IBM announced free software and educational resources to help developers in Russia build and deploy innovative applications based on open standards and open source. Tapping into the booming software development market in Russia, IBM is giving software developers, architects and students free access to software and hundreds of new tools and technical and educational resources. This will enable them to more easily build open standards-based applications.

With a few clicks of a mouse, developers can download free versions of IBM middleware, IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition and IBM DB2 Universal Database Express-C. They can also download access trial code, tutorials, technical forums, emerging technologies and blogs where IBM technical experts share their tips and expertise

Russia has one of the largest, growing developer populations in the world. IDC estimates that Russia will experience approximately 40% growth in its developer population between 2005 and 2008. Developer growth is also fueled by Russia's large IT student population, as more than 1.3 million students have graduated from Russian universities with information technology related skills over the last seven years.

IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition is an open source-based application server that helps developers reduce the complexity of application development by pre-integrating the most common services for building Java-based applications. The customizable software features a small footprint, making it easier to download and manage. Also available at no charge is IBM DB2 Universal Database Express-C, which offers the same core DB2 data server in a smaller package specifically designed for use in software development, deployment, re-distribution and embedding within applications.

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