Michael Singer

Confused about whether x86 64-bit servers, workstations and desktops are the way for your business to go? You’re not the only one. RISC-based chips have supplied the IT sector with 64-bit technology for some time. Powerful processors made by IBM, Sun, Texas Instruments and others are a mainstay of mainframes, Unix servers and even gaming […]

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Steve Ballmer says he’s wild about Microsoft’s latest passion: innovation. The CEO of the largest software vendor said his view from the top of the hyper-competitive software marketplace is that his company thrives on change — the bigger the idea, the better. “We are going to see more innovation in the […]

Look Ma, wireless surfing without a hotspot. Or so goes the thinking behind a new Sony VAIO notebook family coming out next month. The company said its new T300 ultra-portable family will come with wireless wide area network (WWAN) technology that allows it to tap into Cingular’s nationwide EDGE network. An acronym for Enhanced Data […]

Oracle completed the first leg of its plan to finish PeopleSoft projects that were underway before it acquired the enterprise software vendor. The database software vendor delivered a new release of PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management, Wednesday. Version 8.9 is one of the projects for 2005 that Oracle told PeopleSoft customers and partners that it would […]

Groups and privacy advocates in the U.S. are considering legal action against a bill headed for the White House that would create a national driver’s license. On Thursday, President Bush is expected to sign the so-called Real ID Act into law as part of an $82 billion request for additional troop funding in Iraq, as […]

UPDATED: Sun Microsystems said it plans on buying Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Tarantella to extend its platform reach. John Loiacono, Sun executive vice president, said Sun would use the technology for its thin client and mobile strategy by building a bridge to legacy content, such as Microsoft Windows. “We’ve been in the thin client space for […]

Security software provider PGP Corp. has unveiled new security products with an extensive layer of encryption covering the whole enterprise, built to keep up with growing demands for regulatory compliance and information privacy. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based encryption pioneer called the release of its PGP Universal 2.0 software for its desktop and gateway products its […]

Open source advocates clamoring for Sun Microsystems to open up their lock on Java may have found an answer in an Apache project named Harmony. Under a proposal posted Friday to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Incubator, the group said Apache could sponsor a rebuild of the Java 2, Standard Edition (J2SE) runtime platform from […]

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) released version 1.2.3 of its Lenya project after only two months of development, group leaders said today. Lenya is an open source Java/XML content management system (CMS) that is based on Apache Cocoon version 2.1.7. Last updated in February 2005, the improvements include revision control, site management, scheduling, search, WYSIWYG […]

Microsoft released new software updates and fixes to two of its core enterprise applications today. In separate announcements, the company said a public beta is available for its upcoming Windows Server 2003 R2 product, as well as a comprehensive service pack for its SQL Server 2000 platform. Both Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000 […]

Although Microsoft has laid out its 64-bit product roadmap, application support has been another story. No more. Microsoft is crediting both Intel and AMD with helping it deliver x86 64-bit versions of its Windows OS at its WinHEC event in Seattle late last month. That means new x64 applications, including Windows Server 2003 and Windows […]

Two software user groups say they will work with each other and Oracle on integrating PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards products. The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) and the Quest International Users Group announced the formation of the Fusion Council this week. The groups are currently seeking an inaugural board and general membership. OAUG is the […]