ETTK (Emerging Technologies ToolKit) Community

The Emerging Technologies Toolkit (ETTK) is a collection of technologies from IBM's software development and research labs relevant to IBM's emerging software strategy. An "ETTK package" showcases emerging technology areas with potential to create innovative business solutions for our industry. These packages provide tools, example code, documentation and executable demos so technologists can learn about and contribute to these technologies. This ETTK Community shares information and experiences using these ETTK technologies.

*Join the community* and help evolve the most promising emerging software technology. Contribute ideas, experiences and offer help to fellow developers and IBM researchers.

Want to have easy access to all the ETTK has to offer? Then consider downloading the Emerging Technologies Explorerto give your Eclipse-based IDE everything it needs to explore ETTK-related documentation, on-line and locally-installed demos, tools, and community resources like wikis and blogs. The Explorer will also help install integrated ETTK Eclipse-based technologies.

ETTK Technology Community Areas

The following topic areas are currently part of the ETTK. Click on the technology title for its wiki page. To download a technology, click on "aW site" to go to that technology's alphaWorks page. For a complete list of technologies that are part of the ETTK, please visit our IBM alphaWorks ETTK Portal.

Eclipse
Emerging Technologies Explorer (aW site)
Security Workbench Development Environment for Java (aW site)
Visual XForms Designer (aW site)

Graphical User Interfaces
Rule-based Accessibility Validation Environment (aW site)
Reflexive User Interface Builder (aW site)
Visual XForms Designer (aW site)

Network Interaction
BeepLite Networking Layer (aW site, Links & Reviews)
Fluid Sync (aW site)
Reliable Asynchronous Message Profile (RAMP) Toolkit (aW site)

RFID (RFID Links & Reviews)
Application Level Events (ALE) Preview for RFID (aW site)

Web services
Ad Hoc Development and Integration (aW site, Card Repository )
ETTK for Web Services (aW site)
Reliable Asynchronous Message Profile (RAMP) Toolkit (aW site)
Semantic Tools for Web Services (aW site, Links & Reviews, FAQ, Samples )
WSDM Browser for CIM and OSGi (aW site)

XML Technologies
Compound XML Document Editor (aW site, Links & Reviews)
Virtual XML Garden (aW site)
XML Enhancements for Java (aW site, Links & Reviews, FAQ)
XML Forms Generator (aW site)

Got an idea for a new technology or an enhancement to an existing technology that you'd like to see? Please enter it on our Proposals page. Have a creative solution or new way of using an ETTK technology? Please consider contributing to our FAQ section.

IBM alphaWorks ETTK Portal

ETTK Blog

ETTK Technology Forums

Here are the latest entries on the ETTK Blog.