Jim Rapoza

In the two-plus years its been around, Adobe Systems Adobe Flex has undergone more than two-and-a-half version releases, which has probably made developers who use the rich Internet platform feel as if they have been riding on a particularly unpredictable and gnarly wave. eWEEK Labs review of the bare-boned and limited Flex 1.0 release showed […]

Earlier this year, Google fought a request from the Department of Justice for search records that the DOJ wanted to use as evidence to defend the Child Online Protection Act. At the time, many applauded Googles resistance and its stand (or, at least its perceived stand) for users privacy. /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to read more. However, […]

In the modern technology world, Google is the 600-pound gorilla. Companies from Microsoft to Oracle to Verizon are terrified that the reigning Internet search giant will move into their markets, wielding its massive user base and general willingness to give away applications for free as very potent competitive weapons. But there is one area in […]

In two-plus years its been around, Adobe Flex has undergone more than two and a half version releases, which has probably made developers who use the rich Internet platform feel as if they have been riding on a particularly unpredictable and gnarly wave. (And this doesnt even take into account Adobes acquisition in 2005 of […]

In the modern technology world, Google is the 600-pound gorilla. Companies from Microsoft to Oracle to Verizon are terrified that the reigning Internet search giant will move into their markets, wielding its massive user base and general willingness to give away applications for free as very potent competitive weapons. Click here to read the full […]

While its name is synonymous with searching the Web (just look in the dictionary), Google hasnt quite made the same kind of inroads when it comes to search in corporate environments. Who knows? Maybe Google is just too cute for its own good. Its Google Search Appliances, which are designed to provide search to huge […]

An Enterprise Service Bus, or ESB, can provide many advantages and efficiencies for a business: Process and services can be centralized and streamlined; reliability and scalability can be provided for core business activity; and a cutting-edge service-oriented architecture can connect you, your partners and all core data systems. All of this comes at a cost, […]

When we first looked at Cape Clear Softwares platform more than two years ago, the company was strictly a Web service management player—a very good one, with strong developer-oriented tools for creating and managing Web services. Click here to read the full review of Clear ESB 6.6. 2 When we first looked at Cape Clear […]

When we reviewed Iona Artix 3.0 a year ago, we said that it was such a massive upgrade over previous versions that users who chose to upgrade might feel like they were using a completely different product. Artix 4.0, released in April, isnt quite that big of an upgrade, although it does offer some fairly […]

Its often great to be a pioneer, and Sonic Software can certainly make that claim in the areas of messaging, Web services and ESBs. Click here to read the full review of Sonic ESB 7.0. 2 Its often great to be a pioneer, and Sonic Software can certainly make that claim in the areas of […]

When many people hear the acronym “ESB,” they think of cutting-edge products just emerging onto the technology scene. Probably the last word that comes to mind is “commodity,” but thats exactly what ESBs, or Enterprise Service Buses, are becoming. This may come as a surprise to many IT managers because ESBs arent that old. You […]

Youre a serious IT professional who deals only with serious IT issues, such as storage, enterprise content management, server arrays, high-performance computing and complex development. When you go to technology conventions, you go only to the serious conventions that are focused on these important issues, along with smaller but still serious shows conducted by major […]