IBM Acquires StrongLoop for Node.js Capabilities
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IBM announced this week that it has acquired application development software provider StrongLoop to integrate
StrongLoop’s software enables developers to build applications using APIs (application programming interfaces). IBM said that the integration of StrongLoop will help clients and developers build scalable APIs and connect existing back-end processes with front-end mobile,
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In the announcement, IBM said that by combining StrongLoop’s services with IBM’s WebSphere and Java capabilities clients will be able to connect Java and Node.js development platforms more easily.
“With this acquisition, the industry benefits from Node.js’ formal entry into the mainstream enterprise,” said Juan
IBM will add select cloud capabilities from StrongLoop to its IBM IoT Foundation.
Global support for the StrongLoop platform will be available in the second half of 2016, including language translation support for Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish and
Earlier this month, GoDaddy-owned Nodejitsu announced that its existing customers can transition their Node.js applications running on Nodejitsu to Modulus, an applications hosting PaaS company.
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