Darryl K. Taft

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 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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

IBM officials confirmed Friday that the company plans to meet with Sun Microsystems Inc. officials over the next few weeks to discuss the viability of doing an open-source Java implementation. A spokeswoman for IBM said that while no meeting has been set up officially, “Theyre talking about a meeting over the next couple of weeks” […]

Bowstreet Inc. has developed a technology that automates how online service providers can distribute customized products and services. With Bowstreet Syndication Factory, due this week, online service providers will be able to aggregate products and services and distribute them through a broad variety of affiliates and partners, according to officials at the Tewksbury, Mass., company. […]

LAS VEGAS—IBM Corp. has pulled out all the stops to make it easier for independent software vendors (ISV) and business partners to work with the systems giant to take on Microsoft Corp., both in large, but more importantly, small and medium-size (SMB) markets, the company said. Speaking at the IBM PartnerWorld conference here Tuesday, Buell […]

LAS VEGAS—LogicLibrary Inc., a provider of software asset management tools, Tuesday announced that IBM has selected its Logidex software component management system as the catalog and search engine for locating partner solutions built on IBMs Express portfolio. The project will give ISVs access to the Logidex online component catalog and search engine to help accelerate […]