InfoWorld.com articles from May 2005

InfoWorld.com archives from May 2005

At Interop, security is a key focus; Fortress, Mirapoint add new features.
May 2, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Interop, formerly Networld+Interop, begins this week, and along with the new name comes a flurry of announcements from vendors aiming to solve various networking security issues. “It’s not a surprise...

Macromedia upgrades Breeze online conferencing; Event lifecycle management touted, VOIP improved.
May 2, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Macromedia on Monday is announcing an upgrade to its Breeze online conferencing software and hosted service, making improvements such as event lifecycle management and Web page customization. Breeze 5 leverages the...

OPEN ENTERPRISE: Linus Torvalds' BitKeeper blunder; Proprietary software causes problems for Linux kernel development. Surprised?
May 2, 2005... Byline: Neil McAllister Open source developers, as you might expect, typically use free compilers, editors, and other tools to build their software. But three years ago Linux creator Linus Torvalds began using a proprietary, closed-source...

In Brief: Symbol expands its wireless security offerings; Also in Brief: AirTight Networks unveils Wi-Fi IPS firewall; Panda Software offers 'neural scanning' with TruPevent 2.0; Brocade, Tacit Networks team up on WAFS platform; SOA Software provides SOA extension to Oracle BPEL products; eMeta enhances eRightsWeb suite.
May 3, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Symbol Technologies on Tuesday announced wireless security and management products aimed at helping further the adoption of enterprise mobility. The new offerings include the Symbol Wireless Intrusion Protection...

Chambers emphasizes innovation and security at Interop; Cisco adds integrated security appliance.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Cisco Systems unveiled a new integrated security product shortly after the company's CEO, John Chambers, delivered the opening keynote address for Interop. In his opening keynote, Chambers said that innovation was...

Update: OASIS seeks clarity on SOA; Technical committee is delving into reference model.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Help is on the way for anyone who may be confused about what exactly constitutes an SOA. OASIS on Tuesday is announcing the formation of a technical committee that will develop a reference model to provide clarity on...

In Brief: Eiffel releases tool for authoring ASP.Net pages; Also in Brief: Surgient announces test-lab management app; Keynesis releases Lockngo Professional 3.0; Symbol expands its wireless security offerings; AirTight Networks unveils Wi-Fi IPS firewall; Panda Software offers 'neural scanning' with TruPevent 2.0; Brocade, Tacit Networks team up on WAFS platform; SOA Software provides SOA extension to Oracle BPEL products.
May 4, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Eiffel Software has released Eiffel for ASP.Net, a free tool for developing dynamic Web sites and Web applications in Eiffel. Eiffel's Design by Contract feature makes it easy to write bug-free code to build...

Enterprise grid group moves on Web services; Globus Consortium also tackles bug fixes, internationalization.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill The Globus Consortium for grid computing on Wednesday is announcing three projects promoting the Globus Toolkit. The projects focus on Web services, bug fixes, and internationalization. The open source toolkit is for...

Kriens tells industry to focus and execute; Juniper CEO gives take on networking at Interop show.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis LAS VEGAS -- Juniper Networks Chairman and CEO Scott Kriens had some advice to offer the industry during his opening keynote for the second day of Interop: Get it together. Specifically, Kriens said the industry...

In Brief: Brocade acquires Therion Software; Also in Brief: Eiffel releases tool for authoring ASP.Net pages; Surgient announces test-lab management app; Keynesis releases Lockngo Professional 3.0; Symbol expands its wireless security offerings; AirTight Networks unveils Wi-Fi IPS firewall; Panda Software offers 'neural scanning' with TruPevent 2.0.
May 5, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Networking storage company Brocade Communications Systems announced it has acquired Therion Software, a privately held company that makes software management solutions. Brocade has acquired all of outstanding shares...

SOA drives compliance, open services opportunities; Enterprises can tap SOA for regulatory compliance challenges, data sharing.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore San Jose, Calif. -- SOAs are creating opportunities for enterprises grappling with regulatory compliance challenges and seeking creative data sharing with key partners and customers, according to a group of IT...

