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Announcing the establishment of the IBM Open Computing Centre (OCC)!
The OCC is made up of two nodes - IBM Linux Integration Zone (LIZ)
and the NYP-IBM Web Services Innovation Zone (WIZ).
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| NYP-IBM Web Services Innovation Zone |
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| WIZ, a joint
partnership between IBM and Nanyang Polytechnic
(NYP) that builds upon IBM's leadership in web
services as well as NYP's expertise in software
design, development and commitment to innovation.
Web services are software components that employ
one or more of the following technologies to perform
distributed computing for integrating companies,
customers, suppliers and employees over the Internet
in heterogeneous environments:
- eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
- Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
- Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
- Universal Description, Discovery and Integration
(UDDI)
The WIZ facility is located at Nanyang Polytechnic's
campus (NYP) at Ang Mo Kio |
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| IBM Linux Integration Zone |
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| LIZ promotes
the adoption of Linux by business partners, customers
and developers by providing them with a platform
to rapidly build, test and deploy a wide variety
of Linux-based solutions, including solutions
for finance, retail, e-commerce, telecommunications,
distribution and manufacturing. Through LIZ, IBM
provides training for the enablement of IBM Linux-based
middleware, products and solutions as well as
Linux technical support and integration services.
The facility, located at IBM's regional headquarters
at Changi Business Park, helps users quickly deliver
solutions on an open platform that is integrated,
pre-configured and tested for maximum results.
The OCC and its two zones receive technical direction
and engagement support from IBM's worldwide Linux
Integration Centers, IBM R&D facilities developing
Web Services software, and IBM Industry Solution
Labs.
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| Highlights |
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| "Open
for Business"
Speech by John Joyce, IBM Senior Vice President
and CFO
Nanyang
Polytechnic (NYP) and IBM collaborate to promote
open computing
New IBM Open Computing Centre paves the way for
Singapore to harness global movement toward open
standards
IBM Business partners says ...
"Our company is definitely supportive of
open standards and "Open Computing".
We believe that such a framework will enable wider
adoptions and at the same time promote higher
security and robustness in software. We have used
Linux for purposes ranging from testing environment
to firewall applications. Depending on user requirement,
with proper design, Linux can similarly be used
for many business applications. We would definitely
like to participate with you in such initiatives."
-- Mr. Lim Kah Chuan, WizVision.com Pte Ltd
"OCC initiative further emphasises the importance
of open standards and open source business computing
- an emerging next generation of service-oriented
computing. ReadiMinds look forward to closely
working with IBM and NYP in this initiative, and
is currently considering the use of ReadiMinds
WebServices Suite for the facility." -- Mr.
Naren Nagpal, ReadiMinds Pte Ltd
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