Darryl K. Taft

As the followers of the open-source Java movement head to Anaheim, Calif., for this weeks inaugural EclipseCon conference, Sun Microsystems Inc. on Friday gave the Eclipse open-source organization and IBM Corp. something to think about. Sun ran an open letter to the Eclipse Consortium on its Web site Friday, after sending a “courtesy copy” of […]

Confluent Software Inc. on Monday updated its Web services management tools with new features that let large businesses better control and monitor their Web services. Officials at the Sunnyvale, Calif., company said version 3.5 of the Confluent Web Services Management Platform lets businesses centrally manage and track the performance and security of every Web service, […]

In a nod to the open-source development model, IBM has patented a scheme that maps out a method of payment for broad numbers of developers working together on projects, a move that has upset some developers. In U.S. Patent number 6,658,642, which IBM applied for in June of 2000 and was granted last month, the […]

Sun Microsystems Inc.s decision to Linux-ize its development tool sets is the latest sign of the maturity of the Linux platform. But that doesnt mean users are ready for Suns Linux tools. Sun announced at LinuxWorld here last week that it is taking a new plunge into the tools realm as it prepares to compete […]

When mapping out the new years budget, determining between open source and open standards is quickly becoming a key issue. Thats according to leading IT executives who met recently at the Cyberposium conference here to discuss the future of IT. Executives from such companies as Microsoft Corp., IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Red Hat Inc. […]

As more developers move into Java development for Web applications, tools such as Innoopract Informationssysteme GmbHs World Wide Windowing Toolkit Eclipse plug-in will come in handy. The company plans to demonstrate its new W4T technology at the EclipseCon conference in Anaheim, Calif., next week. The W4T Eclipse plug-in, available now for $129 per seat, offers […]

Will Sun Microsystems Inc. join the Eclipse open-source Java development platform effort? Sources close to the company said despite Suns official decline of an invitation to join Eclipse last month, the company is still looking to join and may be closer now than ever, as the Eclipse Consortium is on the verge of transitioning to […]

NEW YORK—Novell Inc. said the company will join the Eclipse open-source consortium, thus furthering its commitment to the open-source development model. The Provo, Utah, company made the announcement at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004 here Wednesday. While Sun Microsystems Inc. continues to mull over its potential involvement with Eclipse, Novell has moved decisively to […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—When is “open” not so open? Industry leaders debated this topic and others related to the future of open source software at Harvard University over the weekend. Among the major issues discussed at the Cyberposium 2004, an annual technology showcase put on by the Harvard Business School here, was the issue of open source […]

The marriage of Web services and Java got a big boost with the release this month of IBMs technology preview of WebSphere Application Server 6. “This is the first clap of thunder for IBM in 2004” regarding Java and Web services, said Bob Sutor, director of WebSphere infrastructure software at IBM, in Somers, N.Y. J2EE […]