IBM to Employ Open-Source Development Style for Tools

ORLANDO, Fla.—IBM plans to launch a new development scheme patterned after open-source initiatives for one of its upcoming commercial offerings. At the IBM Rational Software Development Conference here on June 6, Lee Nackman, vice president of product development and customer support for IBM Rational, said that IBM will open-source a core portion of its upcoming "Jazz" collaboration platform and then build commercial software on top of that.