Monthly Archives: December 2005
Cray Co-Founder Smith Leaves for Microsoft
Just days after announcing the second beta of its Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Microsoft has lured Burton Smith, chief scientist at supercomputer maker...
SQL Server 2005 Options
A major change since SQL Server 2000 is the introduction of the free Express version of SQL Server 2005, designed for smaller-size database applications...
Change Is Good for SQL Server 2005
Microsoft Corp.s long-awaited SQL Server 2005 represents significant change for administrators—the database server includes several new features that add capability and improve performance, but...
Vendors Are Customers Too
I know I have been guilty of this in the past: dividing the technology universe into three oversimplified buckets of vendors, channel partners and...
Sun Plan: Free, Open Development
Sun Microsystems Inc. last week again challenged the industry-standard proprietary software development model, announcing that it will make its Java Enterprise System, N1 management...
Genuitec Hones Eclipse Tool Set
With the forthcoming release of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 4.1, Genuitec LLC is going after the Web 2.0 developer by adding Asynchronous JavaScript and XML,...
Autodesk Shifts Business Model
Software vendor Autodesk Inc. last week decided that its business model would be better served by open-sourcing its MapGuide product and shifting the companys...
HP, Sun Diverge on Utility Computing
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc., two of the leaders in the utility computing arena, are taking decidedly different tracks as they both look...
Itemfield App to Augment NetWeaver
Itemfield Inc. this week will announce a partnership with SAP AG that will result in new software capabilities for NetWeaver developers.The Itemfield Conversion Agent...
Visual Studio 2005: Bright Lights and Shadows
When Microsoft Corp. rolls out a major tools release such as Visual Studio 2005, it isnt just equipping developers—its enlisting them.Click here to read...