SOA Forum: Execs cite successes, challenges; Motorola VP preaches SOA as competitive edge, BEA CTO notes transformational nature of SOA.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill San Jose, Calif. -- Motorola’s three-year-old campaign to build an SOA has yielded deployment of 180 services so far, and is expected to expand to 1,000 by early next year, a company official said at the InfoWorld...

SOA experts say security handshakes need work; Different standards still causing SOA deployment headaches.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz San Jose, Calif. -- At the InfoWorld SOA Executive Forum on Thursday, members of a panel on services and contracts did not hold back their criticism of what Web Services and SOAs need to scale beyond the four walls...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Peering into the Big Blue haze; IBM’s On-Demand storage initiative poses a challenge to Microsoft DPM.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist As Lenovo completes its acquisition of IBM’s PC division, I’m set to squirt a few more tears for lost future generations of ThinkPad excellence. Rumor has it, however, that there’s still at least one...

STORAGE INSIDER: Wrapping up SNW Spring; Smaller datacenters gain access to more advanced data-protection tools.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella After reading through four weeks’ worth of columns on the subject, my editor offered what’s probably the best description of SNW (Storage Networking World) Spring 2005: “This has been a heckuva...

In Brief: Dell offers Web-based LAN switches; Also in Brief: Brocade acquires Therion Software; Eiffel releases tool for authoring ASP.Net pages; Surgient announces test-lab management app; Keynesis releases Lockngo Professional 3.0; Symbol expands its wireless security offerings; AirTight Networks unveils Wi-Fi IPS firewall.
May 6, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Dell is now shipping its new PowerConnect 2700 Series LAN switches that aim to simplify network connectivity for small and medium-size businesses. The Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet switches offer advanced management...

SOA panelists say corporate IT culture delays deployment; Enterprise CTOs discuss how to go about gaining acceptance for change.
May 6, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz SAN JOSE, Calif. -- At the InfoWorld SOA Executive Forum on Thursday, the last session of the day entitled "SOA -- Reality Check" had a panel made up of IT managers with hands-on experience in deploying...

Systinet upgrades Web services tool; Offering boasts governance, messaging improvements.
May 6, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Systinet Developer, which is Systinet's free tool for building Java-based Web services, will add governance capabilities by supporting the WS-I (Web Services Interoperability Organization) Basic Profile. Being...

SECURITY ADVISER: Doing the spyware shuffle; Everyone at Interop is talking security -- except for the stuffed camels.
May 6, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Walking around Interop this week, I sometimes had to check my badge to see where I was. No, it wasn’t just the talking stuffed camels in the lobby of my hotel -- the Egyptian-themed Luxor -- that made me think I...

IBM offers software development patterns; Modeling tool is augmented with code reuse.
May 9, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Focusing on code reuse, IBM on Monday is making available four enterprise software development patterns intended to ease application-building for users of the IBM Rational Software Architect tool. The free IBM...

Serena upgrades team-based app dev suite; TeamTrack replaces Tracker for change control.
May 9, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Serena Software on Monday is upgrading its ChangeMan Professional suite for team-based application development, formerly called Merant Professional, by swapping out the Merant Tracker product and replacing it with Serena...

IBM delivers Tivoli identity software; New package eases ID management.
May 9, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Hoping to streamline the process of identity management and security among different companies and even among products that lack a common security scheme, IBM on Monday rolled out its Tivoli Federated Identity Manager....

OPEN ENTERPRISE: Windows can't kill Linux; Open source isn't down for the count; in fact, it's only just warming up.
May 9, 2005... Byline: Neil McAllister In a recent column, Tom Yager provocatively declared, "Linux can't kill Windows." Linux is just an OS, he said, whereas commercial offerings such as Windows and Mac OS X give developers a complete platform on which...

