Clint Boulton

In the ongoing effort among software developers to bridge the gap between the .NET and J2EE languages, Borland Software this week unveiled a tool for development teams to build applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework that are integrated with software based on J2EE and CORBA languages. The J2EE/CORBA tool for writing applications for .NET, called […]

Veritas Software embraced the red-hot trend of utility computing Monday when it announced a number of new on-demand software initiatives and programs. Utility computing, an approach in which companies call up computing properties as a metered service, is becoming a major force on the IT scene, as leading vendors such as IBM, HP, Sun Microsystems, […]

Former U.S. cybersecurity czar Howard Schmidt is heading to eBay, in a move that signals the auction giant’s interest in clamping down on online fraud. eBay spokesman Chris Donlay confirmed that Schmidt will help protect eBay’s electronic infrastructure, serving as its vice president for security. The news comes less than two weeks after

Most software experts agree the vital cog to facilitating Web services development is XML, but not everyone out there thinks Microsoft, IBM and myriad other vendors use XML as the flawless cure-all. Cambridge, Mass.-based Clear Methods is aiming to do something about the drawbacks of XML, and it has come up with a language and […]

IBM Thursday introduced new software to help enterprises more effectively manage their IT budgets, a major new initiative under its on-demand strategy. The software products cover virtualization technology for storage and grid computing and adds more capacity-on-demand capabilities. IBM will discuss the new offerings Thursday at its annual analyst conference in Palisades, NY, where company […]

EMC Wednesday upgraded its PowerPath software to help customers better move the data in their storage networks. PowerPath improves application availability, performance and management between servers, switches, and storage. The Hopkinton, Mass. firm announced this latest step in the evolution of its AutoIS strategy, adding volume management, multi-vendor array support, and other features to its […]

IBM Wednesday made good on its promise to deliver a machine based on the Itanium 2 architecture, unveiling the eServer xSeries 450 for applications that require a lot of processing power. The release of the x450 comes after much debate about when IBM was planning to release a machine for the 64-bit Itanium 2, considering […]

Corel Wednesday took the wraps off its new suite for connecting data with interactive Web graphics, which is designed to let application developers add visual interfaces to their structured or semi-structured applications. The Ottawa, Canada firm’s Smart Graphics Studio relies on the World Wide Web Consortium-certified Scalabale Vector Graphics schema for visualizing information using XML […]

EMC and Cisco Systems expanded their partnership Tuesday, with the Hopkinton, Mass. storage firm agreeing to resell the Cisco MDS 9000 multilayer directors and fabric switches. Financial details for the agreement were not revealed, but the news firmly places the MDS 900 family, launched after San Jose, Calif.’s Cisco acquired Andiamo last August, into the […]

Linux is reaching new heights in scale as SuSE Linux Tuesday has created a Linux software server geared to power the voice, data and wireless applications offered by telecommunications carriers. The Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) edition of the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is tailored for real-time systems to back-end processing on Intel-based hardware. CGL will […]

Nokia Tuesday moved forward in its quest to fortify applications for its Series 60 smartphones. The Finnish phonemaker teamed with Borland Software to unveil the Borland C++ Mobile Edition for Series 60, Nokia Edition and fashioned a deal with Opera to let users download the Opera for Symbian OS mobile browser with Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) […]

IBM Monday took the wraps off its new application server for its zSeries operating system. The new software comes equipped with the latest support for J2EE and Web services standards, as well as a variable pricing scheme previously unavailable for the zSeries. The first upgrade of its kind since WebSphere V4 was released some two […]