InfoWorld.com articles from June 2005

InfoWorld.com archives from June 2005

In Brief: Agilent expands laser-guided mice availability; Also in Brief: Acer unwraps Ferrari 4000 notebook PC; Veritas set to release Panther to public beta; SMIC gets $600M loan from Chinese banks; Mainsoft ships Visual MainWin for J2EE Developer Edition; Avinti iSolation Server 2.0 stops unknown e-mail viruses; Zend ships Zend Studio 4 Enterprise.
June 1, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Agilent Technologies is equipping mice with laser sensors, the better to see on smooth surfaces such as highly polished wood or frosted glass. The sensors are now available to all manufacturers, after an exclusive...

Office 12 to include XML file formats; Interoperability boosts seen for apps users.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell In a move that could bring a chorus of both cheers and jeers, Microsoft on Thursday is announcing its commitment to adopt XML technology as the default file format in the next version of Office, code named "Office 12,"...

Taking the spam fight beyond message deflection; AppRiver, Habeas, OmniTI tools protect e-mail senders and recipients.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The war against spam is a larger effort than just defending the inbox. Tools from AppRiver, Habeas, and OmniTI debuting at the InBox:IT 2005 conference this week aim to combat spam by protecting...

Samsung unveils 4GB Flash memory; High-performance chip stores high-definition video.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Samsung Electronics announced a breakthrough in flash memory for mass storage this week with a 4GB flash device in a 70-nanometer chip. The 70nm form factor will replace the 90nm chip that held 2GB, and it will...

Are you ready for SPIT? Spam for Internet Telephony is headed to VoIP phones.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore SAN JOSE, Calif. -- There's a new acronym on the lips of technology vendors that may sound a bit offensive at first blush. You may not yet have heard of SPIT (Spam for Internet Telephony), but according to some...

In Brief: eBay buys Shopping.com for $620 million; Also in Brief: DITA approved as OASIS standard; Eiffel releases plug-in for Visual Studio .Net; Agilent expands laser-guided mice availability; Acer unwraps Ferrari 4000 notebook PC; Veritas set to release Panther to public beta; SMIC gets $600M loan from Chinese banks.
June 2, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff eBay continued its acquisition spree by agreeing to buy comparison shopping site Shopping.com for about $620 million in cash. The move should benefit eBay's sellers by giving them access to a new sales channel and a...

Alpha tool aids MySQL development; Tool helps build Web-based databases.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Hoping to take out much of the typical toil associated with building and deploying browser-based database applications for the MySQL database, Alpha Software on Thursday unwrapped a tool that allows developers and...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: "Adobe killer" is a bum rap for Microsoft Metro; Redmond's forthcoming document format will be too Windows-centric to replace the PDF.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist Memorial Day weekend included golf, barbecue, several unsuccessful attempts at doing a wheelie in an Italian sport tourer, consolation beer, total avoidance of the gym, more golf, and calling my buddy stationed...

STORAGE INSIDER: Putting a new face on networked storage; DataPlow-Zetera alliance promises fast, affordable file access for the masses.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella You may have forgotten about Zetera, a relatively new storage player recently mentioned in this column. In brief, the company invented a revolutionary storage architecture that eliminates controllers and opens a...

In Brief: Microsoft investigates MSN Korea hack; Also in Brief: Latest Nvidia GPUs likely out in July; eBay buys Shopping.com for $620 million; DITA approved as OASIS standard; Eiffel releases plug-in for Visual Studio .Net; Agilent expands laser-guided mice availability; Acer unwraps Ferrari 4000 notebook PC.
June 3, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Microsoft had to take part of its MSN Korea property offline earlier this week after hackers attempted to compromise a section of the site. A hack into the site's news section was discovered around noon local time...

SECURITY ADVISER: Zombie war goes worldwide; E-mail hawking World Cup tickets will eat your (computer's) brain.
June 3, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Give the Federal Trade Commission some credit: It has some marketing skills. "Operation Spam Zombies" got plenty of play recently both because it is a good idea and because the name attracted a lot more attention than...

