John Rizzo

While Mac OS X Leopard was the focus of Apples Worldwide Developers Conference early in August, the event served as the backdrop for major moves in the platforms virtualization market. For a moment, three vendors were standing, but as the cheers of the Mac faithful at the keynote address faded, one took a dive. For […]

Virtual machine developer VMware will make an announcement on Aug. 7 in conjunction with Apples Worldwide Developers Conference. VMware said it would give demonstrations to the press a few hours after Steve Jobs keynote address. A company spokesperson would not comment on what VMware would announce, but it is likely that the Palo Alto, Calif., […]

As sales of Apples Macs expand, so does the number of ways to run Windows software on Apple hardware. Two new methods offer Mac users access to Windows applications, but unlike Boot Camp or Parallels, they dont require running Windows itself or the Windows desktop. CrossOver from CodeWeavers is a commercial product based on the […]

Apple Computer is guarding its server plans closely, leaving observers to wonder what will come of the product line. The Mac manufacturer said on April 5 that it will preview its new Mac OS X 10.5, dubbed Leopard, at its Worldwide Developers Conference in August. But the company has yet to reference a Leopard server […]

Apples free Boot Camp software has put the company at the front in the race to run Windows on Intel-based Macs. Boot Camp beta software is easy to install and solves most of the performance and hardware support issues of previous solutions. But Boot Camp will not be the final word for Mac users who […]

As Apple Computer reaches the 30-year mark as a successful consumer electronics company, Macs are better integrated in enterprise systems than ever before. But if the enterprise market is paying attention, it isnt expressing this with large Mac purchases. Its also not evident how much Apple cares. Despite big gains in compatibility with Windows networks, […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft and a pack of enterprise developers say they are on target for creating Intel-native Mac software despite Apples surprise Macworld Expo release of the first Intel-based Macs six months ahead of schedule. Microsoft announced that it had signed an agreement with Apple to develop Microsoft Office for Mac OS X for at least […]

Today, Adobe officially announced that InDesign CS2 Server, a server version of its end-user typography and design software for Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Mac OS X Server, will ship later this fall. The company is offering the new server to developers and systems integrators creating automated publishing systems. The company also released […]

Adobe Systems Inc. next month will release InDesign Server CS2, a new automated publishing platform that will make the design and typography features of InDesign available to enterprise publishing systems. Adobe described some of the features of InDesign Server CS2 at its Partners in Publishing Conference Tuesday in San Francisco. “InDesign Server is the newest […]

Microsoft Corp. has released Office 2004 for Mac Service Pack 2, a free update that focuses on improving Entourage as a collaboration client for Exchange Server 2000 and later. Service Pack 2 provides minor fixes for the other Office applications but adds major enterprise-integration improvements to Entourage. These include improved support for Global Address Lists, […]