Monthly Archives: September 2005
Lawmakers Question Cyber-Disaster Preparedness
Comparing the potential effect of a cyber-disaster to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, lawmakers called on the Department of Homeland Security and commercial infrastructure...
Microsoft Sting Nabs Alleged Software Pirates
Microsoft Corp., in a nationwide sting operation, nabbed eight resellers it said were pedaling pirated software, the company announced this week.
Microsoft filed eight lawsuits...
Microsoft Shuffle Makes Room for Developers
Microsofts reorganization into three major business units will have only a slight impact on its developer-focused division, company officials and analysts say.
The change which...
Mac Office SP2 Boosts Mac OS X Integration with Exchange Server
Microsoft Corp. has released Office 2004 for Mac Service Pack 2, a free update that focuses on improving Entourage as a collaboration client for...
Java Developers Abuzz over JBoss Seam
JBoss Inc. Tuesday will formally announce the beta release of its new lightweight Java application framework known as JBoss Seam.
Already the Seam framework is...
Microsoft Expands Bureaucracy, Crowns MSN King
As part of Microsofts reorganization announcement Tuesday, the company crowned MSN and services as the new kings in its product lineup.
And, although the reorganization...
Ozzie Takes on Larger Role at Microsoft
Analysts say Microsofts decision to expand Chief Technology Officer Ray Ozzies role in developing the companys software-based services is a good move.
Ozzie will broaden...
Downsize What?
If Global Warming, the H5N1 Virus, killer hurricanes, the possibility of Joe Liebermans running for president in 2008, and the never-ending quagmire in the...
Oracle Says Fusion Middleware Market Growing Rapidly
SAN FRANCISCO—Oracle Corp. Monday disclosed that more than 26,000 customers are using its Fusion Middleware, which will form the data access backbone of its...
Oracle Will Support WebSphere in Project Fusion
SAN FRANCISCO—IBMs WebSphere will be an additional run-time environment for Oracles Project Fusion applications, Oracle announced at its OpenWorld conference here on Monday.
Project Fusion...