In Brief: Trend Micro to acquire InterMute; Also in Brief: Juniper Networks unveils firewall/VPN systems; Infragistics releases NetAdvantage tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2; Dell offers Web-based LAN switches; Brocade acquires Therion Software; Eiffel releases tool for authoring ASP.Net pages; Surgient announces test-lab management app.
May 10, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Trend Micro has entered into an agreement to acquire InterMute, a developer of anti-spyware products. InterMute's technology will enhance Trend Micro's anti-spyware solutions by providing data privacy protection for...

EMC, IBM update storage products; HP also planning new products in latest chapter of storage wars saga.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis IBM and EMC both made storage announcements this week, while Hewlett-Packard is preparing a slate of announcements for next week. IBM's new TotalStorage DS4800 disk storage server sends data traveling at a peppy...

IBM rolls out security apps for SMBs; Offerings also focus on compliance.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Hoping to address the two most pressing concerns among SMBs, namely security and compliance, IBM on Tuesday is rolling out a series of bundled solutions and managed services offerings to be part of its Express line of...

Update: IBM to buy Gluecode; Open source startup gives Big Blue low-cost alternative for server software.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell IBM on Tuesday continued its recent buying spree of small software companies, this time acquiring its first open source developer, a small startup with an application server IBM officials believe will serve as a low-end...

Microsoft delivers first Maestro beta; Server-based package works with Office.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Claiming it represents a significant step forward in its business intelligence strategy, Microsoft on Tuesday is selectively introducing the first beta of Maestro, a code name for a server-based application that helps...

Microsoft partners on refactoring for Visual Basic 2005; Plug-in available for developer tool.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft and Developer Express on Tuesday are announcing availability of Refactor! for Visual Basic 2005, a free plug-in that provides refactoring to Visual Basic 2005 developers. Refactoring enables developers to...

Sun expresses curiosity about Apache project; Apache at work on open source run-time version of Java.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Developers at Apache are working on an open source run-time version of Java. Apache's Project Harmony involves building a Java-compatible implementation of J2SE 5 under the Apache License Version 2. The project will...

Unity may come to Web services messaging specifications; WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Reliability now under OASIS jurisdiction.
May 10, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Multiple specifications for provisioning reliable messaging for Web services could be unified under OASIS, which now has jurisdiction over all three technologies. The WS-RM (WS-ReliableMessaging) specification and...

In Brief: RSA Security unveils reporting and compliance manager; Also in Brief: Compuware acquires Adlex; British Airways takes off with Cisco VoIP; TSMC's Chang to step down as CEO; Trend Micro to acquire InterMute; Juniper Networks unveils firewall/VPN systems; Infragistics releases NetAdvantage tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2.
May 11, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff RSA Security on Wednesday announced RSA Reporting & Compliance Manager, which enhances the auditing and reporting capabilities in its ClearTrust Web access management software. RSA Reporting & Compliance Manager...

Interwoven launches pre-built intranet, extranet packages; Sales, channel offerings bundle templates and components for quick site construction.
May 11, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore Interwoven on Wednesday unveiled prepackaged intranet and extranet offerings designed to help enterprises quickly build and populate targeted Web sites. The Interwoven Salesforce Productivity Intranet and Channel...

Mozilla fires off Firefox fix; New version corrects security flaws.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis The Mozilla Foundation has released a security patch to plug two security flaws in its popular Firefox browser. The flaws were found last week by security firm Secunia who deemed them "extremely critical." Mozilla...

Security firms fight Firefox fire with fire; FraudEliminator, Anonymizer aid newly popular browser.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Just in time for one of the first serious security flaws to be found in Mozilla's Firefox, two companies, Anonymizer and FraudEliminator, have released new security products for the popular open source Web browser. ...

