Jim Wagner

The Eclipse Foundation wants to help Web application and Java software vendors agree on technology. The foundation this week will make Web Tools Platform (WTP) 1.0 available for download. Version 1.0 standardizes Web and Java EE development applications and will help vendors build an industry-wide consensus on the technologies used to create Web applications. The […]

A worm targeting a known and patched Microsoft security vulnerability is making its way around e-mail inboxes, and it isn’t spreading the holiday cheer its name implies. Security experts have recently discovered three variants of the Dasher worm that exploit a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC). It was patched by Microsoft […]

It’s been a turnaround year for Linux operating system distributor Mandriva. As CEO Francois Bancilhon has takes his company into 2006, he is looking for ways to regain some momentum for its OS in the enterprise world. Mandriva’s turnaround began in March 2004 when it emerged from French bankruptcy court. It then made small but […]

Microsoft has selected one of its business partners to build out its own project-management software. The Redmond, Wash., software giant plans to acquire, for an undisclosed amount, the software and intellectual property (IP) of portfolio-management vendor UMT, officials said Friday. While details of the acquisition were not released, Microsoft said it intends to keep some […]

Cable giant Comcast is filling in its ranks out East to beef up its cable operations in preparation for some new customers. The Philadelphia-based cable TV and broadband Internet provider announced Thursday the promotion of Kevin Casey to president of the newly formed New England division of its cable operations. The company also expanded its […]

Microsoft continued its litigious streak against alleged software pirates, this time targeting individuals participating in the company’s discount software program. The Redmond, Wash., software giant filed lawsuits against seven companies taking part in its Microsoft Action Pack Subscriptions (MAPS), a program offering discounted software to qualified business partners for internal and product evaluation use. What […]

Wireless phone giant Vodafone is making a $4.55 billion push into Turkey as the company caps a year full of acquisitions. The company — which also jointly owns Verizon Wireless with Verizon Communications — announced the acquisition of Telsim, Turkey’s second-largest mobile operator. “With a larger population than every European market except Germany, and a […]

Microsoft released two security bulletins on Patch Tuesday and it revised a patch originally released in October. Developers issued a cumulative security update to vulnerabilities discovered in Internet Explorer. COM object instantiation memory corruption and mismatched DOM objects memory corruption vulnerabilities were deemed critical in all versions of IE except IE 6 for Windows Server […]

EarthLink said today it will expand its business reach with the $144 million purchase of New Edge Networks. New Edge Networks, a local exchange carrier (CLEC) focused on business users and services, owns and operates a nationwide broadband network. It offers business services, such as frame relay and virtual private networks (VPN) , as well […]

Not to be outdone in the voice over IP (VoIP ) features race, Microsoft is giving its instant messaging (IM) users the ability to dial into phones from their PC. The Redmond software giant announced a partnership with telecommunications carrier MCI Monday to deliver PC-to-phone service through the upcoming Windows Live Messenger. Live Messenger’s invite-only […]

When people are on the move they want their information to move as fast as they do. Applications tailored to mobile devices, however, are often not as speedy as their owners can be. Software developer ClairMail has put legs on mobile data with the Monday launch of ClairAccess, which provides one-click access to application and […]

With so many companies worried about malicious hackers breaking through the company firewall to steal information, it’s easy to overlook that data traffic is a two-way street. That’s why security firm Oakley Networks hopes it has a winner on its hands with the commercial launch of SureView, which alerts network administrators when data makes an […]