InfoWorld.com articles from June 2006

InfoWorld.com archives from June 2006

Symantec ponders Internet ID management service; Chief evangelist cites solution to business and consumer fears about Web security.
June 1, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Symantec is considering developing a service that would position the company as a third-party broker of identity management services for the Internet. Speaking at the Enterprise Ventures 2006 conference on Thursday...

Sun, Microsoft eye high-performance computing, AJAX; Fortress and Script# application development projects proceed in separate endeavors.
June 2, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems and Microsoft are progressing with programming language research efforts aiming at high-performance computing (HPC) and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), respectively. With its Fortress...

Microsoft releases Antigen e-mail security; Update to Sybari wares adds MS antivirus engine, cluster support.
June 6, 2006... Byline: Paul F. Roberts Microsoft on Tuesday announced the first release of the Antigen enterprise antivirus and antispam software since it purchased the technology with Sybari Software in 2005. The company released new versions of...

Avaya aims at enterprise with modular VoIP phones; Analyst says the key to the four new phones’ success in the enterprise will be their improved voice quality and modularity.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Avaya will unveil a series of upgradable, modular VoIP phones this week, aiming at the enterprise market. The four desktop phones in the one-X model family are designed around four types of business users. ...

WS02 offers open source app server sans J2EE stack; Tungsten is built on the Apache Axis2 Web services foundation, which WSO2 helped develop.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill WS02 is offering an open source application server which, unlike that of its rivals, is not based on a J2EE stack but instead focuses on XML and Web services. Geared for SOA deployments, the WS02 Tungsten application...

Microsoft rebrands WinFX as .Net Framework 3.0; Company seeks clarity with renaming; launches developer documentation wiki.
June 9, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft has re-branded its WinFX technologies as .Net Framework 3.0 to clarify the naming convention for its developer framework, company representatives said on Friday. .Net Framework 3.0 is planned for inclusion...

TechEd: Microsoft touts multifaceted 'People-Ready' plan; '24' TV actress is onstage between presentations focused on software enhancements.
June 12, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill BOSTON -- With a celebrity assist from a star of the TV show "24," Microsoft on Sunday touted its "People-Ready" business strategy and four attendant promises for IT. Evening keynote presentations at the TechEd 2006...

Microsoft: Upgrade your Web services technology; Users gain security, other benefits by moving to Windows Communication Foundation.
June 13, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill BOSTON -- Microsoft anticipates big benefits for those who upgrade to the planned Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology for Web services, a Microsoft technologist said at the TechEd 2006 conference on Monday....

IBM releases SOA catalog with Web service resources; The catalog, to target 15 different industries, makes the business proposition of SOA services a reality, IBM says.
June 13, 2006... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz IBM chose Paris as the venue on Tuesday to announce the SOA Business Catalog, a compendium of reusable templates, code, and best-practice business models for 15 different industries. The catalog, to be released...

Malware’s commercialization driving security challenge; Security remains a problem because of commercial incentives to build malicious software, but progress is being made, panelists say.(Discussion)
June 13, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill As long as there's money to be made, computer security will be an issue, panelists at the Microsoft TechEd 2006 conference said Tuesday. They said security remains a problem because of commercial incentives to build...

Microsoft AJAX framework forges ahead in spite of difficulties; Company's technology for AJAX deemed a tough undertaking.
June 14, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill BOSTON - Microsoft's planned Atlas framework for AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) faces difficulty with its development, but promises to be a top-notch offering for the trendy Web scripting technique, a moderator...

Dueling SOA governance initiatives questioned; Overlapping of Governance Interoperability Framework and SOA Link is noted at conference.(Company overview)
June 15, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Does the world really need two separate industry initiatives devoted to interoperability in SOA governance? Panelists from technology companies in the governance space debated this question at the Burton Group...

Sun joins OpenAJAX, Dojo Foundation; Sun plans to help drive standards for AJAX programming and boost its interoperability.
June 16, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Bolstering its AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) efforts, Sun Microsystems is joining the OpenAJAX Alliance and the Dojo Foundation. In participating, Sun plans to help drive standards for AJAX programming and boost...

Tool to manage multiple ESBs readied by SOA Software; SOA tools also to debut from Systinet, Mindreef.
June 19, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill SOA tools are being unveiled this week by SOA Software, Systinet, and Mindreef, including SOA Software's tool to manage many enterprise service buses (ESB) in a single environment. SOA Software is announcing Network...

