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Sun Releases Java Studio Creator 2

Sun Microsystems Jan. 25 announced the availability of its Sun Java Studio Creator 2 development tool for visually creating and deploying Web applications. In addition,...

Government Sticks Its Fingers Deeper into Your Data Pie

Its an intense time for skirmishes between government and corporate America.The Senate will take up the question of renewing the Patriot Act during the...

IBM Speech Research Ties Cell Phones to Web Services

NEW YORK—IBM is seeking to capitalize on its considerable research efforts by disseminating its speech recognition, language translation and speech synthesis software to users...

SAP Sketches Out Plans for the Long Haul

With a fervor not generally seen in earning calls, SAP AG laid out its plans for 2006—as well as for the next four years. During...

Microsoft Releases New Preview of Visual Basic 9.0

Microsoft has released a new Community Technology Preview of its Visual Basic 9.0 development environment. The CTP of Visual Basic 9.0 features support for Microsofts...

Meet the Team Charged with Making Microsoft Sparkle Shine

During the past four years, Microsoft maintained secrecy around not only the details of its planned foray into the design-tool space, but also about...

Microsofts Sparkle: Is It a Flash Killer?

Microsoft Tuesday released new previews of its upcoming tools for designers. Microsoft Interactive Designer is a product for building Avalon ("Windows Presentation Foundation" or...

Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

A 20-year-old California man who was charged with operating a 400,000 strong "botnet" of compromised computer zombies pleaded guilty Jan. 23 and agreed to...

Sony Taps BEA for PlayStation 2 Systems

BEA Systems and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have announced that the Sony unit has standardized on BEAs application server. Sony officials said that the company,...

Readers Respond: Engineer Gap: Real or Imagined?

The truth is, as long as a job can be outsourced for a fraction of the cost, that is exactly what will happen (Stan...