(February 18, 2003) - IBM has announced new WebSphere software and initiatives incorporating the industry's most advanced Web services support to allow companies to respond faster to ever-changing demands, increase efficiencies, and execute new market opportunities. IBM also is offering new programs, resources, and communities that make it easier for developers, customers, and business partners to improve their Web services skills and speed up Web services adoption in the financial services, insurance, and manufacturing industries.

(February 19, 2003) - At the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, IBM and Nokia demonstrated an array of end-to-end enterprise wireless solutions designed to help customers extend their e-business infrastructure to realize a greater return on their IT investments. Utilizing IBM's Wireless Enterprise Delivery Environment, WebSphere infrastructure software, and the range of Nokia business terminal platforms, the solutions can provide enterprises with an effective way to mobilize their business processes. The solutions include the ability to access e-mail, synchronize calendar and address book information, and access back-end sales force automation applications through a browser on a Nokia terminal.

(February 19, 2003) - Serena Software, Inc. announced the validation of its integration of Serena ChangeMan DS, Software Change Manager for Distributed Systems, with the latest version of IBM's WebSphere Studio. The integration provides a comprehensive change management solution that accelerates next generation development, while increasing the quality and reliability of business-critical applications. As one of the first companies to receive validation into the Ready for WebSphere Studio Software Program with support for Version 4, Serena continues to support the latest Eclipse and IBM technology, as well as meet the stringent functionality and business requirements necessary for validation.

(November 20, 2002) -- The newest version of IBM's WebSphere Portal software promises to help control costs by building more useful features directly into the product, and to help customers get more out of technology and processes they already have. IBM WebSphere Portal Version 4.2, with an anticipated release date of December 30, will help portal users become better aware of colleagues who are online and reachable via instant message or telephone. People who are simultaneously viewing the same portlet interface or working with identical portlets can become aware that the other is online, and potentially ready to collaborate.

(December 4, 2002) - What's being described if you are told that reconnection and recovery is automatic, and requires no intervention from an administrator? Or how about if you're told that for bigger enterprises and more mission-critical applications, there's a network deployment option? The answer is IBM WebSphere, the infrastructure software that has been gaining ground on the lead previously enjoyed by BEA Systems with its WebLogic family of products. In fact with the newly released version 5 of WebSphere, just out, some analysts are beginning to spculate that IBM may have pulled level with BEA and is now tieing them as market share leader.

(December 6, 2002) - Speaking today to industry analysts and the world's leading technology publications, including Java Developer's Journal, IBM today elaborated on the details and intentions behind its biggest announcement since its purchase of Lotus Development Corporation in June 1995, namely its upcoming acquisition of Rational Software for a staggering sum in excess of $2 billion. J2EE Editor Ajit Sagar asked the senior vice president of IBM?s Global Software Business, Steve Mills, whether the purchase would in any way diminish IBM's commitment to Java.

(January 7, 2003) - The Bowstreet Portlet Factory (BPF) 5.5, has recently been released, offering deeper integration with IBM WebSphere, increased automation, and enhanced Web services interoperability to further speed the development of highly adaptive portlets for the IBM WebSphere Portal environment.

(January 7, 2003) - IBM has announced agreements with providers of business news and information, such as Financial Times and Pinnacor, in which they will make their personalized content directly accessible to users of IBM's WebSphere Portal software.

(January 7, 2003) - Sapiens International Corporation now includes IBM WebSphere Portal as an optional front end to its INSIGHT family of insurance solutions. Sapiens Policy INSIGHT, its policy administration solution for the property/ casualty insurance sector, will be the first in the product suite to include WebSphere Portal.

(November 20, 2002) - IBM's WebSphere - Express, a new addition to its WebSphere software family, is built for midmarket companies and the business partners that serve them. Typically capital constrained and risk-averse, businesses with 100 to 1,000 employees are looking for reliable and easy-to-deploy solutions that leverage the Web to better serve their customers.

(November 20, 2002) -- Building on the growing momentum in workforce mobility and corporate investment in Linux, IBM and Sharp Corporation will bring together IBM software and Sharp technologies in a Linux-based mobile solution that makes it easier for businesses to extend enterprise applications to mobile workers. The new Enterprise Edition Zaurus, Sharp's Linux-based PDA that works on a foundation of IBM's software, will offer seamless, wireless access to a wide range of enterprise applications on an open, flexible platform.

