IBM Increases alphaWorks Output

IBM has upped the output of 'alphaWorks'. IBM alphaWorks -- a web site for software engineers -- turns out code produced by Big Blue's worldwide network of R&D labs in its earliest stages of development. Several new tools were introduced to the site within the past week; ostensibly to assist developers who program in Java, XML and on Unix systems.

Some are these emerging technologies include IBM’s Advanced Pattern Search Toolkit, XQuery Normalizer and Static Analyzer, Dictionary and Thesaurus APIs for Java, Views for XML, Command Line Bot, Framework for Autonomic Java-Based Servers and Service Management Framework Extensions. IBM's India Software Lab was the primary developer.

According to IBM, these applications tackle a broad range of tasks such as searching sequential data, accessing distributed Unix systems, defining and querying views on XML data, and standardizing queries for deployment in a XQuery environment.

In the interim since IBM issued a press release announcing these additions to alphaWorks, a handful of new programs have been uploaded. These include: Tivoli Access Manager for Microsoft .NET; Dynamic Cache Policy Editor for WebSphere Application Server; Bioinformatic Workflow Builder Interface; and Web Service for Bioinformatic Analysis Workflow.

"IBM is committed to providing developers with the opportunity to experience emerging, first-of-a-kind technologies at the earliest stages of development from our R&D labs worldwide,” said Marc Goubert, manager, IBM alphaWorks and Developer Relations.

Goubert continued, "This unique approach enables software engineers to evaluate and influence tomorrow's innovative technologies, as well as help early adopters maintain a competitive edge by working with 'alpha-code' software, services and standards."

For additional information and to download from alphaWorks, visit IBM's alphaWorks web site.