Clint Boulton

Rivals Computer Associates International and IBM have agreed to exchange software license rights and releases in a bid to bring technologies to the public for open source development. The cross-license patent agreement means that CA is joining IBM in encouraging other companies to create a “patent commons.” In such an environment, patents are pledged royalty-free […]

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against the European Commission in a European Union court, asking the Court of First Instance to intervene regarding the issue of opening up its server source code to rival software makers. Microsoft spokeswoman Stacy Drake McCredy confirmed the filing Wednesday, characterizing it as an application for annulment with the Court […]

Looking to reinvigorate its partner program, Sun Microsystems said it will replace its iForce program with a new approach and name. The Sun Partner Advantage Program will replace iForce, making it easier for partners to work with Sun. The company picks partners that spread the influence of Java by writing, marketing and selling software applications […]

The U.S. Postal Service carries 206 billion pieces of mail or other information for people across the country each year, but who helps the agency manage that glut of data? Answer: EMC, thanks to a new five-year, $30 million contract the company signed with the USPS. Under an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, the Hopkinton, […]

HP is pushing for more market share in the burgeoning information lifecycle management (ILM) sector with a freshly integrated stack of data protection and archiving products. During the Storage Networking World Europe conference this week, HP is slated to unveil ProLiant DL 100 G2 (SATA-based) and HP ProLiant DL 380 G4 (iSCSI-based) Data Protection Storage […]

Reactivity is kicking off what could be a snowballing trend in the next year, configuring its XML servers to accommodate the burgeoning market for Really Simple Syndication (RSS) content feeds. RSS is an increasingly popular way to easily distribute Web content, generally through a Web log (blog) or portal. RSS feeds let readers check for […]

At a time when hard disk drives (HDD) are taking a more crucial role in portable consumer devices, Hitachi has created the world’s smallest hard disk drives. Hitachi’s new one-inch Microdrive 3K8 and 1.8-inch Travelstar C4K60, are nicknamed Mikey and Slim, respectively. Microdrive 3K8 Mikey Source: Hitachi Never mind the child-like monikers: The drives pack […]

Got grid software efficiency problems? IBM is offering relief. Big Blue unveiled Tivoli Workload and Capacity Management today. It’s a self-managing autonomic software tool that automatically allocates server resources based on the ebb and flow of computing demand. The latest management tool from IBM’s Tivoli unit, one part of the company’s on-demand computing strategy, allows […]

Gateway has created a server that marries the high availability features associated with more powerful systems with the cost of an entry-level server. The new Gateway E-9220T is designed to power file and print sharing for small businesses and branch offices. However, it has the ability to scale up, as computing needs grow in an […]

EMC is poised to make some improvements in its data protection offerings and carve into new markets with the help of some smaller data storage vendors, internetnews.com has learned. The information systems vendor has inked agreements to resell back-up software from newcomer WysDM and continuous data protection gear from startup Mendocino as part of its […]

IBM has put the finishing touches on software to improve the management of business processes in distributed computing environments. BPEL Tracking for Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance will provide customers with a one-window view of business processes, along with tools to locate problems within a claim or purchase order running on an application. The idea […]

BMC Software moved to boost its service desk software by acquiring KMXperts, which makes software that helps IT service and customer support centers run better. The software, a knowledge database application, will help automate problem fixes and answer customer questions, said Jim Grant, general manager of the Service Management Business Unit at BMC Software. The […]