Darryl K. Taft

Despite signals that the cooperation following the settlement between Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. would initially focus on identity management, it appears the first signs of thaw are coming from the Web services arena. In addition to an announcement earlier this month that the two companies had teamed to bridge a gap on a […]

IBM Monday announced a set of free tools and support for developers using Cloudscape, its Java relational database, also now known as Derby. Available on the IBM developerWorks site, the new material for developers includes tools, articles, technical advice, sample code and a free downloadable version of the Cloudscape code, the company said. Developers can […]

Developer reaction to Microsofts decision to hold off on delivering planned parts of the next release of Windows Longhorn to meet the 2006 deadline has been mixed, with many calling it a prudent move and others outright upset by the decision. Microsoft Corp. on Friday announced it would be making key elements of the Windows […]

Microsoft is cutting back its Longhorn clients planned feature set so as to be able to make its current delivery targets: Beta 1 by next year and final release some time in 2006. Microsoft officially confirmed what had been leaked by developer sources late on Friday: changes to its future roadmap for the desktop version […]

Its not yet time for Beta 2, but the “Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh with the Team System” will include the beta bits for Microsofts Team Foundation Server. Microsoft will begin rolling out to testers next week an interim beta of its Visual Studio 2005 release, which will include for the first time the […]

Actuate Corp. announced that it has joined the Eclipse Foundation, the organization focused on delivering an open-source development environment, and has launched a new Eclipse project to focus on open-source business intelligence and reporting tools. At its Actuate International User Conference on Tuesday in Los Angeles, San Francisco-based Actuate announced its membership in the Eclipse […]

BEA Systems Inc. has suffered another big-name departure, with chief marketing officer Tod Nielsen set to leave later this week. In an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, San Jose, Calif.-based BEA reported that Nielsen would be leaving the company Aug. 26. Nielsens departure was not unexpected following a […]

The Web Services Interoperability Organization, or WS-I, announced Tuesday the publication of its Basic Profile 1.1, Attachments Profile 1.0 and Simple SOAP Binding Profile 1.0 to Final Material status. Officials at the Wakefield, Mass., organization, which is focused on ensuring interoperability in Web services messaging, said Final Material status means the interoperability profiles have been […]

BEA Systems Inc. is planning to release this week a new version of its application suite targeted at its ISV partners. WebLogic Platform ISV Edition is an integrated suite that features core BEA technology that is due to ship with partners commercial software products, said officials in San Jose, Calif. In addition to bolstering its […]

Capitalizing on the rapid adoption of its Flex presentation server, Macromedia Inc. is rolling out a new integrated development environment for the platform based on the popular Dreamweaver Web site tool. Officials at Macromedia, in San Francisco, said they expect that this weeks announcement of the Flex Builder technology will attract even more developers to […]

IBM on Thursday announced the release of a new Eclipse development package for the Linux platform. The package, which enhances application development and deployment on Linux, is available as a free download on IBMs developerWorks site. The package includes the Eclipse 3.0 IDE (integrated development environment) and the latest IBM JRE (Java Runtime Environment) for […]

In its ongoing quest to win the hearts and minds of increasing numbers of developers, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tack: catching them while theyre young. In addition to efforts to recruit developers through its many high-school and college programs, Microsoft is looking to its recently announced Express tools to bring in a new […]