Dennis Callaghan

WiredRed Software Corp. announced Wednesday the availability of a Java client for its e/pop enterprise instant messaging application. The new client, e/pop Java Client, works with WiredReds e/pop Enterprise Server and will allow customers to extend instant messaging across multiple desktop platforms and to users outside the organization, since its accessible via a Web browser. […]

PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday announced the availability of the latest version of its Enterprise Warehouse business intelligence and analytics platform, designed to give users immediate access to enterprise data and predefined business metrics. This version, Enterprise Warehouse 8.8, includes pre-packaged analytic content, a portal interface and Web services capabilities. Its included within PeopleSofts AppConnect product […]

Sprint Communications Co. lP, which made its enterprise instant messaging debut in April, is seeking to up the ante with the release last week of its Universal Application Messaging software. UAM uses the same buddy list interface as Sprints Enterprise IM software. But instead of providing presence information on other IM users, UAM provides access […]

Groove Networks Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are extending their technology partnership as each readies new versions of their respective collaborative applications. Groove is expected this month to release Version 2.5 of its namesake peer-to-peer collaboration software, Workspace Professional Edition, which offers improved support for Microsofts .Net and Web services integration. Microsoft last week made available […]

Two standards designed to ease the use of business intelligence tools in heterogeneous data server environments are gaining momentum, but tangible benefits for users remain out of reach until the specifications gain maturity. The Java Community Process Java OLAP interface specification, known as JOLAP, last week emerged from a 60-day public review period and awaits […]

ActiveState Corp. announced a new version of its e-mail filtering software Tuesday, offering a Web-based administrative tool and improved spam-blocking technologies. PureMessage 3.0 is targeted for midsize-to-large companies as well as universities and service providers, ActiveState officials, in Vancouver, British Columbia, said. It analyzes e-mail traffic at the network perimeter to identify spam and viruses […]

New products from virtual Design Network Inc. and eRoom Inc. target users of CAD systems with a combination of computer-aided-design and collaboration technologies. Virtual Design, of Portland, Ore., announced new features for its Virtual-WorkSpaces hosted collaboration service, including a three-dimensional viewer, typically used in the engineering and architecture fields. The updates include an improved user […]

IT managers seeking specialized content management software products saw new possibilities at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas last week. Interactive Networks Inc., of Montevideo, Uruguay, released a platform for content management called MasterWeb, while Equilibrium Inc. debuted a digital asset management add-on for Microsoft Corp.s SharePoint Portal Server. MasterWeb is targeted at small […]

Groove Networks Inc. is expected to release version 2.5 of its Groove Workspace peer-to-peer collaboration software by the end of the year, offering improved support for .Net and Web services integration. This version will include a new .Net development tool, the Groove Toolkit for Visual Studio.net, which company officials say will make it easier and […]

Sprint Communications Co. LP, which made its enterprise IM debut in April, is seeking to up the ante with the release next week of its Universal Application Messaging software. UAM, which was previewed at Comdex this week, uses the same buddy list interface as Sprints Enterprise instant messaging software. But instead of providing presence information […]

Hyperion Solutions Corp., Microsoft Corp. and SAS Institute Inc. announced today an update to the XML for Analysis Specification, of which the three companies are leading development to access data from multidimensional databases as a Web service. XML for Analysis Specification Version 1.1 is the first version of the spec to have input from the […]

Siebel Systems Inc. is joining forces with Lockheed Martin Corp. to jointly pursue opportunities in the government sector, the companies announced Wednesday. The strategic alliance formalizes ongoing efforts between the two companies, according to company officials. Its designed to deliver Siebel eGovernment and Homeland Security applications to federal agencies. Under the terms of the agreement, […]