More IBM Innovation Centers Launched

IBM has launched a new IBM Innovation Center in Dublin, Ireland, and announced plans to open four new IBM Innovation Centers across Europe in Finland, Norway, Switzerland, and Denmark.

The new centers are designed to focus on open standards technologies such as Service-Orientated Architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, 3D Internet, Cell Processor, and POWER 6 architecture.

With these new centers, IBM now hosts a global network of more than 38 Innovation Centers around the world. In 2006 alone, more than 6000 business partners leveraged IBM Innovation Centers worldwide to build and test new solutions.

The five new IBM Innovation Centers in Europe will offer R&D expertise and customized hands-on support to enable start-ups, software developers, and other small to mid-sized companies create innovative new software and hardware applications. These efforts will provide start-ups an entry-point to IBM's Research network, accelerating innovation by providing insights into emerging technologies.

According to a recent European Venture Capital report released by Ernst & Young and Dow Jones, IT had the most significant upturn in investments of any industry in Q1'07, totaling EUR 550.2 million of investments in technology start-ups. This represents an increase of EUR 30.1 million in capital investment with software and information services showing the most activity for the sector.

IBM Innovation Centers will also sponsor workshops on SOA, best practices for companies to take advantage of enterprise Web 2.0, and POWER 6 architecture across Europe. Additionally, IBM will also host connection events offering companies unique networking opportunities for business growth.

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