 | Level: Introductory Scott Laningham (scottla@us.ibm.com), Podcast Editor, IBM developerWorks
29 Sep 2006 IBM vice president Bob Sutor shares his perspectives on open standards and open source, explaining how they relate to IBM's vision.
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 Bob Sutor is in a unique position to see the broad impact and promise of the drive for open standards and the open source movement. Here, he shares his perspectives on both and on how they relate to IBM's own strategic vision.
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Sutor is the vice president of Standards for IBM®. In this role, he has the responsibility for driving and executing the cross-company business and technical strategy for open standards and open source as they relate to software, hardware, services, vertical industries, and emerging markets. Previously, he was director of WebSphere® Product and Market Management. This included ownership of the WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere MQ, and the WebSphere Business Integration product lines, as well as Web services and service-oriented architecture. A 23-year veteran of IBM, he has worked in IBM Research; helped to jump-start industry use of XML; and served on the Board of Directors of the OASIS standards group and as vice chairman of the ebXML effort, a joint OASIS/United Nations endeavor. He has co-authored three books and two W3C recommendations. He has an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a Ph.D. from Princeton University, both in mathematics. You can contact him at sutor@us.ibm.com.
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Duration
- Part 1: 18:51
- Part 2: 17:55
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| Interview, Part 1 |  Bob Sutor | 9MB | HTTP |
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| Interview, Part 2 | Bob Sutor | 8MB | HTTP |
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| Transcript | Bob Sutor | | HTTP |
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Podcast credits | 
| | Scott Laningham, host of developerWorks podcasts, was previously editor of developerWorks newsletters. His other work has included reporter and director for programming featured on Public Radio International, freelance writer for the American Communications Foundation and CBS Radio, and songwriter/musician. |
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