c IBM's practice for facilitating interoperability of Operating Systems Grant Williamson IBM Open Client Integration Architect 2009 2014 IBM IBM Corporation Corporation
Topics History Browser Independence Productivity Suites IBM Open Client
History 2009 2014 IBM IBM Corporation Corporation
Evolution of the IBM I/T Client Goal: Provide employees with the right tool at the right time for the right cost. Higher productivity through collaboration Drive to Web through lightweight platforms Roles based dynamic delivery of IT resources 2006 Globalized End User Services Flexible Offerings Light / Thin Client Consolidation of Standard End User Services At Geography / Country Level 2 PC Images: Windows, Linux Open Computing Shift To Self-Help Model With Translated Content Roles Based Policies For Personalization / Customizations Web Based Software Delivery Global Workstation Asset Management Linux Desktop Single Image Delivery Solution Supporting Multiple Sourced Media (network, CD/DVD) 2001 1988 Each division its own IT Shop Supporting Separate Host VM/MVS Systems User support based on specialist down the hall Site / Location Focused 1999 Internal Standardization Program Standardized Image Build & Delivery, Support, Mail and Calendar, Asset Management, Software Delivery 2014 Cross-geography Alignment Applications As Hosted Services Platform Shifting To Network
Browser Independence 2009 2014 IBM IBM Corporation Corporation
Browser Independence Drive the enterprise adoption of Firefox and IBM's transformation to web based delivery of enterprise applications WebSphere Portal based w3 Intranet is the foundation Accelerate adoption of HTML5 techniques, Social Networking technologies and situational applications in the Enterprise Build an Operating System and browser independent IT environment Advance IBM's adoption of open w3c standards Innovation that matters for our company, and the world developers share IBM s best practices and influence technology direction at the Mozilla.org foundation
Productivity Suites 2009 2014 IBM IBM Corporation Corporation
IBM Social Document Strategy When and where you need documents in context - Three solutions : Cloud, Mobile and Desktop Mobile device support Review & comment Light-weight editing Online or Offline viewing Rich presentation client Connections Mobile IBM Docs : Light-weight web editing Commenting & discussions Attention management Author awareness Synchronously and asynchronously OpenOffice Desktop editing support Complex business documents Connectors to access, sync and manage Connections files Social Document Strategy / Cloud First Development Model
Apache Open Office Open source You can distribute, copy, and modify the software as much as you wish, in accordance with either of OOo s Open Source licenses. Cross-platform OOo3 runs on several hardware architectures and under multiple operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris. Extensive language support OOo s user interface is available in over 40 languages. Consistent user interface All components have a similar look and feel, making them easy to use and master. File compatibility In addition to its native OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOo includes PDF and Flash export capabilities, as well as support for opening and saving files in many common formats including Microsoft Office, HTML, XML, WordPerfect, and Lotus 123 formats. New in OOo3 (using an extension): the ability to import and edit some PDF files. No vendor lock-in OOo3 uses OpenDocument Format (ODF), an XML (extensible Markup Language) file format developed as an industry standard by OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) and adopted by ISO as an International Standard. These files can easily be unzipped and read by any text editor, and their framework is open and published
IBM Open Client 2009 2014 IBM IBM Corporation Corporation
IBM Open Client Heterogeneous Desktop Environment Same codebase runs on Mac, Linux and Windows Alternative Computing Models alternative client access technologies including virtualized clients move to the web. Platform independent, open standards Office suite: Apache Open Office Open standards browser: Firefox, Google Chrome
IBM Open Client for Linux Objectives To build and deliver a fully supported, standards-based desktop Linux client, designed to increase the productivity of IBMers. Provide applications and desktop services that can work on different operating systems centrally provisioned and managed Focus on Open Standards based solutions Align with IBM product strategy Lead the industry in integrated open client platforms Increase employee productivity/satisfaction and decrease TCO Vision Provide IBM internal population with the right client platform based on business role
IBM Open Client for Linux Virtualization of endpoint Separate IBM-, customer-, and personal virtual images Key concept Open source base layer as virtual host of fit for purpose images Provision custom hardened images from a catalog Entitlement by job role Cloud based images when additional data security or minimal (non daily) use is needed Endpoint control for all endpoint images (virtualized, cloud, physical)
IBM Open Client for Linux - Migration
Summary Platform Independent Applications used by everybody in the company should be delivered platform-independent Open Standards It's all about Open Standards, not Open Source know the difference Choice In essence, users choose their own platform. Specific application requirements for customers are allowed to define the OS
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