(November 20, 2002) - Web services today is about server-to-server communications; however, it will also be crucial to integrate thousands of other devices, such as cell phones, PDAs, and pagers. To meet this anticipated demand, IBM has just unveiled its Web Services Toolkit (WSTK) for Mobile Devices, first-of-its-kind software spanning multiple devices and computing platforms. WSDJ-IN News Desk asked IBM for all the details on this innovative toolkit. WSDJ-IN: Has the WSTK for Mobile Devices already been deployed in a beta edition?

(October 24, 2002) - By the year 2005, small and medium-sized businesses will be investing $300 billion in computer-related purchases, more than half of which will go toward software and services, according to the consulting firm Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc.

(October 24, 2002) - A new initiative has begun at IBM, with the goal of delivering industrial strength Web services solutions. Run by a 20-company advisory council jointly marketing their offerings, Web services on WebSphere (WoW) hopes to establish an environment in which IBM, ISVs, and solution providers can share technology and ideas for constructing Web services. WSDJ spoke with IBM's Siva S. Darivemula, manager of the WoW program for business partners, for more on WoW.

(October 29, 2002) -- The IBM board of directors today elected Samuel J. Palmisano chairman of the board, effective January 1, 2003. Palmisano will succeed Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., when he retires from the company and from the IBM board of directors at the end of this year.

(November 6, 2002) - Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), a national retailer of outdoor gear and clothing, has standardized its e-commerce applications with IBM's WebSphere platform. REI reports that the move to WebSphere has dramatically improved core shopping process times. It also has set a foundation for new features that will more closely integrate REI's sales channels, creating a seamless customer experience between stores and e-commerce.

(August 20, 2002) - Sapient, a leading business and technology consultancy, today announced that IBM is the new sponsor of Sapient's Enterprise Java Scalability Lab. The lab will utilize IBM Linux-based hardware and software to demonstrate best practices for designing, building, and deploying high-performance J2EE applications that maximize the business value of Sapient's advanced technology solutions.

(August 20, 2002) - Rational Software has collaborated with CommerceQuest to develop the MQTester for Rational, a new automated performance-testing solution that speeds the development of higher-quality IBM WebSphere MQ-based business and Web services applications.

(September 10, 2002)- Sitraka has announced the release of Sitraka PerformaSure 1.6, a transaction-centric performance diagnosis tool for analyzing distributed J2EE applications, for IBM WebSphere Application Server 4.0. Companies using IBM WebSphere can now use PerformaSure to detect and diagnose performance problems in their J2EE applications. PerformaSure provides J2EE performance teams with insight into how J2EE applications, application servers, and databases interact to serve end-user requests in transactional systems.

(September 19, 2002) - Instantiations is now shipping CodePro Studio 1.2, a comprehensive suite of products that enhance IBM WebSphere Studio and Eclipse development environments. CodePro Studio helps Java developers deliver high quality software in record time at reduced cost. By seamlessly integrating into WebSphere development environments, CodePro Studio delivers extreme productivity and the ultimate developer experience.

(October 17, 2002) - Join the experts from Sitraka and IBM to learn tips and techniques for rapidly diagnosing the root cause of performance loss in distributed J2EE systems on the IBM WebSphere platform using Sitraka PerformaSure.

(October 22, 2002) - By the year 2005, small and medium-sized businesses will be investing $300 billion in computer-related purchases, more than half of which will go toward software and services, according to the consulting firm Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc.

(October 22, 2002) - A new initiative has begun at IBM, with the goal of delivering industrial strength Web services solutions. Run by a 20-company advisory council jointly marketing their offerings, Web services on WebSphere (WoW) hopes to establish an environment in which IBM, ISVs, and solution providers can share technology and ideas for constructing Web services. WSDJ spoke with IBM's Siva S. Darivemula, manager of the WoW program for business partners, for more on WoW.

(August 5, 2002) - IBM has announced it will acquire PricewaterhouseCoopers' global business consulting and technology services unit, PwC Consulting. The combination of IBM and PwC Consulting will create a powerful capability to help clients solve their business issues.

(August 8, 2002) - J.D. Edwards & Company, a leading provider of supply chain management, CRM, and ERP software and solutions, has selected Precise/Indepth for WebSphere to help ensure that its OneWorld® enterprise and CRM software applications are optimized for performance when deployed at customer sites.

(July 23, 2002) - Palm, Inc. and IBM announced plans today to develop a joint capability that will let customers securely access enterprise applications and data using select models of wireless-enabled PalmTM branded handheld computers, including the Palm m515 color handheld®. This deal is intended to increase the use of IBM's software development tools in the handheld business, and to strengthen the position of Palm handhelds in the corporate market.

