Darryl K. Taft

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 generating a lot of buzz on Java forums, as developers take a peek at its capabilities. Essentially, JBoss Seam is an integration framework that seamlessly ties together the Java presentation […]

In an e-mail to employees Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spelled out his plans for the companys reorganization into three new divisions. Under the subject heading of “Organizational Changes for Next Wave of Growth & Innovation,” Ballmer said, “Today, we are announcing the creation of three new business divisions—Microsoft Platform Products & Services Division, which […]

Microsoft last week released the beta of a new photo-sharing sample application that takes advantage of core components of the upcoming Windows Vista platform to deliver a unique user experience. Hillel Cooperman, product unit manager of the technology code-named Max, demonstrated the application during the opening keynotes of Microsofts PDC (Professional Developers Conference) in Los […]

Microsoft Corp. has introduced key foundational technologies that developers said could revolutionize the way they work in the Microsoft environment. At its Professional Developers Conference here last week, Jim Allchin, Microsofts group vice president of platforms, introduced the LINQ (Language Integrated Query) Project, a tool set for .Net Framework that lets developers more easily access […]

Nokia Corp. Monday is expected to announce it has joined the Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Developer and board member, becoming the second major company to announce this level of membership in Eclipse in two weeks. Nokia officials said the mobile communications giant will contribute software and developers to the open source application development platform […]

Oracle Corp. Monday is expected to announce a new version of its application server at the companys Oracle OpenWorld Conference in San Francisco. Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3, expected in the first half of next year, features support for SOAs (service-oriented architectures) and a variety of middleware components, as well as enhanced security and […]

LOS ANGELES—Microsoft Corp. is relying on partners to help the company execute on its Dynamic Systems Initiative plans. During his keynote at the Professional Developers Conference here Thursday, Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsofts Windows Server Division, said companies such as AVIcode and Macrovision Inc. will help Microsoft implement DSI. Muglia talked about how […]

LOS ANGELES—Xamlon Inc. Tuesday announced the beta release of its Xamlon Web technology, which enables developers to use C# and Visual Basic .Net to build rich applications that deploy directly to a browser, the company said. Paul Colton, chief executive of La Jolla, Calif.-based Xamlon, said Xamlon Web features integration with Visual Studio .Net 2003 […]

LOS ANGELES—Microsoft Corp. Wednesday demonstrated its new toolset aimed at helping software graphic design experts and developers work better together. During his keynote at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) here, Eric Rudder, senior vice president of the server and tools business at Microsoft, officially unveiled the Microsoft Expression Studio suite of tools for designers […]

LOS ANGELES—While Microsoft delivered a peek at some of its key upcoming technologies at its Professional Developers Conference, including Windows Vista and Office 12, the software giant also showed some new platform technologies aimed at enriching the overall Microsoft platform. During a keynote address at the Microsoft PDC here, Jim Allchin, group vice president of […]

More than a week and a half after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, wireless carriers were making headway in restoring service, but the regions land-line communications infrastructure, particularly in New Orleans, remained largely in tatters. All the nations major wireless carriers have deployed cell sites on wheels and have begun the daunting task of […]

As the battle for supremacy in the integrated development environment space settles down to two primary camps, Microsoft Corp. is in for a strong challenge from upstart Eclipse Foundation Inc.s open-source camp, industry observers say. Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Ottowa-based Eclipse Foundation, which oversees development of the Eclipse open-source development platform, said Eclipse […]