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Resources for open technology









In a word, open source is collaboration. More specifically, it's public collaboration on a software project. IBM has committed to open source in a big way with contributions to more than 120 projects, including more than $1 billion in Linux® development.

The literature and resources you’ll find below will help you learn more about open technologies – what it’s enabling, why it’s important, and how you or your organization can take advantage of its many benefits.

Open source information kit
Case studies
Press releases and news
IBM resources for Developers
Open technologies organizations

Open source information kit
White Paper: The power of the open approach to transform K–12 schools
White Paper: Open approach to creating the next generation of applications — Transforming and modernizing the administration of your institution and taking cost out of the system
White Paper: Solving the integration issue - Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
White Paper: Vision 2010 – The future of business software applications
Video: Open technologies in education
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Case studies
Broward County Schools and the transformational power of IBM On Demand Workplace for Education
University of Miami gains flexibility with IBM information management solution
Wheaton College Career Services reaches more students, alumni at less cost, with IBM Express Portfolio solution
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More information

Press releases and news
IBM and Hewlett Foundation Support “K-12 Open Technologies Initiative” for District Leaders and Education Policymakers (07 Mar 2006)
IBM continues to enhance tools available to open source community to spur innovation of voice applications
Open Source Initiative to give people more control over their personal online information
IBM delivers advanced search and business insight framework to open source community
XJTU-IBM Linux Network Computer Joint Research Center
rSmart Group teams with IBM on open source Kuali Project
rSmart Group teams with IBM on open source Sakai Project
Sakai Project and IBM announce that IBM has become a Sakai Commercial Affiliate (SCA)
IBM helps drive open source development
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IBM resources for Developers
New to Open Source
Blog of Bob Sutor, IBM VP, Standards and Open Source
Introduction by IBM to Open Computing, Open Standards and Open Source
Benefits of Standards and Reuse
IBM developerworks Standards and Web Services
IBM Academic Initiative for Open Computing Education
IBM Developer Resources for an On Demand World
IBM Cloudscape™
IBM Software for Linux
IBM Systems Journal on open source
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Open technologies organizations
Advanced Distributed Learning
Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness - Open Source Software in Higher Education
Centre For Educational Technology Interoperability Standards, UK
Connexions site for sharing educational materials
Content Object Repository Discovery and Registration/Resolution Architecture
Economics of Open Content Symposium
Educational Commons for Open Courseware
IMS Global Learning Consortium
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC ) Standards Body, UK
K12 Educational Commons for Open Courseware
Kuali Project
Linux International
Moodle course management system
Open Source Education Foundation
Open Source Initiative
Open Source Portfolio (OSP) Initiative
Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC), standards body for electronic data exchange in Higher Education
Sakai Project
Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA)
SCORM®
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Open education
Improving access to learning. Achieving better results