ATLANTA-IBM Corp. announced it is now delivering location services over its WebSphere Everyplace Server 2.1 software.
IBM has partnered with SignalSoft Corp., a provider of location management infrastructure, to get location information from carrier networks, which will be made available to application developers. To ensure privacy and security, service providers and subscribers will then be able to control when and where location information is disclosed. Webraska and Kivera, providers of navigation application technology, have agreed to use the WES location service to obtain location information.
IBM also plans to enhance its WES System Development Kit to support creation of location-aware applications, which run on top of the WebSpere Portal Server or stand alone. Webraska and Kivera are also partnering with IBM to develop location-aware portlets, or portal applications, that run on WPS.
