IBM Opens Advanced Internet Application Center in the Netherlands
New Technologies and Applications Demonstrate the Power of Next Generation Internet
ZOETERMEER, THE NETHERLANDS (November 10, 1999) – IBM opened the doors today to the latest center dedicated to the development of Next Generation Internet technologies and applications. The Advanced Internet Applications Center in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, will enable IBM to create technologies that will help customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa harness new Internet applications for their own e-business needs.
The Next Generation Internet will have bandwidth 1,000 times faster than today’s available bandwidth and will enable a new realm of applications that incorporate video, audio, data and transactions for a more natural, intelligent and trusted medium for e-business. The new Center for Advanced Internet Applications will focus on the European development of advanced applications and related middleware.
This is IBM’s second global center focused on collaborative research and the development of Next Generation Internet solutions.
With high-speed networks connecting IBM to universities and companies worldwide, developers and researchers will have a way to collaborate on new high-performance, prototype applications for the Next Generation Internet. Currently, the group at the Advanced Internet Application Center in Zoetermeer is working with IBM’s team at the International Center for Advanced Internet Research (iCAIR) in Chicago on applications that allow for search and retrieval of content from digital video, much like today’s applications allow for searching on text.
“Building new business models and opportunities could not happen at a more appropriate location — The Netherlands — the heart of Europe’s cutting-edge R&D activities,” said Bert Dekkers, Advanced Internet Center Project Manager for IBM. “The Advanced Internet Applications Center is yet another example of IBM’s drive to create Internet-based technologies for today’s — and tomorrow’s — e-businesses.”
Source: IBM