Ireland center to provide startups and midsize businesses with SOA, Web 2.0 expertise. A new IBM Innovation Center in Dublin opened on July 11. It becomes the 34th such center IBM has opened around the world in an effort to build a network of support centers for midsize companies.The centers are designed to provide IBM expertise around open standards technologies to the IT staffs of midsize companies, said Jim Corgel, IBM’s general manager of independent software vendor and developer relations. More on CIO.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe IBM’s Latest Innovation: PodSmart, MP3 Technology to Deal With Information Overload How to Introduce Web 2.0 Technologies into the Enterprise The Dublin center opens as the demand for Web-based collaborative technologies is rising in Europe. Information technology had the most significant upturn of any industry in Europe, according to a report released by Ernst & Young and Dow Jones Venture One. Jessica Canning, director of global research for Dow Jones Venture One, said in a statement that the interest in Web 2.0 technology and initial public offerings in information services companies are fueling this growth. IBM will use the innovation centers to sponsor workshops on Web 2.0 best practices, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and marketing and networking. Related content feature The dark arts of digital transformation — and how to master them Sometimes IT leaders need a little magic to push digital initiatives forward. Here are five ways to make transformation obstacles disappear. By Dan Tynan Oct 02, 2023 11 mins Business IT Alignment Business IT Alignment Business IT Alignment feature What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success The ever-increasing pace of change has upped the pressure on companies to deliver new products, services, and capabilities. And they’re relying on PMOs to ensure that work gets done consistently, efficiently, and in line with business objective By Mary K. Pratt Oct 02, 2023 8 mins Digital Transformation Project Management Tools IT Leadership opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe