AlphaWorks
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alphaWorks is IBM
's "emerging technology portal". It is a web community for early adopters to preview and collaborate on prototype technology from IBM Research labs.
alphaWorks was founded in August 1996, in IBM's Advanced Technology group (called "Internet Division" at the time). The alphaWorks program has launched early release technology implementations in nascent technology communities of software developers, in areas like Java
technology, XML
and web services. Since 1996, alphaWorks has succeeded in helping IBM connect with innovative developers to lead the development of promising new standards (for example, Enterprise Media Beans
), products and open source technology. alphaWorks is a key aspect of the developerWorks
resource for developers.
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
's "emerging technology portal". It is a web community for early adopters to preview and collaborate on prototype technology from IBM Research labs.
alphaWorks was founded in August 1996, in IBM's Advanced Technology group (called "Internet Division" at the time). The alphaWorks program has launched early release technology implementations in nascent technology communities of software developers, in areas like Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
technology, XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
and web services. Since 1996, alphaWorks has succeeded in helping IBM connect with innovative developers to lead the development of promising new standards (for example, Enterprise Media Beans
Enterprise Media Bean
Enterprise Media Beans address the integration of multimedia objects in Java EE applications. Objects can be images and streaming media located on external servers.-External links:* Enterprise JavaBeans* * *...
), products and open source technology. alphaWorks is a key aspect of the developerWorks
DeveloperWorks
developerWorks is a free web-based professional network and technical resource center from IBM for software developers, IT professionals, and students worldwide...
resource for developers.