Open Client for Linux @ IBM

1. Open Client for Linux @ IBM Thomas Fischnaller Project Manager Open Client Europe Deployment

2. Agenda • IBM’s Open Client Strategy • Open Client for Linux Deployment • Goals • Approach • Standardisation • User Segmentation • Timelines • Pilot results • Current Deployment Status • Key to success • Open Client for Linux @ IBM • High-level Architecture • Applications • IBM Workplace • Installation Procedure • Live Demo • Wrap Up – Questions and Answers

3. IBM’s Open Client Strategy

4. IBM’s Client Strategy • IBM’s client strategy is a customer driven strategy, based around • Flexibility and choice of client platform and operating system • Pervasive and embedded clients as well as desktops • Reduced total cost of ownership, especially through server-managed clients • Cross-platform client application development through Eclipse Rich Client Platform • Linux plays a key role in the wider IBM Client strategy

5. IBM’s Open Client Strategy • Provide applications and desktop services that can work on different operating system – centrally provisioned and managed • Focus on Open Standards based solutions • Align with IBM product strategy and exploit IBM Research technology • Create Solutions that can be replicated with IBM clients • Lead the industry in integrated open client platforms • Increase employee productivity/satisfaction and decrease TCO • Provide IBM internal population with the “right” client platform based on business role • Speedup migration of existing business applications to the web • Establish IBM Workplace as integrating platform for end user capability

6. Open Document Format (ODF) • Defined by OASIS OpenDocument technical committee • Only (!) standard for editable office documents developed within an open community • Standard XML based document format (xml in zip) • Format is public available • Standardized and first version published by Oasis in May 2005 • ISO certification in May 2006 • IBM has three members of the technical committee • Is the default file format for Productivity Tools • .odt, .ods, .odp

7. Open Client for Linux Deployment

8. Goals • It is important that IBM showcase an enterprise deployments of Open Client. This project must support and demonstrate IBM commitment to Open Client • Provide Linux Client as a supported, internal service offering • Deployment of Open Client for Linux to the targeted segment • Migration of users from the earlier versions of Linux client

9. Approach • Pragmatic and deliberate approach • Start by looking at end user usage and determine where Linux is appropriate • Deployment on a volunteer basis -> “Community Approach”

10. IBM Client Platform Environment - Standardized • Support • Central Help Desk • Web ticketing • SME • Local support • IBM Standard Solutions Finder • Hardware • Corporate wide standard: Windows and Linux • End to end Workstation Asset Management • Software/Applications • Has been long accepted in the Windows environment • Corporate Integration: Intranet, Eclipse, ODF, and so on • Processes • Asset Management: Data tracking, Planning, and so on • Infrastructure • Image delivery • User Profiling • Authentication • BluePage classification • IBM Standard Asset Manager

11. Authentication ImageInfo. FTP Watson Research Europe Mirror Servers - Selected ISCI/ISSI servers Lifeboat CD Image distribution

12. 3 4 5 8 6 2 7 Bluepages – LDAP Directory Server Websphere - Watson Research DB2 Server 1 Lifeboat CD EMEA Mirror Servers - Selected ISCI/ISSI servers Image distribution • Boot client workstation using ISCI 3.0 boot media (CD-ROM, USB Memory Key, etc.) • Start Installation Wizard • Authenticate using IBM Intranet Password (IIP) • Retrieve Bluepages information for entitlement • Retrieve information from DB2 server (profiles, server/image tables, entitlement rules, etc.) • Perform entitlement checking, present client delivery options, select ISCI server and perform other pre-installation processing tasks • Retrieve image files (FTP) and begin installation • Log build information and statistics to DB2 server

13. User Segmentation • Participating in Open Source projects • Building Linux server hardware • Developing Linux software applications • Creating Linux service offerings • Using Linux based engineering design tools • Researching new technologies • Marketing Linux solutions • Supporting customer's Linux deployments

14. Business Units The Project Targeted Group • Participating in Open Source projects • Building Linux server hardware • Developing Linux software applications • Creating Linux service offerings • Using Linux based engineering design tools • Researching new technologies • Marketing Linux solutions • Supporting customer's Linux deployments Employees nomination Europe 5.400 • Volunteer, Special interest groups and Communities • Promotions: Meetings, Internal news • Nomination • Invitation • Existing Users • Users of the earlier version • Linux users without Standard-Client (C4eB) • Promotions: Meetings, Internal news • Nomination • Invitation • BUs to identify the users • BUs to nominate employees • Promotion/awareness • Previous nomination • Commitment from the Business Unit to support the Projekt is very important!