Sun updates NetBeans open source tools platform; Company stresses momentum despite higher profile Eclipse rival.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems on Monday will formally announce an upgrade to the open source NetBeans development platform and remains undaunted by the rival Eclipse offering. Available now, the new NetBeans 4.1 Java IDE offers...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Microsoft serves up some miscellaneous morsels for May.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist Ever since I began paying taxes, April just hasn't been much fun. Everything comes due in April, making May a month dedicated to grumbling and reactionary belt-tightening. Seems Redmond feels similarly, because so far...

STORAGE INSIDER: What's Brocade up to? Recent acquisitions suggest interesting developments, but company representatives remain tight-lipped.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella If I were Mr. Brocade, I would be quite satisfied with how things are going for my company. (Incidentally, there is no such gentleman, as far as I know.) Brocade's technology developments keep competitors on...

Hosted applications gaining in strength; Ecosystem expands as ISVs offer modules that fill in missing gaps.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Like a snowball rolling downhill, the software-as-a-service platform is gaining in size and depth as vendors continue to add on more and more components to the core hosted application. This week, Nsite, a...

IT managers are ringing up VoIP; Networking and security products find a new voice as vendors integrate VoIP into their products.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis IT managers have phoned home with their interest in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). According to Infonetics Research, North American VoIP service revenue rang up $1.3 billion in 2004. Sales are expected to continue...

Zend making PHP development easier for Oracle users; Free package due in the third quarter.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Oracle and PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) tools maker Zend Technologies on Monday will announce plans to enhance open source PHP development on Oracle databases via a free package called Zend Core for Oracle. Due...

SECURITY ADVISER: The "simple" truth about security; Seemingly easy storage process breeds more high-profile security slipups.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis It all sounds so simple. You save your data to a tape cartridge. When you have enough cartridges, you put them in a box and send them off to be stored. And yet, we can't seem to go a week without some company...

In Brief: Actional enhances its SOA migration solutions; Also in Brief: ST Microelectronics to restructure, cut 3,000 jobs; RSA Security unveils reporting and compliance manager; Compuware acquires Adlex; British Airways takes off with Cisco VoIP; TSMC's Chang to step down as CEO; Trend Micro to acquire InterMute.
May 16, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Actional on Monday released Looking Glass and SOAPstation 5.5, the next version of its Web services management platform. Version 5.5 gives customers increased visibility into their service-oriented architecture...

Ipedo brings 'dual-core' to EII; New enterprise information integration platform processes both SQL and XQuery.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Tom Sullivan Ipdeo on Monday launched XIP 4.0 (Extensible Information Platform) and described it as a "dual-core" EII offering that works with both SQL and the emerging XQuery querying languages. New to Version 4.0 are support...

iWay unwraps SOA framework; Integration adapter maker pulls together existing technologies, new product into design-time environment.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Tom Sullivan iWay Software on Monday announced the Adaptive SOA Framework, a collection of existing and new tools bound together to make it easier for companies to expose applications as Web services within an SOA. "We've taken...

Tivoli to automate IT processes; Products integrate key components.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell IBM's Tivoli division on Monday launched an initiative that will help corporate IT shops translate processes into more manageable pieces or services, and then automate the integration of them. IBM delivered its...

OPEN ENTERPRISE: Who will defend open source? The threat of litigation remains one of the biggest impediments to innovation.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Neil McAllister A few days ago, the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), chaired by Columbia University law professor Eben Moglen, announced that it would provide legal services free of charge to the Wine project , an open source...

In Brief: Sigaba unveils secure e-mail for BlackBerry; Also in Brief: WS-I publishes security document as Final Material; ClearNova expands its RAD platform; Chip maker SMIC to get $600M loan from Chinese banks; Actional enhances its SOA migration solutions; ST Microelectronics to restructure, cut 3,000 jobs; RSA Security unveils reporting and compliance manager.
May 17, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Sigaba has extended its messaging architecture to the BlackBerry and launched its first wireless application, Sigaba Secure Email for BlackBerry. The product enables end-to-end protection of sensitive messages sent...