Ballmer tells of 'New World of Work' at TechEd; Microsoft CEO touts various improvements in product lines.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Orlando, Fla. -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at the Microsoft TechEd 2005 conference here touted the theme of a “New World of Work” focused on information access, business processes, and collaboration. ...

Eclipse issues BIRT 1.0 BI software; Actuate backs reporting tool with indemnification, support services.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Tom Sullivan The open source community gained another BI option in the form of BIRT 1.0 on Monday, when the Eclipse organization announced general availability of the reporting tool. Actuate also announced support and...

In Brief: Kenai ships Web services vulnerability testing solution; Also in Brief: Microsoft investigates MSN Korea hack; Latest Nvidia GPUs likely out in July; eBay buys Shopping.com for $620 million; DITA approved as OASIS standard; Eiffel releases plug-in for Visual Studio .Net; Agilent expands laser-guided mice availability.
June 6, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Kenai Systems announced at the Gartner IT Security Summit the availability of eXamineXT, an automated Web services vulnerability assessment solution. eXamineXT makes it easier for software developers who lack...

Microsoft details long-range Indigo plans at TechEd; Company official details intentions for use on handhelds.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill ORLANDO, Fla. -- Long-range plans for Microsoft's Indigo Web services technology include enabling its use on handheld devices, a company official said at the Microsoft TechEd conference here on Monday afternoon. ...

Microsoft calls to partners for VoIP push; AT&T, Sylantro, Amdocs in collaboration call.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Microsoft on Monday made a big move into the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) market by announcing strategic alliances with AT&T, Amdocs, and Sylantro. Microsoft's goal is to provide VoIP providers with tools and...

Symbol unveils Win CE RFID reader; Smart reader will allow embedded applications.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Symbol Technologies will announce this week at the Microsoft TechEd conference in Orlando, Florida, the first RFID reader embedded with Microsoft's Windows CE operating system. Up until now most RFID readers...

VMware debuts ISV network; VMTN has preconfigured virtual machines.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell VMware on Monday launched an online virtual infrastructure and resource center for corporate and third-party developers that is intended to help speed applications development and testing. The company launched a Web...

Visual Studio 2005 may not ship until 2006; Tools platform upgrade release date is questioned.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Visual Studio 2005 may be delayed yet again. Shipment of the much-delayed upgrade to Microsoft’s tools platform, code-named “Whidbey,” may slip again into next year, according to Marc Brown,...

OPEN ENTERPRISE: Red Hat challenges Novell with open source directory; Can a move toward identity management be far behind for the top Linux vendor?
June 6, 2005... Byline: Neil McAllister With its acquisition of Suse Linux in 2003, Novell set itself up as the chief commercial competitor to Red Hat Linux for the enterprise Linux market. Last week Red Hat struck back, this time bringing the competition...

In Brief: CA's eTrust IAM Toolkit secures applications; Also in Brief: Parasoft SOAPtest 4.0 offers security penetration testing; Radware expands DefensePro's intrusion prevention; PortAuthority Technologies offers information leak prevention; Kenai ships Web services vulnerability testing solution; Microsoft investigates MSN Korea hack; Latest Nvidia GPUs likely out in July.
June 7, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Computer Associates International has announced its eTrust Identity and Access Management (IAM) Toolkit, which enables developers to build more manageable identity-based security into their business applications....

Oracle, IBM update identity management packages; New features aimed at security, compliance.
June 7, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Oracle and IBM on Tuesday both re-enforced their identity management software offerings with new features and functions. The Oracle Identity Management suite is an update and integration of the technology Oracle...

Muglia details Microsoft's Windows Server ambitions; Exec touts business strength of OS.
June 7, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Orlando, Fla. -- Microsoft is focused on tuning Windows Server to help businesses drive down maintenance costs and build more effective applications, said Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows Server...

