Darryl K. Taft

After giving Oracle a bit of a win in round one of the case, a federal jury found in favor of Google in Round 2, absolving the search giant of infringing on Oracle€™s Java patents. The San Francisco jury unanimously said that Google did not infringe on two Java patents that Oracle had asserted in […]

As well-mannered and well-intentioned as she may be, Apple€™s Siri is not welcome at IBM€”at least not on the company€™s networks. According to an MIT Technology Review report, IBM has banned the use of Apple€™s Siri digital assistant on its networks because of security and privacy concerns. €œThe company worries that the spoken queries might […]

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has won a U.S. General Services Administration contract to develop and install advanced smart building technology in 50 of the federal government€™s highest energy-consuming buildings. This project is part of GSA€™s larger smart building strategy and will connect building management systems to a central cloud-based platform, improving efficiency and saving up to […]

Mozilla has introduced Mozilla Webmaker, a new effort to get the vast number of Web users involved in making the Web better by getting hands-on. In a May 22 post about the new project, Matt Thompson, Mozilla€™s communications director, said the goal of Mozilla Webmaker is to help millions of people move from using the […]

Microsoft has enhanced Windows 8 to support multiple monitors. In a May 21 blog post, Mark Yalovsky, a lead program manager on the Windows 8 User Experience team, went into great detail about the enhancements, noting that connecting multiple monitors to a PC is one of the easiest ways to enhance your Windows experience. €œFrom […]

Microsoft said it expects 350 million devices running Windows 7 to ship this year. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, speaking at a May 21 forum in Seoul, said shipping 350 million Windows 7 devices €œmakes Windows the most popular single system,€ according to a Bloomberg report. Last month, Microsoft said it sold more than 350 million […]

HP TouchSmart 620 3D Edition PC The HP TouchSmart 620 3D Edition PC provides the ultimate 3D experience with its large 23-inch display that swivels up to 180 degrees and reclines up to 60 degrees. The all-in-one PC features a built-in 3D Webcam, allowing for 3D photo and video creation and TriDef Ignition Game Player […]

Why ColdFusion? There are three main reasons developers need to consider ColdFusion 10 for their next project. First, with ColdFusion 10 developers can embrace futuristic technologies and deliver high-performing applications and first-in-class user experiences using unique HTML5 integration. Second, they can deploy enterprise-ready applications by using the smart, built-in solutions to develop Web applications more […]

Compuware (Nasdaq: CPWR) recently announced a major new release of its integrated application performance management solution, the Compuware APM platform, with new support for mobile, cloud, big data and streaming applications. The Compuware APM Spring 2012 Platform Release introduces a new generation of APM with four innovations across its dynaTrace and Gomez product brands that […]

GitHub has announced the release of GitHub for Windows, which the company says is the easiest way to use the Git revision control system on Windows. GitHub is a Web-based hosting service for software development projects that use the Git revision control system. GitHub offers both commercial plans and free accounts for open-source projects. According […]