Dolphin release of Java swimming into view; But Sun official stresses release is in preliminary planning stage.
May 17, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Long-range plans for improving the Java programming language are taking shape at Sun Microsystems, with XML a focus at this early stage. Even with the planned "Mustang" release of Java a year away, Sun already is...

HP opens storage product floodgates; Livermore keynote looks at changing technology needs.
May 17, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Hewlett-Packard opened its StorageWorks conference in Las Vegas Monday with the company's largest release of new storage products and services in its history. During the opening keynote address, Ann Livermore,...

IBM bundles blades with Express applications; Big Blue takes building block approach, targets mid-cap companies.
May 17, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Describing it as a "Lego-like" approach to building on-demand IT systems, IBM on Tuesday unveiled a product that combines the company's blade servers bundled with its Express line of applications. The BladeCenter...

In Brief: Zero G Software ships InstallAnywhere 7; Also in Brief: Symbian appoints Nigel Clifford as new CEO; Sigaba unveils secure e-mail for BlackBerry; WS-I publishes security document as Final Material; ClearNova expands its RAD platform; Chip maker SMIC to get $600M loan from Chinese banks; Actional enhances its SOA migration solutions.
May 18, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Zero G Software has released InstallAnywhere 7, the latest version of its multiplatform software deployment solution. New features in InstallAnywhere 7 make it easy for different applications to share components,...

OASIS seeks accord on software installation; IBM, Sun among those aboard on XML-based effort.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill OASIS plans to develop a specification for a standardized method of expressing software installation characteristics, OASIS said this week. XML schemas will be devised to provide a standard way to describe resources...

palmOne unveils handheld with 4GB hard drive; LifeDrive features wireless synchronization with Outlook and Office applications.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Going where no other handheld maker has gone before, palmOne unveiled today the LifeDrive Mobile Manager, a device that includes a 1-inch, 4GB hard drive. LifeDrive also includes the capability to synchronize...

Plumtree plans BPM server; Portal vendor partners with Fuego for business process technology.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore Plumtree Software later this year plans to introduce a BPM server to its lineup of portal, collaboration, and search offerings. Through an OEM partnership with Fuego, Plumtree will re-brand and integrate the...

In Brief: Popular Japanese Web site hard hit by major hack; Also in Brief: Nortel, Wireless Valley team on wireless mesh network services; Zero G Software ships InstallAnywhere 7; Symbian appoints Nigel Clifford as new CEO; Sigaba unveils secure e-mail for BlackBerry; WS-I publishes security document as Final Material; ClearNova expands its RAD platform.
May 19, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Japan's largest price comparison Web portal, Kakaku.com, said Trojan horse programs were installed on the company's servers during an unauthorized intrusion on May 11. The company detected the intrusion soon after...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: How I'll spend my summer nonvacation; Forget barbecues and fireworks; this will be the summer of identity management.
May 19, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist My sister is a public-school teacher in New York. Usually I'm not envious of that job, but I always feel a twinge of the green monster right around early June. That's when she starts planning all the fun things she'll...

STORAGE INSIDER: XOsoft connects the dots; New Assured Recovery product completes disaster recovery suite with affordable testing.
May 19, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella You probably won't be surprised to hear that vendors often use news or statistics as a leverage point to pitch their products. It's especially true with products such as backup and data-recovery solutions that do not...

BEA eyes services vision; Project Free Flow featuring ESB set for June 9.
May 20, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill BEA Systems, whose annual revenues have been mired in the $1 billion range for several years, is forging ahead with efforts to grow through provision of application services infrastructure and SOA. Toward this end,...

IBM rolls out SOA initiative; Company unveils new tools, services.
May 20, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell IBM on Friday detailed an initiative intended to accelerate the business benefits of an SOA. The Business Integration Adoption Model, accompanied by new tools, workshops, and services, helps corporate users gain more...

SECURITY ADVISER: "24" tackles computer security with product placement; Meanwhile, back in Iowa, the real world tests real computer security.
May 20, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis I usually try to suspend disbelief when watching a TV series such as 24. My nephew is a big fan, so if I miss it -- which I often do -- I call him up, tell him I didn't see it, and then attempt to guess what happened....

