Monthly Archives: February 2003
J2EE to Support WS-Is Basic Profile
Sun Microsystems Inc. Tuesday announced that Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Version 1.4 will support the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) organizations Basic Profile specification.Ralph...
AMD Releases Enhanced Server Chip
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday rolled out its most powerful high-end server and workstation chip to date, the Athlon MP 2600+.The chip, aimed...
Microsoft Wont Ship Java—Yet
Microsoft Corp. will not have to include Sun Microsystems Inc.s latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Windows and Internet Explorer until the 4th U.S....
Wily Gets $15 Million in Venture Backing
Java-based application management provider Wily Technology Inc. Monday announced a new $15 million round of venture backing, building on its sales momentum.Officials at the...
UBL Set to Shake Up Electronic Commerce
Since the advent of electronic commerce, standards bodies have been in search of a lingua franca for business communication. Unfortunately, early efforts such as...
Cyber-Security Plan Counts on Private Sectors Input
The forthcoming final version of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace will call for a comprehensive cybersecurity response system that will depend heavily on...
Cisco Beats Earnings Expectations
Cisco Systems Inc. Tuesday reported mixed results for its second fiscal quarter of 2003, which ended Jan. 25.The San Jose, Calif., networking behemoth beat...
Feds Push for Secure Systems
As part of its effort to encourage the development and use of more secure software, the federal government is quietly moving toward buying such...
Oracle Sets Up Supplier Advisory Board
Oracle Corp. on Tuesday announced the formation of its Supplier Advisory Board, a body created to help improve supplier relationship management processes in line...
IBM Releases Xperanto Beta
IBM Tuesday rolled out a beta version of the first product to come out of its years-long Xperanto data integration research project.Consisting of two...