In Brief: Computer Associates buys Niku for $350 million; Also in Brief: FalconStor updates IPStor with continuous data replication; IronPort introduces X1000 e-mail security appliance; Composite Software unlocks data from SAP, Siebel; Stylus Studio offers tool for XML data integration projects; Raritan acquires IT management appliance provider; CA's eTrust IAM Toolkit secures applications.
June 9, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Computer Associates International has agreed to buy Niku, an IT management and governance software company, for around $350 million in cash. CA's relationship with Niku began in January, when it signed a deal to...

Microsoft works with BI vendor to embed analytics in SQL 2005; SPSS statistical services will also integrate with Visual Studio.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz SPSS, a provider of software for predictive analytics, unveiled the results of its behind-the-scenes work with the Microsoft database development team this week. SPSS announced a version of its statistical analysis...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Peeking into Office 12; Microsoft has the right idea with Office 12's new file format.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist If Microsoft eventually takes over the world -- after a bloody urban war with Starbucks that leaves the Northwest a radioactive wasteland for hundreds of generations -- it will undoubtedly have much to do with Windows....

STORAGE INSIDER: Sun proposes to the princess of storage; Acquisition of StorageTek could create a brighter future for both companies.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella I'm not going to get into trouble by determining who's the king and who's the queen, but I'll admit I've always thought of StorageTek as the princess of the pure storage companies. As you have probably heard, Sun...

Microsoft's Hejlsberg touts .Net, C-Omega technologies; Visual C# architect also sizes up Java, Eclipse, anti-Microsoft sentiment.
June 10, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Anders Hejlsberg is chief architect of the Visual C# language and has been a key developer of the company's .Net application development technology. Previously, Hejlsberg wrote...

Storage growth spins upward; Sun's StorageTek acquisition is part of consolidation, partnership trend.
June 10, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis As demand for storage continues to increase, the storage industry is showing some signs of consolidation even as innovative new companies continue to sprout. According to IDC's Worldwide Disk Storage Systems...

Remote-management package delivers Web-based help desk.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell 3am Labs extended its line of remote management products on Monday, delivering a Web-based help desk platform that allows administrators to gain control of a remote system to resolve problems without having to...

Macrovision tool automates software delivery; FlexNet Publisher module reduces manual installs.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Macrovision on Monday delivered software that helps IT administrators simplify the process of automating the simultaneous installation and configuration of multiple software products that are part of a complex...

Sun releasing OpenSolaris technologies via open source; June 14 is designated “Opening Day” for OpenSolaris Project.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems on Tuesday is releasing a slate of technologies as part of OpenSolaris, the open source version of the Solaris 10 operating system. Technologies including the kernel and networking software will be...

OPEN ENTERPRISE: Google's Summer of Code heats up; Pioneering project sets an example for corporate contributions to open source .
June 13, 2005... Byline: Neil McAllister What would a business gain by contributing to open source? If you thought it was hard to gauge the return on investment of hardware or software purchases, try to get your head around the open source question....

In Brief: Entuity releases EYE 4.0 network management suite; Also in Brief: Black Duck, VA Software launch compliance/development management solution; Asigra announces agentless backup for Mac OS X systems; Macrovision acquires Zero G Software; Computer Associates buys Niku for $350 million; FalconStor updates IPStor with continuous data replication; IronPort introduces X1000 e-mail security appliance.
June 14, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Entuity announced the release of Eye of the Storm (EYE) Version 4.0, its network management suite offering fault, performance, and inventory management in an integrated solution. Entuity has enhanced EYE's reporting...

Lotus set to preview Hannover; Forthcoming version of Notes to promote activity-centric computing.
June 14, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell IBM's Lotus Software group later on Tuesday at a conference in Germany will preview the next release of the Notes client, code-named Hannover, which will show off the product's shift from an e-mail focus to one that is...

IBM, Symbol move toward Gen 2 RFID; Next generation tags will create international standard.
June 14, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Prepping for the growing strength of RFID deployments in the enterprise, IBM and Symbol Technologies announced new initiatives and products targeted at supply chain management solutions this week. Big Blue...

