Darryl K. Taft

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on Tuesday announced that it has published two key pieces of the Speech Interface Framework— VoiceXML 2.0 and the Speech Recognition Grammar Specification. Officials at Cambridge, Mass-based W3C said VoiceXML 2.0 is targeted at combining Web-based development and content delivery with interactive voice response capabilities, while the Speech Recognition […]

IBM is slated to announce new developers and customers for its ISV Advantage for Industries and SMB programs. At the PartnerWorld conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, IBM announced that it will invest $1 billion this year in ISV programs, as well as its new ISV Advantage for Industries program. This week the Armonk, […]

The stewards of Java the Java Community Process Program Management Office and executive committees—last week announced a new version of the JCP: 2.6. JCP Version 2.6 features enhancements to the process that enable more developers to get involved in the creation of JSRs (Java Specification Requests) earlier in the process, according to JCP officials. Aaron […]

Whether or not, or how, Sun Microsystems Inc. decides to open-source Java, the company appears to be seriously considering the issue. In addition to an impending meeting with IBM, which challenged Sun to develop an open-source implementation of Java, Sun, in Santa Clara, Calif., has been in contact with open-source advocate Eric Raymond on the […]

Actional Corp. has announced new Web services performance and availability monitoring features known as “watchdogs” for its Web services management framework. Officials at the Mountain View, Calif., company said it has included the Actional watchdogs technology in its Actional Looking Glass Web services management server and console. Actional, a Microsoft Corp. partner in the Web […]

Microsoft Corp. users, developers and partners are tired of product delays but said they are willing to wait for the companys newest database and development tools platforms—if it means better software as a result. Officials for the Redmond, Wash., vendor said the next upgrades of SQL Server, code-named Yukon, and of Visual Studio, code-named Whidbey, […]

The stewards of Java, the JCP (Java Community Process) PMO (Program Management Office) and Executive Committees, on Tuesday announced a new version of the JCP, JCP 2.6. The new version features enhancements to the process that enable more developers to get involved in the creation of JSRs (Java Specification Requests) earlier in the process, said […]

IBM is pulling out all the stops to woo ISVs and business partners into working with the systems company to help support the burgeoning small- and midsize-business customer through increased software development. But some developers said the company, while making inroads in development, will have a difficult time competing against the vast and ever-expanding development […]

IBM focused on improving partner relationships and opportunities for workers at its PartnerWorld conference. The Armonk, N.Y., company last week announced several new programs, including e-hosting services, and unveiled training initiatives for displaced employees. At PartnerWorld here, IBM launched small- and midsize-business sales incentives for resellers, including managed hosting services offerings based on IBMs iSeries […]

The results of the Eclipse Foundations election are in, according to sources. The newly independent Eclipse Foundation has elected members to some of its key positions that will help govern the organization as it moves into its new role as the independent steward of the open-source, Java-based development platform. According to a source close to […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. appears to be seriously considering industry advocates proposals that it should offer an open-source implementation of Java. In addition to an impending meeting with IBM—which called on Sun to think about open-sourcing Java—Sun has been in contact with open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond on the very same issue, according to Raymond. Raymond […]

Eric S. Raymond, an open-source advocate and author of the open-source classic “The Cathedral and the Bazaar,” last month called on Sun Microsystems Inc. to open-source Java. In an open letter to Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy, Raymond said Sun should “Let Java Go.” Recently, Raymond sat down with eWEEK Senior Writer Darryl K. […]