15. 2006 Timelines 2006 Pilot TIC Tests Deployment Closure Oct Mar Apr May Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec Jun End of pilot 1 TIC tests completed 2 Start of deployment 3 Project closed 4

16. Pilot Users Survey – June 2006

17. Pilot Users Survey – June 2006

18. Pilot Users Survey – June 2006

19. Deployment Status – June 2006

20. Deployment Status – June 2006

21. Key to success • Enterprise integration • Standardization • Pragmatic approach: Profiling and segmentation • Communication • The right type and level of Support • Education & Training • Tools • Processes • Employee Awareness and Skills • Awareness-Sessions • Know-How Sessions (E-Learnings, Classroom-Trainings) • Intranetpages • Presentations • Line of Business Buy-in and support

22. Open Client for Linux

23. Developer Tower apps Site layer applications Business unit apps IBM specific applications Managed Client – Patch Distribution, App Mgmt, User Admin, Remote Admin Optimized Hardware Configurations for ThinkPad models Security patches and distribution updates Base Linux Distribution – RedHat/SUSE High-level Architecture • Selective install of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation • “Standard” - selective install for users • “Developer” - selective install for developres • Integration of the Linux Client into the IBM Enterprise • Customization for business units / user segments

24. Applications • Productivity Tools • Notes 7 Client • Sametime 7.5 • Firefox • YUM • SPLX from Trend Micro (Antivirus tool) • Workstation Security Tool (WST) • Firewall (from Redhat + IBM rules via IP-tables) • Terminal Emulation • Tivoli Storage Manager (Backup & Recovery) • IBM Print Solution (developed by IBM Research Lab in Haifa and Print Team in Germany) • IBM Thinkpad Utilities • and many more ….

25. IBM Workplace • Server-based • Productivity tools (local) • Notes-plugin -> Notes 7 Client (local) • Currently in the transition to Hannover • IBM Workplace Managed Client 2.6 on Linuxhttp://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247208.html?Open

26. Web based choice of installations User authentication Client version Standard vs. Developer install Dual-boot vs. Destructive Pre-fill Corporate Directory Server Local Options (Timezones, etc) License agreements Automatic installation Additional layer / Configuration opts. Choice of installation- Server based on IP-address User boots with CD Installation Procedure

27. Questions?

28. Thanks !Thomas FischnallerHollerithstrasse 1D-81829 Münchenthomas_fischnaller@de.ibm.com

29. Backup Slides

30. User Segmentation Linux Windows

31. Client Development • Global Team • Project Development Team responsible for Project Management • Coordination with Business Units regarding requirement profiles • Coordination with internal & external suppliers • Schedules, Milestones, etc. • IBM internal Open Source Development Model • Core-Team of dedicated resources for timecritical components • Free „Developerscloud“ for new components, enhancements, etc. • QA Test-Team and internal Service Provider (IBM Global Account) for Test and Roll-out

32. The IBM Workplace Concept • A dynamic environment that brings together a “composition” of collaborative tools, applications and connections required by the business situations • Compose capabilities are based on the users identity, role and targeted to the business process context • Server managed to multiple device types and multiple access modes • Extensible to increase organizational responsiveness and agility

33. IBM Workplace Managed Client provides the rich client experience for Workplace Collaboration Services 2.6Unifying people, tools and resources to simplify day-to-day business Dynamically integrated... • Activity Explorer ** • Productivity editors ** • Project Planner tool ** • Data Access tool ** • People finder • Awareness and chat • Team places • Virtual meetings • Document management • Editors and viewers • Threaded discussions • Messaging • Calendar and schedule • Workflow • Learning ** requires Workplace Managed Client

34. Eclipse-based Extensible Run-time Environment 3rd Party Extensions IBM Value Added Extension Services Replication/ Synchronization Client Middleware IBM Eclipse Contributions Eclipse 3.0 Foundation User experience framework, windowing, component interaction Operating System Utilities (Browsers, Drivers, etc.) Operating System (Windows, Linux, Mac [future]) Workplace Client Technology (Key aspects) User Experience • Rich, Contextual • Disconnected • Componentized • Provisioned Provisioning/ Management (Tivoli & RCPML Agent) Local Data Store (Cloudscape, DB2e) Replication & Offline (SyncML4J) Local App ServerEJB Container, JRE/JSR’s Server Based Management Workplace Client Technology • Componentized • Server Managed • Pervasive • Secured Data • Offline Capable