IBM has announced plans to open 18 new mobile application development studios internationally, including one here in Toronto.
The company made the announcement at its Impact conference, which took place in Las Vegas last week.
"The mobile lab will be part of the new Interactive Experience Lab for creating apps for the Web, kiosks and other multi-channel outlets in downtown Toronto and expected to open in a few months, said Warren Tomlin, IBM's North American labs leader. It will focus helping customers creating mobile applications based on industry-specific, pre-configured Ready Apps created by IBM,"
Computer Dealer News reports.
The MobileFirst studios are designed, in part, to widen IBM's consumer base and attract new business—including startups—that are looking to move into or further develop their mobile platforms.
For IBM, one of the goals of launching the portfolio is to widen its customer base and to appeal to companies both large and small.
"We are transforming ourselves in the context of where the market is going," Nancy Pearson, vice-president of IBM’s cloud category marketing, is quoted as saying in the article. "It's the whole channel of IBM as a service."
Although IBM has announced the studio will open within the next few months, details on the location of the studio and the number of jobs this will create was not yet available.
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Original Source: Computer Dealer News