Stories by Paul Krill

PDC - Microsoft eyes Web services design tool

LOS ANGELES (10/28/2003) - Microsoft Corp., at its Professional Developers Conference 2003 (PDC) in Los Angeles, plans to reveal details of a Web services design tool that is intended to be similar, albeit superior, to BEA Systems Inc.'s WebLogic Workshop platform, a Microsoft official said.

Actional links Web services monitoring to Microsoft

SAN FRANCISCO (10/27/2003) - Actional Corp. on Monday will announce bidirectional integration of its Looking Glass Web services monitoring system with the Microsoft Corp.'s Operations Manager (MOM) systems management platform.

PDC - PDC sketches product road map

SAN FRANCISCO (10/24/2003) - Microsoft Corp. will attempt to cultivate early developer mind share at its Professional Developers Conference next week by previewing its next-generation OS, development tools, database, and Web services framework.

Adobe heralds 3D authoring, radiosity lighting

SAN FRANCISCO (10/21/2003) - Adobe Systems Inc. on Wednesday is introducing its 3D authoring tool, Adobe Atmosphere, for building multimedia-based interactive environments for the Web and PDF files.

OASIS adds ebXML business process committee

SAN FRANCISCO (10/20/2003) - OASIS on Monday said it has formed an ebXML Business Process Technical Committee to further define the ebXML BPSS (e-business XML Business Process Specification Schema) model for business collaborations within and between enterprises.

Microsoft readies Web services apps framework

Microsoft at its Professional Developers Conference 2003 event in Los Angeles in two weeks will shed light on "Indigo," which is the company's upcoming Web services applications framework.

W3C hails Web-based forms standard

Web standards body the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) this week finalized a specification for next-generation Web-based forms used for e-commerce transactions.

MySQL buys high-availability vendor Alzato

SAN FRANCISCO (10/14/2003) - MySQL AB plans to integrate high-availability clustering technology into its open source database through the acquisition of Alzato, announced on Tuesday.

Software licensing issues debated

SAN JOSE (10/07/2003) - Should a software vendor bring the hammer down on violators of software usage agreements, or look the other way?

Web services-enabled systems management eyed

SAN FRANCISCO (10/03/2003) - Computer Associates International Inc. is developing subscription-based system management services that would be delivered via Web services, company officials said this week.

Analyst: Sun should spin off Java, cut back on Sparc

SAN FRANCISCO (10/02/2003) - A Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. analyst, in an open letter to Sun Microsystems Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy, is recommending some drastic steps to get the company back on proper footing.

Web services still challenged by standards

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA (10/02/2003) - Web services integration technology remains subject to a plethora of standardization efforts and competing interests, panelists noted during the Web Services Edge 2003 West conference here Thursday.

OASIS to build Web services framework

SAN FRANCISCO (09/30/2003) - Members of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) this week announced plans to develop a global Web services framework to define a methodology for a broad-based, multiplatform and vendor-neutral implementation.

Web services players push management barrow

SAN FRANCISCO (09/29/2003) - Web services vendors Actional Corp., AmberPoint Inc. and Empirix Inc. this week will attempt to improve Web services management capabilities with a host of product releases.

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