Autonomic Computing

Summary and Conclusions

IBM is an undisputed leader in hardware/software, services and infrastructure, and core applications but relies on ISVs to achieve vertical market dominance and new market penetration. By enabling ISVs with an integrated platform and open standards information architecture in its autonomic development environment, IBM and its partners can provide horizontal- and vertical-market solutions to the small, medium, and large enterprise. This has to be good news for all concerned.

To create new, long-term business requires major shifts in technology, like autonomic computing. Major companies such as IBM develop these new technologies; thereafter alliances and business partner programs create the future profits. The large companies ...