Tacit upgrades WAN acceleration line; Product offers new e-mail handling technology.
June 14, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Tacit Networks on Tuesday added e-mail acceleration, distributed software management capabilities, network and Web services, increased performance features, and flexible product packaging options to its wide-area...

Adobe releases patches for Acrobat and Reader; XML script vulnerabilities discovered.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore Adobe Systems on Wednesday rolled out patches for security vulnerabilities found in Adobe Reader 7.0 and 7.0.1, and in Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1. The hole in the products, referred to as an XML External Entity...

In Brief: ActiveGrid forms LAMP partnerships; Also in Brief: Trend Micro acquires IP filtering company; Watchfire acquires privacy compliance software vendor; Entuity releases EYE 4.0 network management suite; Black Duck, VA Software launch compliance/development management solution; Asigra announces agentless backup for Mac OS X systems; Macrovision acquires Zero G Software.
June 15, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff ActiveGrid announced it is partnering with open source leaders Covalent, MySQL, Novell, Red Hat, and Zend to innovate and advance the open source LAMP stack into the enterprise. The LAMP stack consists of Linux,...

IBM beefs up clustering options; New system supports AMD's Opteron.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Hoping to strengthen its position in the clustering market, IBM on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its eServer Cluster 1350 powered by AMD's dual-core Opteron chip. Company officials contend the offering will give...

JackBe boosting AJAX apps development; Drag-and-drop functionality added to NQ Suite.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill JackBe next Monday is releasing an upgrade to its JackBe NQ (Nimble and Quick) Suite development environment for building AJAX-based rich Web client applications. Version 4.0 of NQ Suite adds drag-and-drop...

Software giants announce upgrades; Oracle enhances J. D. Edwards ERP, and Siebel releases CRM OnDemand version 8.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Sticking to the promise made when it acquired PeopleSoft earlier this year, Oracle announced this week a significant upgrade for users of the JD Edwards World solution in the form of an A7.3 Service Pack 16. In...

Sun readies SOA Web services registry; UDDI, ebXML supported in early version.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems on Wednesday is announcing early access availability of Sun Service Registry for tracking and managing Web services. The combined registry-repository offering supports the UDDI v3 and ebXML Registry...

In Brief: Nortel protects multimedia, IP telephony communications; Also in Brief: BlueCat Networks debuts caching appliance; ActiveGrid forms LAMP partnerships; Trend Micro acquires IP filtering company; Watchfire acquires privacy compliance software vendor; Entuity releases EYE 4.0 network management suite; Black Duck, VA Software launch compliance/development management solution.
June 16, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Nortel has announced two security solutions designed to ensure secure anywhere, anytime remote access to multimedia and IP telephony communication services as well as protect information from attack and theft....

Microsoft previews Web services pack; WSE 3.0 features security profiles, interoperability with Indigo.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft reports it has had approximately 15,000 downloads of an early version of its WSE (Web Services Enhancements) 3.0 package, which features turnkey security profiles and interoperability with the company's...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: MSFP holds no surprises; Everyone, especially RIM, should have seen Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 move coming.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist I wish I were a sportswriter. Then this column could be a tragic ballad about Mike Tyson's truly sad implosion against Kevin McBride. But I write about computer companies, so I don't see that many sad implosions. Mostly...

STORAGE INSIDER: From Oracle, with love; New Ellison-funded storage company enters the market wearing war paint.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella Whatever your opinion of Lawrence Ellison, Oracle's chief executive officer, you'll probably agree on one thing: The gentleman has a keen eye for storage. I say this because Oracle was one of the first major...

In Brief: Boeing's Connexion service takes to the sea; Also in Brief: Nortel protects multimedia, IP telephony communications; BlueCat Networks debuts caching appliance; ActiveGrid forms LAMP partnerships; Trend Micro acquires IP filtering company; Watchfire acquires privacy compliance software vendor; Entuity releases EYE 4.0 network management suite.
June 17, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff The Boeing Co.'s Connexion by Boeing satellite-delivered Internet service picked up two new clients this week. Austrian Airlines Group will install the service on its long-haul fleet, while Teekay Shipping said it...