The newly released version of IBM's WebSphere infrastructure software is squarely aimed at the requirements of on-demand e-business. IBM WebSphere Application Server, Version 5, and its development environment, WebSphere Studio, Version 5, provide the standards-based infrastructure to integrate business processes across the enterprise and with partners, suppliers and customers. IBM WebSphere Version 5 is J2EE 1.3-certified, and is J2EE 1.4-ready since it supports the majority of technologies that will be part of future releases of J2EE.

(December 4, 2002) - PathWAI, a new modular suite from Candle Corporation, is designed to empower enterprises to derive maximum business value from their WebSphere e-business initiatives. Incorporating tools and services, PathWAI enables businesses to harness the power of WebSphere by streamlining deployment, accelerating ROI, and enabling consistent performance. The PathWAI suite uses proven methodologies to align developers, operations staff, and senior management. The methodology focuses on knowledge transfer and training, allowing enterprises to gain the internal expertise necessary to optimize their WebSphere investment and freeing them from expensive ongoing service engagements.

(December 4, 2002) - Merant has become the first company to offer issue and version management solutions integrated with WebSphere Studio. PVCS Dimensions, Merant's solution for software configuration management (SCM), and PVCS Version Manager, a solution for version control in team development environments, are now integrated with the latest version of WebSphere Studio, and are also certified as part of IBM's Ready For WebSphere Studio Software validation program.

(December 4, 2002) - Fujitsu Limited and IBM Corporation will work together to deliver telecommunications middleware solutions that better link telecommunications services and e-business. The collaboration will make it easier for businesses to use telecommunications services by merging previously independent carrier services provided through public wireline or mobile phone networks with such internal network-delivered business services as groupware, collaboration feature sets, and portals.

The National Geographic Society is using IBM software and hardware to digitize more than 10,000 of its images, and then making them commercially available worldwide.

(December 10, 2002) - TogetherSoft Corporation's newly released Together WebSphere Studio Edition extends IBM's development platform with modeling and productivity features. This latest technology will be offered as part of the TogetherSoft family of products including Together ControlCenter.

(November 6, 2002) - IBM says it intends to enhance its portfolio of products and services that are helping healthcare and insurance companies prepare to meet the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates. HIPAA is a set of federal transaction and data protection regulations for healthcare providers, plans, and clearinghouses. The HIPAA regulations simplify electronic data interchange among healthcare industry participants and protect patient health information.

(July 3, 2002) - Covasoft, Inc., an innovator in real-time J2EETM management solutions, has released CovaOneTM Knowledge Pack for IBM® WebSphere®, the only software that provides answers to solving today's most complex J2EE application and infrastructure problems. The CovaOne Knowledge Pack for IBM WebSphere contains out-of-the-box, expert knowledge that enables customers to automatically diagnose and resolve problems within a company's IBM application servers and the applications and technologies connected to them.

(July 11, 2002) - Dirig Software, a leading developer of award-winning enterprise application performance management solutions for e-business, has received $15 million in financing, led by Battery Ventures with additional investment from original investors JMI Equity, Longworth Venture Partners, and Aprisma Management Technologies.

(April 30, 2003) - Domino customers will especially welcome the newly released Bowstreet Portlet Factory for WebSphere version 5.6. It features the Lotus Collaboration Extension, as well as advanced portlet creation tools and enhanced J2EE automation, giving Domino developers access to the power of J2EE.

UCCnet has announced that the Item Synchronization for Suppliers solution from IBM has been certified for UCCnet Foundation Services 2.1. Item Synchronization for Suppliers is part of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration for Retail Distribution portfolio, which provides retailers and their suppliers with industry-specific business process templates, a portfolio of connectors to leading applications, and an integration hub to help them automate their current business processes. UCCnet is a neutral, tax-exempt organization that provides item registry and data synchronization for electronic commerce based on industry developed standards.

J.D. Edwards & Company, a leading provider of supply chain management, CRM, and ERP software and solutions, has selected Precise/Indepth for WebSphere to help ensure that its OneWorld® enterprise and CRM software applications are optimized for performance when deployed at customer sites.

(July 18, 2002) - Merant has announced support for the IBM WebSphere software platform. Merant Collage, the company's easy-to-use, affordable enterprise content management solution for application-driven Web sites, takes advantage of the scalable, reliable WebSphere Application Server to offer customers advanced control over ever-changing, dynamic content.

(June 3, 2002) - New reports by leading analyst firms show IBM's WebSphere has advanced its market momentum in Internet infrastructure software. In the report 'IBM Closes Gap in 2001 Application Server Market,' Gartner Dataquest said IBM WebSphere license revenue grew 71 percent, compared with 23 percent for IBM's closest competitor and 20 percent for the overall market.