The real power of AJAX is not so much in its (technical) innovation. Its real power is in the adoption model--it's predictable. Browsers will have the capabilities to use it, and you can deliver it anywhere.

You'll have automated federation of all aspects of the software development lifecycle process.

IBM is uniquely poised to connect multiple development teams through a secured, distributed environment. Systems engineers rely on the IBM Rational Software Development Platform to collaborate and govern their overall software development process.

What we're going to do is cheaper, better, faster and more flexible. We're going to be improving our ability to [accommodate these needs] across open standards to establish these types of dynamic communities of interest.