Amy Newman

Microsoft Corp. Friday unveiled plans to incorporate DirectPlay Voice, real-time voice technology, into the next version of its DirectX suite of multimedia application programming interfaces. The incorporation of voice technology into DirectX will enable computers based on the Windows operating system to be used for the development and operation of additional PC-to-PC voice solutions. Voice-rich […]

OnDisplay Inc. (ONDS) today announced XML Connect, a product designed to deliver business-to-business XML server software to organizations that need to establish a secure, guaranteed exchange with online trading partners. Founded in 1996, OnDisplay, provides e-business infrastructure software to power e-business portals and e-marketplaces. XML Connect enables the seamless and secure exchange of XML business […]

GA eXpress (GAUM), formerly General Automation, Tuesday released products designed to support its recently announced ePath strategy and enable enterprisewide e-business solutions. The suite of platform-independent connectivity and e-commerce middleware products will give GA eXpress customers a way to build an industry-compliant foundation for migrating, manipulating, moving, and gathering business critical information electronically. The new […]

Flashline.com and Metamata, Inc. have partnered in an effort to promote and improve the quality and efficiency of Java component development. Flashline, a software component marketplace vendor, will use Metamata Metrics and Metamata Audit Enterprise testing tools in its newly formed quality assurance lab. The quality assurance lab was created to help developers improve the […]

Sterling Software Inc. and Secant Technologies Inc. Tuesday joined forces to form an alliance intended to provide a solution for enterprises seeking to develop scalable and reliable e-business applications. The goal of the partnership is to reduce development time by providing comprehensive support for the Java 2 platform and enabling developers to focus on business […]

Internet portal company Go2Net Inc. (GNET), and Primecom Inc., publisher of QuickSite Web design software, have agreed to provide free Web hosting services to Primecom’s small business customers on Go2Net’s HyperMart Network. The HyperMart Network is an Internet community of more than 800,000 small businesses for which HyperMart provides an online presence. HyperMart also provides […]

Internet billing and customer management software and services vendor edocs this week unveiled XMLDirect. XMLDirect is a formatting engine that enables the rapid deployment of applications that transform legacy bill, statement, trade confirmation and other transactional document data directly into XML without requiring programming code be written in languages such as C++, Java, or Perl. […]

WebSideStory, a vendor specializing in products for Internet-based Web audience analysis, this week released four new tools targeted at Webmasters. The four products, HitBox Doctor, HitBox Search, HitBox Submit, and HitBox Poll are designed to help Webmasters improve the quality and exposure of their Web sites through site diagnostics, automatic search engine submissions, and various […]

Mercury Interactive Tuesday launched ActiveTest, a hosted Web-based e-service designed to help organizations optimize Web site performance. ActiveTest simulates high-volume Web site traffic to identify bottlenecks and pinpoint capacity constraints (i.e., on the network vs. server ends). It provides customers with interactive, real-time graphs and reports so that they can identify and fix problems before […]

PowerTV, a software solutions developer for digital interactive cable TV, this week announced it had integrated Sun Microsystems’ PersonalJava technology with its set-top box system software. This integration provides PowerTV with the capability to license its technology directly to OEMs and cable operators. The licensing agreement will provide cable operators with a direct link to […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. this week released the Sun Developer Essentials Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition CD. The product is designed to provide developers with one-stop shopping for development tools, specifications, and documentation. The CD is Sun’s attempt to expand its Developer Connection Program, and it is geared toward developers of applications for high-volume consumer appliances. […]

Twelve software vendors are joining Bluestone Software Inc.’s Code Blue developers’ program. Code Blue is designed to enable small development firms with limited budgets to access Bluestone’s (BLSW) application server frameworks without the hassle and limitations of initial, up-front licensing fees, the company said. Code Blue provides Java, Web, and XML application developers with free […]