3am Labs delivers new remote access wares; New versions feature improved GUI.
May 23, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell 3am Labs has enhanced its lineup of remote access software and services including a feature that now grants access to fellow workers, IT professionals, and other third parties without users having to reconfigure...

In Brief: Reactivity unveils multimode messaging process; Also in Brief: Popular Japanese Web site hard hit by major hack; Nortel, Wireless Valley team on wireless mesh network services; Zero G Software ships InstallAnywhere 7; Symbian appoints Nigel Clifford as new CEO; Sigaba unveils secure e-mail for BlackBerry; WS-I publishes security document as Final Material.
May 23, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Reactivity on Monday unveiled a multimode message processing that enables unlimited operations on XML messages of any size without compromising security or system efficiency. A part of Reactivity’s Adaptive...

Compuware providing project visibility; Telelogic, LogicLibrary also unveil software infrastructure.
May 23, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Compuware on Monday is announcing Changepoint 10, an upgrade to the company’s IT governance and management product that is intended to provide visibility across applications, infrastructure, and project portfolios....

Network Appliance adds to midrange line; New products aim to cut storage costs.
May 23, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Network Appliance released two new midrange products today aimed at reducing storage costs and increasing storage utilization rates. The new products are the FAS3020 and the FAS3050, new midrange storage systems, a...

IBM execs cite need to unify business goals, app dev; Rational conference opens.
May 23, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Las Vegas – At the IBM Rational Software Development Conference 2005 here on Monday, IBM executives cited the unification of business needs and software development as critical for enterprises. The officials...

OPEN ENTERPRISE: HP makes strides with laptop Linux; Notebook hardware support should be an example to other vendors.
May 23, 2005... Byline: Neil McAllister I've said before that hardware manufacturers in general, and notebook vendors in particular, need to do more to get Linux running on their products. Now it seems at least one major notebook maker will do just that....

IBM exec: Impending death of Moore's Law calls for software development changes; Grady B ooch says more levels of abstraction needed as performance levels off.
May 24, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Las Vegas – IBM Fellow Grady Booch on Tuesday cited the need for more levels of abstraction in software development to compensate for what he believes is the upcoming death of Moore’s Law. Speaking at...

In Brief: Zend ships Zend Studio 4 Enterprise; Also in Brief: OASIS members approve OpenDocument as standard; nLayers, BladeLogic partner on automation solution; Unicenter suite manages complex databases; Reactivity unveils multimode messaging process; Popular Japanese Web site hard hit by major hack; Nortel, Wireless Valley team on wireless mesh network services.
May 24, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Zend Technologies on Monday announced Zend Studio 4 Enterprise, a high-end version of the company's Zend Studio 4 application development environment. The Enterprise version is specifically designed for...

IBM unveils privacy software; Users can share data anonymously.
May 24, 2005... Byline: Ed Scannell Claiming a technology breakthrough in privacy and security, IBM on Tuesday introduced software that allows corporate users to share information with each other and government agencies without having to reveal private...

Interwise upgrades IP-based Web conferencing software; ECP Connect offers data, video, and VoIP meetings.
May 24, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore Interwise on Tuesday launched Version 6.0 of its ECP (Enterprise Communications Platform) Connect IP-based Web conferencing software, adding new features for personalization and management. ECP Connect integrates...

Oracle seeks to master product data; PIM Data Hub creates a single view of product information.
May 24, 2005... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Governmental regulations and big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target are driving the trend toward master data product hubs, which aim to create a single repository for all product-related information no...

