Matt Hines

Adobe Systems introduced a new software package on Jan. 23 aimed at helping manufacturers create and share documents in the name of accelerating the process of designing and building products. Dubbed as Acrobat 3-D, the system offers the ability for manufacturing companies to author, edit and distribute documents that offer many of the same functions […]

As part of its latest effort to penetrate into the elusive enterprise market, Google Inc. is enlisting the help of one of the industrys largest players. The search giant has decided to partner with EMC Corp. in the hopes that the alliance will give Google access to EMCs massive—and moneyed—customer base. Documentum, a unit of […]

IBMs Lotus Software unit launched a new version of its Sametime collaboration package that allows companies to integrate the communications system with some of the most popular free instant messaging applications available online today. As expected, Lotus launched Sametime 7.5—which includes tools for Web conferencing and instant messaging, as well as sharing and editing documents […]

IBMs Lotus Software division couldnt resist the taste of Apple Computer any longer. At the companys Lotusphere developer conference in Orlando, Fla., on Monday, IBM announced that the newest version of its messaging software package, Notes 7, which includes e-mail, calendar management tools and instant messaging, will offer new support for the Mac OS X […]

IBM Corp.s Lotus Software division is preparing to launch an updated version of its Sametime collaboration package with a new emphasis on encouraging customers to piece together their own programs using tools included in the offering. On Monday, IBM will introduce the updated version of Sametime at its Lotusphere developer conference in Orlando, Fla. The […]

The industry group working to define parameters of the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard has approved a draft proposal for the technological specification after settling differences between several different groups of companies attempting to influence the guideline. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)s 802.11n task force ratified the latest draft at the groups meeting in […]

Opera Software ASA released Wednesday a beta version of its mobile technology designed for use on devices running Microsoft Corp.s Windows Mobile Pocket PC software. Dubbed the Opera Mobile 8.5 Web browser for Windows Mobile Pocket PC, the application boasts the ability to deliver Internet capabilities to any device running the Microsoft operating system, including […]

EMC Corp. announced Tuesday that it has added Google Inc.s Desktop Search tools to its Documentum business units enterprise content management products. The storage giant, based in Hopkinton, Mass., said it added the Google technology to augment the search capabilities in its ECI (Enterprise Content Integration) package and expand the products ability to scan much […]

Business software maker Autodesk Inc. announced Tuesday that it has named Carl Bass as its new president and chief executive, promoting him from the role of chief operating officer. The San Rafael, Calif.-based maker of CAD (computer-aided design) applications said that Bass will take over his new position as of May 1, 2006, and that […]

Microsoft Corp. said its next-generation Internet Explorer 7 browser will feature more sophisticated and effective tools for clearing the applications memory of Web usage data. In a posting to the companys IE 7 blog site, Microsoft Program Manager Uche Enuha reported that the new software will offer a “Delete Browsing History” feature that will allow […]