 | Level: Introductory Scott Laningham (scottla@us.ibm.com), Podcast Editor, IBM developerWorks
09 Oct 2007 Get a quick overview of enterprise modernization and how
IBM® can help.
Not familiar with podcasting? Learn more. In this podcast
Hayden Lindsey, Rational® vice president for enterprise tools and compilers, defines
enterprise modernization and talks about the five key areas of business and
IT focus: assets, architecture, skills, processes and tools, and
development investments. He introduces the related IBM offerings and
shares his views on why getting clear about the place and purpose of IT in
an enterprise, and the need for modernization in the five critical areas, is so important.
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About the guest  Hayden Lindsey is vice president and Distinguished Engineer of Enterprise
Tools and Compilers in the Rational division. He is based in Research
Triangle Park, N.C. In his current role, he is responsible for enterprise
tools and compilers development, marketing, sales enablement and services
within Rational. He has worked at IBM for 22 years and has held a variety
of positions, including software developer, product architect, product
manager of VisualAge Generator, manager of Web content management and
personalization, co-leader of the Eclipse tools platform and director of
the WebSphere Studio/Rational modeling and construction tools.
Technically, he was an early adopter of object technology and Smalltalk,
applying it in the areas of application generation, debugging, RAD IDEs,
and performance. He has contributed 14 patents to IBM's portfolio. He is a
1985 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he
earned a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences.
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Podcast credits | 
| | Scott Laningham, host of developerWorks podcasts, was previously editor of developerWorks newsletters. Prior to IBM, he was an award-winning reporter and director for news programming featured on Public Radio International, a freelance writer for the American Communications Foundation and CBS Radio, and a songwriter/musician. |
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