In Brief: Mainsoft ships Visual MainWin for J2EE Developer Edition; Also in Brief: Avinti iSolation Server 2.0 stops unknown e-mail viruses; Zend ships Zend Studio 4 Enterprise; OASIS members approve OpenDocument as standard; nLayers, BladeLogic partner on automation solution; Unicenter suite manages complex databases; Reactivity unveils multimode messaging process.
May 25, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Cross-platform development company Mainsoft has announced the availability of Visual MainWin for J2EE Developer Edition. Also known as Grasshopper, the Visual Studio .Net plug-in lets Visual Studio developers...

Exchange management tools launched; DYS Analytics, Zenprise introduce messaging management products.
May 25, 2005... Byline: Cathleen Moore New tools for pinpointing and repairing problems in Microsoft Exchange e-mail environments are arriving on the market from DYS Analytics and Zenprise. Zenprise, a new company unveiling its first product,...

Java Web services spec gets new name; JAX-RPC becomes JAX-WS.
May 25, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill JAX-RPC 2.0, a planned upgrade to a Java specification for use in Web services and remote procedure calls in Java, is getting a name change to JAX-WS, Sun Microsystems acknowledged on Wednesday. The JAX-RPC name,...

Microsoft wrestles with .Net Framework compatibility; But vendor assures that Visual Studio 2005 will ship as planned.
May 25, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft is having compatability issues with the upcoming .Net Framework 2.0, but says the problem will not delay the release of the Visual Studio 2005 toolset planned for later this year. Applications built on .Net...

In Brief: Veritas set to release Panther to public beta; Also in Brief: 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; OASIS members approve OpenDocument as standard; nLayers, BladeLogic partner on automation solution.
May 26, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Veritas Software next week will release to public beta a Web-based end-user file recovery solution, code-named Panther. The Veritas solution captures granular changes to individual files in real time, delivering...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Microsoft amends Rights Management Server; Service Pack 1 brings polish and improved features to RMS, but third-party support is lacking.
May 26, 2005... Byline: Oliver Rist Newsflash: CNN reports that Ian Pearson, of British Telecom's "futurology" unit, predicts that we'll be able to download our brains into computers within 50 years. He bases this on -- drum roll, please -- the power of...

STORAGE INSIDER: BlueArc teaches Titan new tricks; Updated software release adds flexibility driven by notable new features.
May 26, 2005... Byline: Mario Apicella I'm sure you've heard of storage vendor BlueArc and its Titan line of ultrafast storage systems. In case the name escapes you, here's a refresher. The company is well known for its exceptionally fast flagship NAS...

The battle for the blogosphere; Microsoft's MSN Spaces threatens to dominate with formal toolsets while others, like Blogger, hope to keep the technology's pioneering spirit alive.
May 27, 2005... Byline: Juan Carlos Perez Until recently, most providers of blogging software and services were relatively small startup companies, but now big-footed competitors are joining them, changing the dynamics and philosophies of the so-called...

IBM's Booch cites big future for parallel apps development; IBM Fellow and UML co-creator also talks about blogs, LAMP, and Microsoft.
May 27, 2005... Byline: Paul Krill Grady Booch, now an IBM Fellow, came to IBM through its merger with Rational Software in 2003. Booch is perhaps best known as a co-developer of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Rational Rose. InfoWorld Editor at...

In Brief: Acer unwraps Ferrari 4000 notebook PC; Also in Brief: 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; OASIS members approve OpenDocument as standard.
May 27, 2005... Byline: InfoWorld staff Acer announced its Ferrari 4000 notebook computer this week, with a sleek black and red casing made from what it says is the same carbon fiber technology used on the body of Formula One race cars. The engine of...

Hitachi, IBM extend interoperability deal; Storage is focus of agreement.
May 27, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) and IBM have extended their technology interoperability agreement and have also agreed to increase the compatibility of their storage systems. Under the agreement, Hitachi's storage...

SECURITY ADVISER: A message about IM; "Hey, I thought you would be interested in this …".
May 27, 2005... Byline: Bob Francis I know a guy who got an IM from a trusted friend. The message said, "Hey, I thought you would be interested in this." This was link-underlined, so he quickly clicked it. The result was, to refer back to last week's...