Jim Wagner

AOL unwrapped its latest Netscape 8.0 browser with more security and ease-of-use functionality for novice Web surfers. “It’s been a while since anyone’s mentioned Netscape’s name and we think we’ve come out with what we think is a really exciting browser product that’s got a unique take on the security question, that really differentiates it […]

Sun Microsystems signed a multi-million dollar deal with Korea Telecom to create an advanced broadband network in South Korea, officials said Tuesday. As part of the deal, KT will run J2EE-based middleware on SPARC and AMD Opteron-powered Sun Fire servers, consulting with Sun’s client solutions services to create a broadband convergence network (BCN). Sun officials […]

Standards body OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structure Information Standards) wants to make it easier to install applications in corporate networks and is looking at a specification for vendors to follow when creating applications, officials announced Tuesday. The organization has launched the OASIS Solution Deployment Descriptor (SDD) to look at ways to standardize software […]

The board of directors at handheld device manufacturer palmOne made Ed Colligan’s tenure as CEO permanent Monday. Colligan had served as president of the Milpitas, Calif., company since June 2004 before he was named interim CEO following the resignation of Todd Bradley, palmOne’s first CEO after the company split its hardware and software operations in […]

Managers beware: The May 19th launch of the last installment of the “Star Wars” movie saga is likely to coincide with a rash of missing employees. That’s the finding by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The company said it expects to see a significant spike in absenteeism between May 19 – 20 as throngs […]

UPDATED: Microsoft is developing a thin-client version of the Windows XP platform targeting large organizations and businesses, analysts note. Code-named Eiger, the software will allow businesses to run Windows applications on a bare-bones PC with the bulk of the business logic performed at the server. According to Steve Bink at blog site Bink.nu, the client […]

Enterprise content management (ECM) developer Interwoven is now part of Microsoft’s Gold Certified Partner program, officials announced Thursday. The certification gives Interwoven access to premier content, license grants for Microsoft software used in-house and marketing help from the software giant. In 2003, Interwoven was one of the first content management vendors to offer developer support […]

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office announced it filed suit and an injunction to stop an alleged spam ring with operations around the globe, officials announced at a press conference Wednesday. Officials say seven individuals violated the CAN-SPAM Act and the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act when they sent hundreds of millions of spam messages promoting counterfeit […]

Electronics giant Philips Electronics is putting its muscle into a long-term deal with Microsoft to support Windows multimedia technology in its chips. As part of a nonexclusive agreement the two launched today, Philips’ Nexperia semiconductors will include support for Windows Media Audio and Video as well as Windows Digital Rights Management (DRM) 10. For Microsoft, […]

UPDATED: IBM is making a bid on professional open source with the acquisition of privately held Gluecode, officials announced Tuesday. Officials did not discuss financial and operational details of the merger, the first acquisition made by Big Blue of an open source company. Gluecode’s operations will be assimilated into IBM’s software group and expand the […]

Software management tool vendor Compuware announced a $36 million all-cash purchase of Adlex to shore up its Vantage product. The Detroit-based company expects the deal to close by the end of the month. Adlex will retain its facility in Malborough, Mass., where most of its employees are expected to remain on board. The Adlex assets […]

Richard Seibt, Novell’s go-to guy in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, announced his resignation Monday, a week after the company shuffled management for its worldwide operations. Seibt, EMEA president since February 2004, came onboard after Novell announced its intent to acquire Germany-based SUSE Linux in late 2003 for $210 million. Richard SeibtSource: […]