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 PartnerWorld
If you are involved in developing and selling software in the commercial marketplace, consider teaming with IBM through membership in PartnerWorld, the developer resource for IBM Business Partners. This relationship is designed to help independent software vendors (ISVs) reach broader business opportunities, lower development costs and get their products to market faster with greater success. PartnerWorld Industry Networks offer a rich set of industry-tailored resources to help you grow your business in the industries and markets you serve.

Included with your membership are resources to assist developers in creating applications for the IBM Mainframe server platforms (z/OS, OS/390, Linux, z/VM, and VSE).
 
 Solutions development for IBM Systems
Technical Resources and Support for IBM Business Partners building solutions with IBM Systems, Servers, and Storage. A wide variety of resources consisting of education, marketing, technical enablement, support, Roadmaps and so on are located on this site. Access consists of a powerful search facility so that you can quickly and easily locate content of interest.

This site was formerly known as the Virtual Innovation Center for Hardware.
 
 ISV Mainframe Servers Technical Support
The site, hosted by the Dallas Technical Support Center (DTSC), is specifically developed for ISVs that develop applications and support the IBM System z family. Both open access as well as "secured web site" access information is provided on this site for those ISVs wishing additional technical information and other program information concerning System z.

Examples of items on this site are support for the Developer's Application Development CD (AD/CD), Remote Development Programs, Linux for System z Programs, on so on, as well as other technical information only available through a user id and password. Access information is provided at this site for those ISVs wishing to access the secured site.
 
 developerWorks
developerWorks wants to help you unleash the full power of hardware and operating systems, bridge multiple platforms, and be more successful through the use of open standards and cross-platform technologies such as Java, Linux, XML, and open source projects. developerWorks offers articles, sample code, tutorials, tools, news, discussion forums, emerging technologies—virtually anything developers want and need to get the job done.

developerWorks includes technology zones which fully cover an established technology like Java, XML, and Linux, and provide a wealth of articles, tools, code, tutorials, forums, polls, news, events, and related links to help developers at any level (novice to advanced) improve their skill set on that technology.
 
 developerWorks community
These are community sites for technical people who work with, or want more information about, IBM products from DB2 to WebSphere. They provide centralized access to resources for technical needs, plus advice and how-to articles from experienced users.

IBM eServer Developer Domain contains technical information, tools, samples, and education on the IBM eServer family of products, and on related applications. The IBM eServer family helps you build a complete e-business infrastructure by combining IBM tools, hardware, software, storage, and services with those provided by our Business Partners.
 
Mainframe servers education
Learn about formal and informal education programs available to assist developers.
 

 
developerWorks
Technical resources for IBM servers and operating systems