Sean Gallagher

The Weblogging world, much like the rest of the universe, is awash in great ideas. Some take root and become part of the fabric of the Internet. Others live on mostly in flame wars. And the vast majority never amount to more than an archive on a moldering list server somewhere. Weblog “ping” services and […]

Sun Microsystems Java has just turned 10 years old. And it seems Sun is already planning for how to handle the difficulties of adolescence. While there wasnt much directly said about Java at Suns Network Computing quarterly event in Washington, D.C., last week, Sun CEO Scott McNealy and Executive Vice President John Loiciano made it […]

While most of the attention Friday is on the client version of Apples latest release of its Mac OS X operating system, Tiger Server is a major event in itself. It bridges the worlds of open source, Unix and Windows, and may be the key to finally gaining Apple a foothold in the corporate data […]

Just in time for the release of Apple Computer Inc.s new Mac OS X “Tiger” operating system, the company announced upgrades to its line of Power Mac workstations Wednesday. And many of the latest enhancements are targeted squarely at Apples creative professional customers. The latest refresh to the dual-processor Power Mac line increases processor speed […]

There are two possible reactions that creative professionals could have to the announcement of Adobes planned acquisition of Macromedia. The first is probably one I cant print here without the use of profanity. Undoubtedly, the merged Adobe-Macromedia monolith will be able to bring an impressive array of technology to bear on the problems that face […]

Apple Computer Inc. announced Tuesday that it will release both the client and server versions of Mac OS X 10.4, code-named Tiger, on April 29. The operating system will go on sale through Apples own retail stores and Apple authorized resellers starting at 6 p.m. as part of a “special retail event.” First announced last […]

Publish.com and PDFzone.com are now part of Ziff Davis Medias family of online publications. You may have noticed some changes today—and youre bound to see more in the coming weeks. We hope youll find that the changes are for the better. As a company thats in the business of print and Web publishing, we here […]

Apple Computer Inc. took aim at the data center on Tuesday, unveiling a new version of its Xserve line of rack-mountable servers and announcing the availability of its Xsan storage area network file system in advance of next weeks Macworld conference in San Francisco. Xsan, which Apple unveiled last spring at the National Association of […]

Sun Microsystems thin-client desktop strategy will get a boost with the release of a new version of its Sun Ray platform that will allow users to connect with a Sun Ray client over a broadband Internet connection. Sun Ray Server Software 3.0 also will allow Sun Rays to be supported for the first time by […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. rolled out a new, all-in-one desktop client for its Sun Ray thin-client computing architecture Friday. The Sun Ray 170 “ultra-thin” client, with an integrated 17-inch LCD, is designed for environments where desk space is at a premium—including home offices. The 170 incorporates a Java Card reader that, in combination with Sun Ray […]

Almost exactly 24 years ago, IBM got into the personal computer business. Now, its getting out, as it prepares to sell off what remains of its PC and notebook operations—which amount mostly to a team of designers and engineers and a pile of intellectual property. And while that exit may be historic, its impact will […]

If you had told someone five years ago that Apple would someday have a rapidly growing business in the server market, a huge share of the Unix desktop market, and commanding mindshare in the digital music business—so much so that Hewlett-Packard licensed its hardware—that someone would have probably asked what kind of irrational exuberance you […]