IBM and Red Hat Launch $5 Billion Project Lightwell to Secure Open Source Software with AI
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IBM and Red Hat have announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative backed by AI capabilities and over 20,000 engineers to secure open source software for enterprises. The project establishes a trusted enterprise clearinghouse to identify and fix vulnerabilities at scale, creating a new model for enterprise use of open source software from upstream development through production environments.
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· 3 pulledIBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat today announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20,000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software.
Together, these investments establish a new model for enterprise use of open source software, from upstream development through production environments.
Project Lightwell will establish a trusted enterprise clearinghouse combined with a global force of engineers to identify and fix vulnerabilities at scale.
IBM and Red Hat today announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20,000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software.
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