Jim Rapoza

In the third and easily the worst “Godfather” movie, Michael Corleone utters the oft-repeated quote, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” I was feeling a little like Don Corleone myself recently while Web surfing. Thats because something that I thought had become a part of my past was making […]

Sir? Yes, you—the one creating the Web services. Please step away from the computer and place your hands behind your head. And you three using the EAI system to tie together your business applications, Im going to have to take you down to the station. Why is this happening? Its because all of you developers […]

Dateline 2204, North American Metropolitan Quadrant, Village of Boston—Researchers with the Institute for Information and Data Reclamation yesterday announced a major discovery at an archaeological dig in the Boston area: a large cache of a printed publication called eWEEK, containing technology-oriented writings by noted turn-of-the-millennium writer/humanitarian/technologist/ entertainer Jim Rapoza. According to Lead Archaeologist Archibald Meeks, […]

Many companies choose the JBoss application server because of its extreme ease of deployment (you basically just unpack it and run it) and because it runs on almost every operating system platform out there. ISVs like it because of its strong support for standards, and its modular design makes it ideal for embedding within other […]

Theres been increased overlap and cross-pollination among business process management, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architectures and Web services management. Given this trend, and the confusion and deployment problems it can cause for corporations, it can make very good sense to combine all these capabilities within a single product suite. Click here to read the full […]

Its official. Microsoft recently stated definitively—and contrary to rumors—that there will be no new versions of Internet Explorer for users of older versions of Windows. So what does this mean for the majority of Windows users, who arent even on Windows XP? Microsoft officials have said these users must upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack […]

As prices for DVD burners have dropped through the floor and compelling features such as dual-layer recording (which can store as much as 8.5GB on a single DVD) have become available, many people are taking the plunge and adding these burners to their systems. If, like eWEEK Labs, you decide to take advantage of low […]

I have some very important information about a major security problem that could hit the Internet soon. If I were to give you this information, you would be able to protect yourself and your company from falling victim to this problem. Now, Im completely willing to provide this information—eventually. However, Ive realized that, on the […]

As the National Football League season was set to get under way, the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots were basking in overwhelmingly favorable coverage, with many pundits and experts claiming that this years team is even better than last years and predicting that the Pats will repeat as league champion. Patriots Coach Bill […]

When it comes to managing a company Web site or intranet, the choices can be daunting and confusing for businesses, which must choose from a wide range of Web content management options or opt for standard Web development and authoring tools. Click here to read the full review of Macromedias Web Publishing System. 2 When […]