IBM has introduced a Web 2.0 software client to its back-end content servers, part of its efforts to capitalise on the growing sprawl of digital information.
IBM have released a developer edition of its WebSphere Java server software, the first preview of a major update to the software due later this year.
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Oracle supremo Larry Ellison has taken several potshots at his company's rival IBM, denigrating the power efficiency of Big Blue's hardware and opening fire on its blanket "Smarter Planet" marketing campaign.
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Jonathan Schwartz promoted a new theme of participation at JavaOne in San Francisco, with announcements about Java in Blu-ray development, a renewed partnership with IBM and the open sourcing of server-side Java.
IBM plans to introduce new development tools, the first of many releases in the coming months as the company targets new business-software customers.
Sun Microsystems is reluctant to make Java source code available through an open-source model because it would encourage incompatible versions of the software, Sun's top software executive said.
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