Cell processor technologies are being closely coupled with IBM’s for open source operating systems and development software.

The IBM has made clear its commitment to Linux software development and open source software by saying it wants to accelerate the adoption of open standards. A key element of this will be an expansion of its Linux software roadmap to include the Cell processor development, as well as visualization and security.

Significantly, the Cell processor is being closely linked with IBM’s open source roadmap. IBM developers are integrating support for Cell BE processor technologies in the Linux kernel and creating Cell software development tools available for download.

It is also working with customers to develop new Cell BE processor-specific tools and plug-ins for application developers. Support for Cell hardware will be provided through standard Linux distributions.

IBM will develop Linux on Power for Cell systems to help customers refine and validate design choices and offer new Cell BE processor-specific tools and plug-ins for application developers.

According to Scott Handy, VP of Linux and open source at IBM, the company is now defining its open source business priorities and that includes Cell. “IBM is going to be as bold and aggressive with open source as we are with Linux, more broadly and permanently transforming our company with the open movement,” said Handy.

IBM is committed to building on its existing Linux business to address the wider open source and open standards communities. It seems to be putting its considerable business weight behind the open-source development community and stepping up its collaboration with the Eclipse and Apache industry wide open source projects.

Behind the move is clear business logic: IBM says that with Linux adoption growing faster than Windows in the server market, and Linux is expected to surpass Windows as an operating system for which developers write applications, according to a recent survey.

By: DocMemory
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