Jacques Martin

Read JDJ's 2004 Predictions by i-Technology Leaders Feature Story Read The End of Middleware by Jonathan Schwartz Read From the Founding Editor by Steve Benfield In the world of IT, outsourcing is either the dirtiest word you can utter or a brilliant one; it's all about who says it to whom and where it is said. No matter who uses it, it is a word most often said in private. When corporate managers use the word, it is always mentioned in a most confidential fashion as a potential cost-cutting tactic, a magic bullet to increase margins. When technical people use the word in public it is always with a hushed tone, as if speaking it aloud would give management the idea. In private it is discussed as if it were the greatest evil ever to befall the world, a faceless monster f... (more)

It's You, Not the Software

The IBM WebSphere family of products can be a lot of different things to different people, and - just like any family - each member has its own strengths and weaknesses. Some are fully developed and mature; others are just starting out. Each member has its own way of doing things, and of working with other family members. Some members are very cooperative and eager to work with outsiders;... (more)

An Ethical Win

It's been a month of good news for IBM, which has been ranked the Top Corporate Citizen of the year, taken the lead in the application server market, and set some impressive records. In our society, winning and ethics seem to be completely at odds. You only need to look at how professional sports and even the Olympics have degenerated into one cheating scandal after another. Then there ar... (more)

A Conversation with John Shedletsky, Vice President of Competitive Technologies at IBM

Recently Jack Martin, editor-in-chief of WSDJ, spoke to John Shedletsky, vice president of Competitive Technologies at IBM. In addition to running the Competitive Technology Lab, Shedletsky and his team host competitive seminars for business partners and potential customers to illustrate the technical differences between WebSphere and its competition. WSDJ: When you say you try to underst... (more)

Outsourcing: Magic Bullet or Dirty Word? It All Depends on Your Perspective

In the world of IT, outsourcing is either the dirtiest word you can utter or a brilliant one; it's all about who says it to whom and where it is said. No matter who uses it, it is a word most often said in private. When corporate managers use the word, it is always mentioned in a most confidential fashion as a potential cost-cutting tactic, a magic bullet to increase margins. When techni... (more)