SECURITY ADVISER: Keyboard cops; Pointing the mouse at the culprit gets easier with forensic software.
June 17, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis I'm a sucker for true-crime shows. Maybe it comes from being a former police reporter, but believe me, Court TV would love to clone me to boost its ratings. So I was very interested to speak with Guidance Software...

In Brief: Systinet expands SOA governance, policy management offerings; Also in Brief: Boeing's Connexion service takes to the sea; Nortel protects multimedia, IP telephony communications; BlueCat Networks debuts caching appliance; ActiveGrid forms LAMP partnerships; Trend Micro acquires IP filtering company; Watchfire acquires privacy compliance software vendor.
June 20, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Systinet announced on Monday Systinet Registry 6.0, the latest version of its SOA business service registry, as well as Systinet Policy Manager, a standards-based product that simplifies the creation, management,...

Sun, EMC bolster storage lineups; Companies expand compliance, content-addressable storage offerings.
June 20, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis EMC and Sun Microsystems today released updated and new systems designed for the growing content-addressable storage market. EMC has updated its Centera CAS (content-addressed storage) system by tripling its...

Iona to offer open source ESB; Architecture will be based on company's Artix product.
June 20, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Iona on Monday will unveil Celtix, an open source ESB (enterprise service bus) project that will be Java-based and hosted by the ObjectWeb open source community. With a target release date of late-2005, Celtix...

In Brief: SOA Software boosts Web services management; Also in Brief: CA introduces Protection Suites for SMBs; EMC expands its consulting services; Bluefire adds security to Windows Mobile 5.0; Systinet expands SOA governance, policy management offerings; Boeing's Connexion service takes to the sea; Nortel protects multimedia, IP telephony communications.
June 21, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff SOA Software on Tuesday is announcing Service Manager Version 3.0, an upgrade of the company's Web services management product intended for managing SOAs. Version 3.0 adds registry-based dashboard functionality,...

Update: Cisco adds intelligence to network gear; IBM, SAP, Tibco are key partners in Cisco's AON messaging vision.
June 21, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Embarking on a new direction, Cisco Systems unveiled details Tuesday of its first move into the messaging middleware business with its AON (Application-Oriented Network) business unit. At its Networkers conference...

Microsoft issues beta of Communicator Web Access; Software giant looks to broaden reach with Web-based version.
June 21, 2005... Byline: Tom Sullivan NEW YORK -- Microsoft next month will release a beta version of a forthcoming product dubbed Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access, an official said during an interview at the Collaborative Technologies Conference...

Multimedia broadcast technology selected; International standards body will use protocol for cell phones.
June 21, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Digital Fountain, a vendor of telecommunications infrastructure technology, announced Tuesday that 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) selected Digital Fountain's DF Raptor technology as the single standard...

In Brief: Nortel demos roaming between Wi-Fi and 3G; Also in Brief: Actional collaborates on Cisco's AON; Microsoft completes acquisition of Sybari Software; SOA Software boosts Web services management; CA introduces Protection Suites for SMBs; EMC expands its consulting services; Bluefire adds security to Windows Mobile 5.0.
June 22, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Nortel Networks and Softbank Group's BB Mobile unit have demonstrated a system in Japan that allows mobile-phone users to roam between 3G (third-generation) mobile networks and Wi-Fi networks. Nortel and BB Mobile...

Oracle to offer JDeveloper tool for free; Company looks to boost Fusion middleware.
June 22, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Oracle at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco next week will announce intentions to offer its JDeveloper 10g Java developer tool for free. The tool, which has been priced at $995 per developer seat, will be...

