The company said open-standards-based Bluemix catalog includes over 100 tools and services of the open-source technologies combined with IBM and third-party services like Watson, Internet of Things, Big Data & Analytics, and Mobile, among many others.
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“The goal is to enable them to act with speed and have the confidence to build and deploy open-source apps working with clients’ demanding business requirements”, said IBM in a statement.
“IBM firmly believes that open source is the foundation of innovative application development in the cloud”, said IBM vice president of cloud architecture and technology Angel Diaz.
The new program will create cloud development curricula using Bluemix, IBM’s platform-as-a-service, to reach 20,000 students in 36 countries.
The platform, called developerWorks Open, allows developers to not only download the code but have access to blogs and videos, comprising a global network to accelerate development projects.
Additionally, IBM has also introduced new platform for developers to collaborate with IBM on a newly released set of open source technologies.
In addition to this, IBM is planning to roll out a set of projects aimed at specific vertical markets – including healthcare, retail, mobile, insurance and banking – to support the development of open-source apps that meet their specific business needs.
IBM Ready App for Healthcare that tracks patient progress for at-home physical therapy programs via mobile device. This app personalizes and reshapes the specialty retail store shopping experience through direct line of communication.
IBM Ready App for Insurance improves the relationship between homeowners and insurers and uses Internet of Things sensors to synch home with utilities.
Activity Streams, which models how users engage with an app.
Sandy Carter, IBM’s general manager for cloud ecosystem and developers, told ProgrammableWeb that this latest initiative makes numerous software projects surrounding IBM Bluemix APIs freely available to developers.
Big Blue also announced an expansion of its partnership with Girls Who Code and a new collaboration with GSVlabs on the ReBoot Accelerator for Women program to aid in the diversification of the tech talent pipeline. IBM will also be providing mentorship and assistance with job placement strategies in hopes of attracting more women back to the workplace, including at IBM. IBM already contributes to 150 open source projects such as OpenStack and Linux.
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Starting this fall, universities around the world will commence more than 250 courses and programs that will utilize educational materials, technologies and methodologies from IBM with a focus on using Bluemix in a variety of courses ranging from computer science, information technology, analytics and data science to mobile and entrepreneurship.
