Monthly Archives: August 2002
Geekspeak: August 5, 2002
During the past few years, flash memory has begun appearing in more and more places. Thumb-drive-type devices, for example, pair a chunk of flash...
XPress Moving to Mac OS X
Quark Inc. is readying big upgrades to bolster its publishing software for bigger enterprise customers.Version 6.0 of the Denver-based companys flagship XPress page layout...
Enterprises Will Walk, Not Run, to 9i
In this period of shrinking IT budgets and slow enterprise software upgrade cycles, Oracle Corp. could use more customers like Rick Fletcher, director of...
IBM Backs AMDs Opteron Processor
IBM is lending advanced Micro Devices Inc. support—and much-needed credibility—for its upcoming 64-bit Opteron processor, announcing last week that its popular DB2 database will...
Sierra Opens Oracle to Business Process Integration
Users of Oracle Corp. enterprise software now have an option for business process integration using an Oracle partners software.Sierra Atlantic Inc. announced last week...
DB2 8.1 Beta Polishes Database
The first open beta of the next version of DB2 provides an early look at what IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 8.1 will include...
Apollo 11, the 747 and .Net? No Way
If software reliability were to be the weakest link in tomorrows IT systems, we could live with that. Recognizing softwares limitations, we could compensate...
IM-Age and PalTalk Aim IM Enhancements at Enterprise
IM-Age Inc. and PalTalk Inc. are each readying software that adds new instant messaging capabilities for enterprises.Startup IM-Age this week will introduce the company...
Sun Initiative Tests Java App Compatibility
Striking a blow in the battle for the enterprise developer, Sun Microsystems Inc. last week announced the Java Verification Program for the enterprise.Glen Martin,...
XML: The Talk of the Tech Industry
When Suns Jon Bosak led the team that developed the first XML spec in 1996, I doubt he envisioned a day when competitors Oracle...