In Brief: Meditech, BridgeHead enhance backup and disaster recovery; Also in Brief: Nortel demos roaming between Wi-Fi and 3G; Actional collaborates on Cisco's AON; Microsoft completes acquisition of Sybari Software; SOA Software boosts Web services management; CA introduces Protection Suites for SMBs; EMC expands its consulting services.
June 23, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Medical Information Technology (Meditech) and BridgeHead Software have announced the release of Integrated Serverless Backup (ISB) and Integrated Disaster Recovery (IDR) for Meditech's Client/Server environment. The...

Geographic business intelligence targets the enterprise; MetaCarta lets users search document repositories using a map as a filter.
June 23, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore The geographic-search company MetaCarta, which was originally funded by the research arm of the Department of Defense and counts many customers in the government sector, is directing its technology at the enterprise....

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Microsoft's Web site does have compliance covered; The secret is, don't search for the word 'compliance'.
June 23, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist Recently, a fellow IT geek was complaining about Microsoft's lack of information regarding the compliance bogeyman. His face flushed, he practically spit the last drops of his beer across the table at me, snapping...

STORAGE INSIDER: Moving ahead with data security; Vendors at all levels begin to focus on storage-specific data protection.
June 23, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella How does your company enforce data security? I bet most of your answers will involve procedures based on host applications that have varying degrees of sophistication, depending on how much is at stake with a...

IBM to offer tools tryouts; Data access, security, simplified development functions enabled through new offerings.
June 24, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Developer tools for SMBs and enterprises will be posted to IBM's alphaWorks site on June 30, with the offerings geared toward automated development, data access and security. The alphaWorks site features...

Microsoft to ship Longhorn with RSS; Company will help ISVs to enable compatible apps.
June 24, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Microsoft on Friday announced its intention to fully support the RSS Web publishing standard in its next generation version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, along with plans to help application developers more easily...

In Brief: StorageTek service expands data protection options; Also in Brief: Nsite launches free process-automation service; Meditech, BridgeHead enhance backup and disaster recovery; Nortel demos roaming between Wi-Fi and 3G; Actional collaborates on Cisco's AON; Microsoft completes acquisition of Sybari Software; SOA Software boosts Web services management.
June 27, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) on Monday unveiled the ViaRemote service, which offers easy-to-use offsite backup and recovery for remote offices, mobile users, or enterprises with distributed data. ViaRemote,...

Dell adds high-performance switch line; PowerConnect switches are designed for small office, security.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Dell on Monday introduced a new series of high-performance PowerConnect switches with new security capabilities and enterprise-class management features. The Dell PowerConnect 3400 series of stackable Fast Ethernet...

iAnywhere gives Microsoft mobile management help; Afaria 5.3 will be integrated into Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 .
June 27, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz On Monday iAnywhere Solutions, a division of database management system company Sybase, announced a partnership with database rival Microsoft to integrate the Afaria mobile management suite into Microsoft Systems...

Compuware, others unveil tools at JavaOne; Model-driven development, grids, Web apps in focus.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Tools for model-driven development, Web applications, and grids are set for introduction at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco this week by vendors such as Compuware and Iceosoft Technologies. Compuware is...

JavaOne: Sun outlines open source, tools plans, IBM truce; Big Blue extends license agreement; “Participation Age” cited by COO Schwartz.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill San Francisco - Sun Microsystems President/COO Jonathan Schwartz on Monday led off the JavaOne conference by heralding open source technologies and planned improvements to the company's development tools. He, other...

Java to get Web services, XML improvements; Road maps laid out for programming language.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems officials at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco on Monday presented road maps for the Java programming language, providing details on planned improvements such as boosts for Web services and XML....

OPEN ENTERPRISE: Nokia's open source advantage; Free code from Apple keeps mobile phone maker focused on core competencies.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Neil McAllister Nokia's challenge? Sell more mobile phones. To do that, it needed to beat the competition on features. And to do that, it turned to open source. Hold on, you may be saying, that doesn't sound right. Open source...

