R&D Facilities

Bull's future strategy is based on its core strengths, which cover key areas of the Information Technology Value chain. Whether it's developing high-performance servers based on the latest technologies, providing a range of services to optimize your IT infrastructure, or delivering application services to implement new solutions, Bull is well-positioned, today, to help customers maximize the value of their current and future IT investments.

Bull has adopted a long-term strategy to make technological innovation available to its customers. R&D developments are focused on a number of important areas:

• Next-generation datacenter computing
• SOA-based middleware for open computing
• Enterprise servers using open standard technologies
• GCOS mainframes evolution
• AIX operating systems for high-end platforms
• Advanced security technologies

Bull’s own R&D labs are located throughout the U.S, Europe and Asia. Bull has also developed close R&D partnerships with leading-edge partners such as Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Red Hat, SAP and other corporations, as well as Open Source communities such as OSDL and ObjectWeb. Dedicated Bull engineers work in these partners’ own R&D centers, enabling them to leverage synergies and accelerate the pace of innovation.