, Information Management, Lotus, Tivoli and software for Systems i?, Systems p? or Systems z? servers, or just looking for more advanced technical content, developerWorks is the resource for you.
Download free trials of the latest products, such as development and testing tools, as well as middleware runtimes from across the IBM software portfolio, including Information Management®, Lotus®, Rational® , Tivoli® and WebSphere®. Utilize our complimentary tech support, forums, tutorials, demos, evaluation guides, webcasts, how-to articles and more to help you install and use the products.
Take advantage of developerWorks collaborative tools such as blogs, forums, and wikis, to help you and other technical professionals share and gain knowledge, and most importantly, get things done. Join the complimentary technical briefings in over 200 locations to shorten your learning curve, and improve the quality and results of your most difficult software projects. Topics range from using the IBM Rational® Software Development Platform, to service-oriented architecture (SOA), to making the most of Eclipse and open source development tools. Every event features live demonstrations. Participate in our technical webcast series to automate and integrate your software development projects so you can deliver on time. On budget. On demand.
Now, instead of searching for resources, you can focus on solving technical challenges, evaluating products, building new skills, and sharing your knowledge with other developers. To find out more, visit www.ibm.com/developerworks. |
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IBM is the world's largest information technology company. Measured by revenue, IBM is the biggest provider of IT services ($46B), hardware ($31B) and financing ($2.6B), and second in software ($15B). 2004 revenues were $96.2B. IBM has approximately 329,000 employees in 75 countries, serving clients in 174, and speaking more than 165 languages. In IBM's 2004 Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign, employees and retirees pledged a total of $56 million to deserving, community-based causes, up more than 4.7 percent from 2003. (5/05)
IBM has one of the most highly educated workforces in the world – more than 200,000 college graduates, nearly 54,000 with post-graduate degrees. IBM clients include the five largest companies in India and five of the top 15 in China. 2004 revenue growth in Russia was 75 percent, in Brazil 15 percent, 45 percent in India, and 25 percent in China. With approximately 190,000 professionals in some 160 countries, IBM Global Services is the world's largest information technology services and consulting provider. IBM's services revenues totaled $ 46.2 billion in 2004.
IBM has the world's largest IT research organization, with more than 3,000 scientists and engineers working at eight labs in six countries. With 3,248, IBM earned more U.S. patents than any other company for the twelfth consecutive year in 2004. Over the past four years IBM inventors received more than 13,000 patents – approximately 5,400 more than any other patent recipient.
Software accounted for more than 40 percent of the 3,415 U.S. patents awarded to IBM in 2003. IBM received nearly three times as many patents as Microsoft, and twice the combined total awarded to its four closest software industry competitors.Worldwide, 45,000 business partners and 33,000 suppliers are connected to IBM through the Web.
For futher information, visit www.ibm.com |
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