IBM Partners with Deutsche Telekom

The role of cloud computing in mobile app development continued to expand recently as IBM and Deutsche Telekom announced that they had joined forces to offer a new cloud-based environment for developers. In order to create this new service, the companies will combine the capabilities of IBM's app development platform Worklight with Deutsche Telekom's Developer Garden. Users will then be able to access the service in the Deutsche Telekom cloud. This new service will be available to small and medium-sized companies in Europe, and will give developers the tools they need to efficiently create apps for all mobile operating systems.

Developer Garden-powered IBM Worklight - the official moniker for the new platform - aims to offer the adaptability, speed and security that are essential for a successful mobile app marketplace.

Developers can use the cloud-based service to build apps across platforms to create hybrid apps with HTML5 or employ Android or iOS controls to build native apps. The solution also includes a geo-location capability that allows companies to provide a wide range of services via their mobile apps. Customers who choose to participate can notify retailers when they are close to a store location, so that retailers can offer promotions on same-day purchased items to customers who use the feature, and hotels can be alerted when guests who opt to use the feature are nearby, the two companies said.

According to Business Cloud News, IBM's general manager of application and integration middleware, Marie Wieck, said that the availability of the IBM technology on the Deutsche Telekom cloud will enable increased speed and ease of delivery within the platform. Business Cloud News also noted that smaller businesses will be able to make use of the cloud to increase efficiency of operations and cut costs.

Much to the delight of its future users both companies boast that security in the cloud-based system will be top notch.

"The data will be securely hosted on Deutsche Telekom's servers in Germany and thus be subject to the strict German data protection provisions, adding a layer of security and assurance to developers and enterprises working in the cloud," Deutsche Telekom's Core Telco Products Senior Vice President Rainer Deutschmann said to customers.

Meanwhile, IBM continues to prove why its own reputation for informational security is so good. Shortly after news of the partnership with Deutsche Telekom, the New York-based technology giant announced a recent inroad in a security-sensitive sector: health care. Nonprofit health IT provider Inland Northwest Health Services is now using IBM's SAN Volume Controller technology to keep more reliable electronic health records, Silicon Angle reported.

As mobile apps continue to access the personal information of their users, developers can expect cloud services to provide them with the same data security standards that healthcare professionals receive.

The role of cloud computing in mobile app development continued to expand recently as IBM and Deutsche Telekom announced that they had joined forces to offer a new cloud-based environment for developers. In order to create this new service, the companies will combine the capabilities of IBM's app development platform Worklight with Deutsche Telekom's Developer Garden. Users will then be able to access the service in the Deutsche Telekom cloud. This new service will be available to small and medium-sized companies in Europe, and will give developers the tools they need to efficiently create apps for all mobile operating systems.

Developer Garden-powered IBM Worklight - the official moniker for the new platform - aims to offer the adaptability, speed and security that are essential for a successful mobile app marketplace.

Developers can use the cloud-based service to build apps across platforms to create hybrid apps with HTML5 or employ Android or iOS controls to build native apps. The solution also includes a geo-location capability that allows companies to provide a wide range of services via their mobile apps. Customers who choose to participate can notify retailers when they are close to a store location, so that retailers can offer promotions on same-day purchased items to customers who use the feature, and hotels can be alerted when guests who opt to use the feature are nearby, the two companies said.

According to Business Cloud News, IBM's general manager of application and integration middleware, Marie Wieck, said that the availability of the IBM technology on the Deutsche Telekom cloud will enable increased speed and ease of delivery within the platform. Business Cloud News also noted that smaller businesses will be able to make use of the cloud to increase efficiency of operations and cut costs.

Much to the delight of its future users both companies boast that security in the cloud-based system will be top notch.

"The data will be securely hosted on Deutsche Telekom's servers in Germany and thus be subject to the strict German data protection provisions, adding a layer of security and assurance to developers and enterprises working in the cloud," Deutsche Telekom's Core Telco Products Senior Vice President Rainer Deutschmann said to customers.

Meanwhile, IBM continues to prove why its own reputation for informational security is so good. Shortly after news of the partnership with Deutsche Telekom, the New York-based technology giant announced a recent inroad in a security-sensitive sector: health care. Nonprofit health IT provider Inland Northwest Health Services is now using IBM's SAN Volume Controller technology to keep more reliable electronic health records, Silicon Angle reported.

As mobile apps continue to access the personal information of their users, developers can expect cloud services to provide them with the same data security standards that healthcare professionals receive.