Source: The Edge: Work-Group Computing Report (archive at findarticles.com).
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February 18, 1997, Tuesday
IBM Goes On 24-Hour-A-Day Cycle To Speed Java Application Development LENGTH: 798 words DATELINE: SOMERS, NY Highly Skilled Software Developers in Belarus, China, India, Latvia and the U.S. in Virtual Team to Create JavaBeans
It's 7 p.m. in Beijing. At China's renowned Tsinghua University, a team of highly skilled programmers are putting the finishing touches on software written in Java, the hot Internet programming technology. They will end the day by sending their work electronically to an IBM programming facility in Seattle for further development during the U.S. work day. This scenario will soon be repeated daily in Belarus, India, and Latvia, where some of the world's top programmers are involved in an IBM initiative to develop Java components, literally around the clock. IBM will spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years to incorporate Java technology into its enterprise products. The goal is to help customers more effectively harness the power of the Internet and network computing to conduct electronic business. Twenty-four-hour-a-day virtual development teams tap the resources of top high-tech organizations in emerging markets to speed the development of JavaBeans(TM) for IBM's award-winning VisualAge(TM) application development environment. "Java holds the promise of applications that can be written once and run in any operating environment," said Steve Mills, general manager, IBM Software Solutions Division. "A seamless, networked computing environment, where even mission-critical applications can be moved around the organization, helps customers do business on the Web by increasing speed and efficiency." Around-the-Clock Development IBM is pioneering the innovative 24-hour-a-day development cycle of Java.
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