Darryl K. Taft

Citrix Systems Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. last week rolled out updated versions of their respective portal servers, which the companies officials said will make it easier for enterprises to install and manage corporate applications. Citrix began shipping NFuse Elite, which provides secure access to personalized applications and content as well as centralized management for […]

IBM and Inktomi Corp. last week joined the growing ranks of content delivery vendors that are providing technology to businesses that want to enhance their ability to manage and distribute business applications behind their firewalls. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., and Inktomi, of Foster City, Calif., announced a deal to provide ECDN (enterprise content delivery network) […]

While much of the talk in the Web services industry has centered on Microsoft Corp.s .Net, IBM is pushing to position itself as the main alternative. At its Software Symposium in Vienna, Austria, this week, IBM will roll out a series of enhanced developer tools that tie functions of the companys middleware products into its […]

Serena Software Inc. on Monday announced enhancements to its change management software line, with support for new platforms, packaged applications, integrated development environments (IDEs), application life cycle products and industry standards. San Mateo, Calif.-based Serena, whose software automates change to enterprise code and content, unveiled the changes to its ChangeMan product family at its Serena […]

Novell Inc. on Friday became a member of the UDDI Advisory Group as part of the organizations effort to promote Web services standards. As a member of the group, Novell will help to define and promote the UDDI (Universal Discovery, Description and Integration) specifications, which provide the vehicle for organizing and managing Web services. Novell, […]

Rational Software Inc. has expanded its suite of software development tools with a new version, a new design system for architects and designers, and a new Java testing capability. Rational this week released Rational Suite v2002 Release 2, the eighth synchronized release of the suite in less than three and a half years, said Bill […]

SilverStream Software Inc. this week announced SilverStream eXtend QuickStart for RosettaNet, a solution for creating trading networks based on RosettaNet standards. SilverStream, of Billerica, Mass., said the new release, which includes its application server and a host of complementary supporting products, is an affordable solution for RosettaNet Basics. The RosettaNet Basics program was created to […]

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced the delivery of the second beta of the Java Language Conversion Assistant, its tool to help Java developers move to Microsofts C# language. The Redmond, Wash., company is positioning the tool as a method by which Java developers can transition to building XML Web services on Microsofts .Net platform. The […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday pushed its Web services vision further with the announcement of the Sun ONE Portal Server 6.0, a new version of the companys portal server with identity management and support for leading Java application servers. John Fanelli, Suns product director for communications and portal products, said the Sun ONE (Open Net […]

As sales of high-end enterprise application servers remain flat, SilverStream Software Inc. and IBM are tailoring new products for the faster-growing midsize business. SilverStream, of Billerica, Mass., this week will roll out Extend for RosettaNet, a low-cost version of its application server aimed at such customers, including those that focus on electronic supply chains and […]

Microsoft Corp. and Softricity Inc. last week unveiled a joint plan to promote Softricitys solution for managing Windows applications as Web services. Microsoft and Softricity have agreed to promote Softricitys SoftGrid as an enabling technology to move existing applications onto Microsofts .Net platform as XML Web services over corporate networks, the companies said. Boston-based Softricitys […]

Enosys Software Inc. Monday announced and XQuery-based suite of products known as the Enosys platform. The Enosys platform is targeted at enterprise environments to help enterprises gain real-time views of their data that is typically distributed across many information sources, officials at the Redwood City, Calif., company said. The XML-based platform consists of the Enosys […]