Rod Smith is an IBM fellow and Vice President of the IBM Emerging Internet Technologies organization, where he leads a group of highly technical innovators who are developing solutions to help businesses Take Web 2.0 to Work. In his many years in the industry, Rod has moved IBM - and the industry - to a rapid adoption of technologies such as Web services, XML, Linux, J2EE, and various wireless standards. As an IBM Fellow, Rod is helping lead IBM's strategic planning around Web 2.0 technologies and practices, with a focus on how these technologies can bring real business value to IBM's customers.
Why Open Standards?
When you consider the dynamic connections and just-in-time integration
resulting from today's networked business relationships, it's easy to
appreciate how keeping standards proprietary is clearly the strategy of the
last computing generation. As e-business enters the 21st century, open
standards will fuel the Internet, further speeding the pace of the new
economy. The importance of open standards extends across all industries
because they enable markets to grow and evolve faster. By creating a
framework in which all players can participate, open standards are integral
to the success of the Internet as a business channel.
The Internet's brief history has already shown that the free exchange of
information is good business for everyone. It's no coincidence that
underlying technologies like TCP/IP, the communication protocol for the
Internet, and ... (more)
Rod Smith is an IBM fellow and Vice President of the IBM Emerging Internet Technologies organization, where he leads a group of highly technical innovators who are developing solutions to help businesses Take Web 2.0 to Work. In his many years in the industry, Rod has moved IBM - and the industry - to a rapid adoption of technologies such as Web services, XML, Linux, J2EE, and various wireless standards. As an IBM Fellow, Rod is helping lead IBM's strategic planning around Web 2.0 technologies and practices, with a focus on how these technologies can bring real business value to IBM's customers.
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