Darryl K. Taft

Though it ranks as the second largest software business in the industry, IBM Software Group (SWG) is not sitting around on its laurels. This profit-driving division of IBM has been on a growth path for a long time, investing both organically and through acquisitions to build one of the most powerful software portfolios in the […]

Microsoft has announced a set of promotions for developers looking to purchase its Visual Studio 2010 tool set when it ships on April 12. Dave Mendlen, senior director of developer marketing at Microsoft, told eWEEK that Microsoft has new promotions that benefit retail purchasers of Visual Studio 2010 Standard Edition and Visual Studio 2010 Professional […]

At its annual Microsoft Research (MSR) showcase event, Microsoft plans to show off a host of new technologies in the works, including a new Mobile Surface technology and new advancements in cloud computing, according to published reports. The Microsoft Research event, known as TechFest 2010, will feature what Microsoft refers to as its “Mobile Surface,” […]

According to published reports and comments on a Website that solicits IBM employees, Big Blue is expected to continue to lay off workers in a move slated to begin as soon as March 1. According to WRAL.com, the Website for a TV station in the Raleigh, N.C., area, the majority of the expected job cuts […]

IBM Takes the Pulse of Its Smarter Planet Strategy at Tivoli Conference IBM Takes the Pulse of Its Smarter Planet Strategy at Tivoli Conference By Darryl K. Taft No Title The stage is set for the opening of IBM’s annual conference for Tivoli software users, IBM Pulse 2010, held at the MGM Grand in Las […]

Zend Technologies, which calls itself the PHP company, on Feb. 24 announced the release of Zend Server 5.0, “a major new version of the company’s PHP Web application server.” Zend officials said Zend Server 5.0 provides new Code Tracing technology with which PHP developers and administrators can resolve problems in at least half the time […]

Two weeks after the Feb. 11 beta release of the Opera 10.5 browser for Windows, Opera Software has released a beta version of the Opera 10.5 browser for the Mac. The new Mac beta of the speedy Opera 10.5 browser features such highlights as support for Cocoa, Apple’s Objective-C programming environment; a unified tool bar; […]

Yahoo has announced a partnership with Twitter that includes integrating Twitter content and social features across the Yahoo network. In a Feb. 23 blog post on the issue, Yvonne French, product manager for Yahoo Social programs, said under the agreement users will be able to view personal Twitter feeds in Yahoo Mail. “Users who authorize […]

The Apache Software Foundation’s Apache HTTP Web server has turned 15. The famed Apache Web server was launched on Feb. 23, 1994, Apache officials said. It was the ASF’s first project and it became the world’s most popular Web server software within the first six months of its inception. The Apache HTTP Server today powers […]

LAS VEGAS-IBM has launched a new phase of its Smarter Planet strategy-a renewed focus on smarter buildings, and former Vice President Al Gore was on hand to help. At the IBM Pulse 2010 conference of Tivoli software users here Feb. 22, IBM announced new partners and customers that are creating smarter buildings, offices and urban […]

Microsoft has announced a patent cross-license agreement with Amazon.com, which gives each company access to a large portion of the other’s patent portfolio. The patent agreement between Microsoft and Amazon covers a broad range of products and technology, including Amazon’s popular Kindle e-reading device, which employs both open source and Amazon’s proprietary software components and […]

Celebrating Black History Month in IT: Getting Started in the IT Business by Darryl Taft Diversity at IBM Photo: Ron Glover, Vice President, Diversity, IBMIBM has perhaps one of the broadest diversity programs in the industry. In last year’s eWEEK slide show, IBM had the highest representation of blacks in senior management positions.IBM has a […]