Darryl K. Taft

WASHINGTON D.C.—Citing weaknesses in the states case, Microsoft Corp. has decided to drop several of its witnesses originally slated to testify in the software giants behalf at its remedy proceedings. Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler, said the Redmond, Wash., company has decided to not call eight people named on the witness list. Microsoft originally said it […]

WebPutty Inc. today is unveiling a new version of its flexible application infrastructure for building Web services and other next-generation software models. The San Jose, Calif., company will announce WebPutty Flexibility Platform 5.0, targeting organizations that need to integrate business applications with other systems in enterprises, the company said. WebPutty Flexibility Platform 5.0 has three […]

Telelogic AB, a Swedish software tools maker with U.S. operations, will announce a new configuration management tool today. Telelogic will unveil ActiveCM, an automated and transparent configuration management solution the company says outperforms passive configuration management solutions that require a lot of user intervention. ActiveCM automates routine configuration management tasks such as changing, renaming and […]

Macromedia Inc. this week will announce a new integrated family of tool, server and client technologies under the name of Macromedia MX. The Macromedia MX family features three product upgrades, including ColdFusion MX, Fireworks MX and Dreamweaver MX, as well as a packaged suite of the technologies called Macromedia Studio MX. In addition, the Macromedia […]

Since security remains among the key challenges that must be met before Web services can become pervasive, some companies are moving to answer the call. Baltimore Technologies plc. and Hitachi Computer Products Inc.s Quadrasis business unit this week will each deliver tools to help meet Web services security challenge. At the heart of these technologies […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lawyers for the states seeking harsher penalties for Microsoft Corp. on Monday tried to paint an executive with Qwest Services Corp. as little more than a mouthpiece for the software giant whose company would be hurt if Microsoft was punished further. During a plodding cross-examination in U.S. District Court, John Schmidtlein, an attorney for […]

The hearing concerning the antitrust remedy against Microsoft Corp. enters its seventh week on Monday, a week in which the Redmond, Wash., software giant plans to call six witnesses—four Microsoft executives and two witnesses from outside the company. Microsoft will begin its third week of defending itself against what the company says are unduly harsh […]

Despite generating a 10 percent increase in revenue, Borland Software Corp. saw its first quarter net income drop 21 percent. The development tools maker posted net income of $4.6 million for its first quarter ended March 31, compared with net income of $5.9 million for the same period a year ago. However, for the first […]

BEA Systems Inc. next week will release the next version of its application server, BEA WebLogic Server 7.0. The latest version includes new features for easing development and enhancing performance, management, Web services support and security over previous versions, the San Jose, Calif., company said. BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 includes the BEA WebLogic Builder, a […]

Microsoft Corp. Monday will enter the second week of its courtroom defense against the group of states that have proposed stiff penalties against the software giant, with witnesses including its Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Bill Gates. “We plan on calling Mr. Gates to testify on Monday, April 22,” a Microsoft statement said. “He will […]

WASHINGTON—In an eventful day in court, Microsoft Corp. refuted evidence that its Java policies and product plans upset a close partner, defended itself against claims it put words in a witness mouth, and demonstrated the accessibility functionality of its operating system. The software giant had lots of ground to cover in its third day of […]

At its Mobility Developer Conference in London, Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced the beta release of the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, a development environment that extends the companys .NET strategy to handheld devices and delivering on its mission to deliver Web services and rich computing on most any device. The .NET Compact Framework delivers XML Web […]