Eclipse to deliver on Callisto project; The simultaneous releases of open source technologies is set for June 30.
June 19, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill The Eclipse Foundation on June 30 plans to roll out multiple Eclipse technologies under the banner of the open source software group's Callisto release. Ten different projects ranging from the Eclipse Project, which...

Oracle hails event-driven middleware for SOA 2.0; Company again promotes concept that has raised the ire of some.
June 19, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Oracle continues to boost the concept of SOA 2.0 with the release of the Oracle Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) Suite, featuring Oracle Fusion Middleware products. Announced on Monday, the middleware allows customers...

Sun offers Java beta release; Company also announces database functionality and PC distribution agreements.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems on Wednesday will release the second beta version of Java Standard Edition (Java SE) 6 and add database and visual development to the Java developer kit. Java SE 6 is generally perceived as the...

Microsoft touts Entities to link business, data; The technology allows developers to define complex mapping to relational data, the company says.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft is working on a data mapping substrate for its Visual Studio developer tool platform called ADO.Net Entities, which will provide a data model focused on business terminology, a Microsoft executive said in his...

Motorola joins Eclipse to boost mobile Linux apps; The company will contribute software, engineering resources and expertise to help produce a development environment for mobile Linux platforms.
June 22, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Motorola will announce on Thursday that it has joined the Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Developer member and is proposing a project to boost mobile Linux application development. With Strategic Developer status,...

Execs debate the 'open source effect'; Panelists from SpikeSource, JBoss, and Sun share their opinions on open source's impact.(Discussion)
June 22, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The open source software paradigm has changed the software market, but open source itself is becoming so established that it will be boring in five years, panelists said at an industry event held...

Symantec to exit security appliance business; About 80 staff were laid off as SGS and SNS appliances were said to be discontinued.
June 23, 2006... Byline: Paul F. Roberts Symantec laid off staff and said it is shaking up its network and gateway security business this week, ending the company's experiment with security hardware appliances. The company said it will reduce future...

Salesforce.com extends its CRM reach to partners; The on-demand software provider will launch Partnerforce, a PRM (partner relationship management) service, next month.
June 26, 2006... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Salesforce.com will reach beyond its traditional CRM boundaries next month into a wider market: PRM (partner relationship management), with a new offering on its SaaS site called, Partnerforce, Salesforce Partner...

Good set to launch push e-mail for mobile Notes; The company’s Mobile Messaging release follows close work with IBM.
June 26, 2006... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Good Technology will release through authorized carriers, in July, Good Mobile Messaging for IBM Lotus Domino. The server side technology will use the same push technology as Good uses for Exchange. When the...

Adobe pumps up rich Internet apps with Flex 2; Tiered pricing plan with no cost for entry-level deployments could make Flex a companion or popular alternative to AJAX.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Looking to increase adoption of its Flex rich Internet application development technology, Adobe Systems is releasing its Flex 2 product line on Wednesday, which features free versions and the ability to push data to...

Intel exec cites importance of innovation; Presentation at The Venture Forum emphasizes ideas such as Netflix and hybrid vehicles.
June 28, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Innovation is not necessarily about new inventions, but is more about finding beneficial applications, an Intel executive told the audience at The Venture Forum conference on Wednesday. Citing examples ranging from...

Microsoft ponders Windows successor; Future OS expected to better leverage multicore chips.
June 28, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill San Jose, Calif. - A successor to the Microsoft Windows operating system, while still very much in the theoretical stage, is expected to better leverage multicore processors, for starters, a Microsoft official said on...

Update: EMC to buy RSA Security for $2.1 billion; Information-centric security strategy is cited.
June 29, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill EMC, in a bold move to buttress its information management technologies with world-class data protection and access management, has agreed to buy RSA Security for about $2.1 billion in an all-cash transaction, the...

Interview: Black Duck swims in IP waters; Company president/CEO cites enterprise software development issues.(Interview)
June 29, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Intellectual property issues have become a paramount concern in software development projects lately, with a great deal of the angst arising from the use of open source software. Forging a business model to address this...

RSA confirms acquisition rumors; EMC rumored suitor for security mainstay.
June 29, 2006... RSA Security confirmed published rumors that it is in discussions to be acquired, but declined to reveal the companies with which it is negotiating. The company issued a short statement Thursday in response to a New York Times article...

Microsoft readies Team Foundation Server service pack; Service Pack 1 will include fixes and improvements, such as basic authentication support.
June 30, 2006... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft is working on a service pack for its recently released Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server software, with improvements planned in areas such as authentication and data warehousing, Microsoft officials...