Latest News from Pat Martin

IBM WebSphere Seminar Dares to Compare

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:52:10 EST

(Monday April 1, 2002) - IBM is hosting a technical soirée for the purpose of making it perfectly clear why WebSphere is and will be beating the competition in the marketplace. The full-day event is offered on May 1st and 2nd at 590 Madison Avenue, New York City.

WebSphere Beats the Competition

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:52:08 EST

On September 6, IBM and eBay jointly announced that the two companies have forged an alliance on three fronts. First, IBM landed a public software coup when eBay selected WebSphere as its next-generation trading platform. Second, IBM will expand its presence on eBay, making the trading site a new sales channel. Third, both companies will explore joint marketing opportunities in online and offline media.

WebSphere Innovation Center Opens in the Heart of Downtown Manhattan

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:52:08 EST

On December 5, 2001, Rave Software Solutions opened the first WebSphere Innovation Center (WIC) in New York City. Located in the Information Technology Center Building at 55 Broad Street in the heart of the financial district, the center expects to draw clients from Boston to Philadelphia. The WebSphere Innovation Center is designed to provide important services for resellers and end users, including WebSphere software-based 'test drives' on a variety of hardware platforms and operating environments, and proof-of-concept support and technical briefings. This customer-centric showcase will offer a wide range of technology-based solutions for several industry sectors, including financial services. Originally scheduled to open sooner, the Center was set back by the Sept. 11 attacks.

Global Holding & Investment Company

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST

Global Holding & Investment Company is a retail consumer finance business founded 17 years ago in what was essentially a different technological era. President and CEO Joe Jones discusses how WebSphere has helped to transform his business from a paper-based company to a sleek automated firm poised for exponential growth over the next few years.

Birth of a Platform: Interview with Don Ferguson

Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST

Jack and Pat Martin, editors of WebSphere Developer's Journal, recently sat down with Don Ferguson, 'the Father of WebSphere,' to talk about its history and his view of WebSphere's future.

IBM WebSphere Studio 3.5 Advanced

Fri, 22 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST

When first presented with the idea of moving into a WebSphere production environment, I looked for the exit door. I had been designing in a Web environment since it went graphical in 1994. Through the years I used a relatively small collection of software tools to accomplish my tasks and happily hand-coded all HTML using a text editor. At that point you were really cooking if you could gather information into a database using CGI. Then my neat, comfortable world changed. I began to work with 'others.'

WebSphere Innovation Center Opens in the Heart of Downtown Manhattan

Fri, 07 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST

On December 5, 2001, Rave Software Solutions opened the first WebSphere Innovation Center (WIC) in New York City. Located in The Information Technology Center Building at 55 Broad Street in the heart of the financial district, the center expects to draw clients from Boston to Philadelphia. The WebSphere Innovation Center is designed to provide important services for resellers and end users, including WebSphere software-based 'test drives' on a variety of hardware platforms and operating environments, and proof-of-concept support and technical briefings.