In Brief: W3C issues XKMS 2.0 as Recommendation; Also in Brief: StorageTek service expands data protection options; Nsite launches free process-automation service; Meditech, BridgeHead enhance backup and disaster recovery; Nortel demos roaming between Wi-Fi and 3G; Actional collaborates on Cisco's AON; Microsoft completes acquisition of Sybari Software.
June 28, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has approved the XML Key Management System 2.0 (XKMS 2.0) as a W3C Recommendation. XKMS 2.0 is part of the W3C XML Security Framework that includes the XML Signature, XML...

HP rolls out SOA services; Suite of services help users plan, manage SOAs.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Hot on the heels of its OpenView SOA Manager announcement earlier this month Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday followed up by rolling out a suite of SOA-related consulting services along with opening several worldwide...

IBM program offers support for SOA implementation; Initiative will target systems integrators.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Big Blue hopes to give its SOA fortunes a boost by announcing a program Tuesday that will help corporate users launch their first projects more easily. The initiative is primarily focused on better enabling business...

Sun eyes Java packaging technology update; JAR file system getting a review.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill SAN FRANCISCO - Through an effort afoot in the Java Community Process (JCP), Sun Microsystems is seeking to upgrade the aging procedure for the packaging of Java applications as JAR (Java Archive) files. JSR 277,...

BEA, Eclipse make marks at JavaOne; Java Virtual Machines, open source efforts cited.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill BEA Systems and the Eclipse Foundation are making their marks at the JavaOne conference this week, focusing on JVMs and open source projects, respectively. BEA Systems is preparing to take its JRockit Java Virtual...

Nokia and Sun prep Java for handsets; Sun talks about Star Project ; Nokia to develop enterprise apps for phones.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz At the Sun Microsystems JavaOne Developer Conference this week both Sun and Nokia laid out their plans to enhance the Java environment for the next generation of handsets. Code-named the Star Project, Sun...

Novell begins open beta for GroupWise 7; Collaboration platform gains Outlook support, IM integration.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore Novell on Tuesday rolled out the open beta version of its GroupWise 7 collaboration platform, featuring support for Microsoft Outlook, usability enhancements, and new migration tools. GroupWise 7, due for final...

Security vendors respond to heightened concerns; CA adds firewall, other vendors offer updates.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Recent security breaches involving universities, credit card processors, and financial institutions are making security a hot topic, and security companies are busy upgrading their product lines -- either by acquiring...

JavaOne: Oracle sets SOA blueprint; BPEL, JSF, and EJB specs are key to plan.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Senior Vice President Thomas Kurian during a JavaOne presentation on Tuesday evening outlined Oracle's vision and solutions for building and maintaining service-oriented architectures (SOAs). ...

Sun unveils Java for RFID readers; System should reduce supply-chain infrastructure costs.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz In a move that is sure to be welcomed by IT organizations and supply-chain managers contemplating a flood of RFID data and additional RFID infrastructure to manage, Sun Microsystems announced Wednesday a new class...

In Brief: Nortel appoints new chairman; Also in Brief: W3C issues XKMS 2.0 as Recommendation; StorageTek service expands data protection options; Nsite launches free process-automation service; Meditech, BridgeHead enhance backup and disaster recovery; Nortel demos roaming between Wi-Fi and 3G; Actional collaborates on Cisco's AON.
June 30, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Nortel Networks named former Hughes Electronics Chairman Harry Pearce as the new chairman of its board of directors following a meeting of shareholders Wednesday. Pearce has been a director of the company since...

Cast Iron offers new application integration appliances; Application Router 3000 and Application Router 3000 High-Availability Pair offer alternative to EAI.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Cast Iron Systems this week released two new appliances for data-integration projects, with one designed to provide a high-availability fail-over option. The application-integration company's new Application Router...

JavaOne: Interoperability frustrations aired; Web services, integration remain works in progress.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill SAN FRANCISCO -- Interoperability between Java and Microsoft .Net systems remains very much a work in progress, if discussions at JavaOne on Wednesday were any indication. During an evening conference session...