Scott Clark

The World Wide Web Consortium this week announced the release of a test suite designed specifically for the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) language. CSS is the style sheet language that specifies how Web pages are presented. The benefits of using CSS1 include shorter documents which are downloaded faster, more attractive and accessible Web pages, and […]

Mainstay this week released JustMail, a secure Java-based client which can access a user’s e-mail account using only their Web browser. JustMail is a Java applet which is embedded on a Web page. Users go to the page with the JustMail client, enter their name and password, and click “Connect.” The JustMail applet opens in […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. Monday released its new “Jini” Java-based networking technology that enables instant network connectivity using many different electronic devices. Jini enables the creation of a universal network that users are able to connect to using a variety of different electronic devices. Compatible devices currently being developed include computers, printers, disk drives, phones and […]

IBM Monday released the alpha version of its Self-Voicing Kit (SVK) on its alphaWorks Web site. The SVK allows developers to create Java applications which will be accessable by millions of disabled people. The kit enables users to add, expand or customize the many accessibility features available in their applications, and features an audio interface […]

iTOOL Technologies this week released iTOOL Enterprise Suite, an on-site installation version of its collection of Web site hosting and development tools designed for ISPs and businesses. With this release, ISPs, telcos, portal sites and other online businesses can provide very capable Web development and hosting tools to their customers. iTOOL Enterprise Suite features instant […]

WebSideStory this week announced the release of HitBOX Tracker, its free HTML-based Web site traffic analysis tool. HitBOX Tracker can be found downloaded from the HitBOX Web site.. Site administrators can begin analyzing a site by adding a few lines of code to a Web page. New features in HitBOX Tracker include a “referring data” […]

The World Wide Web Consortium Thursday released a stable open source version of Jigsaw, its award-winning Java Web server. Jigsaw was created so developers can experiment with new server technologies. The latest version of Jigsaw features an architecture which aids in the evaluation of new Web protocols. Jigsaw also enables faster Web access by using […]

DataChannel this week demonstrated how DataChannel RIO and its advanced XML/Java technology can be integrated with Microsoft Office 2000 at David Coursey’s Showcase 99. This is a great indication of how support for open Web standards such as XML, WebDAV and Java can be utilized to move “mission critical” applications to the Web. The integration […]

IBM Corp. this week announced the release of two new XML technologies on its alphaWorks Web site. The new tools, XML Enabler and XML Diff and Merge Tool, support the emergence of open standards and the growth of e-business. XML is currently being used in a a growing number of commercial and Web-based applications. According […]

HTTP2 hopes that their unique approach to domain names will capture the attention of techies everywhere. The concept is simple: You can provide your site’s visitors with an easy-to-remember domain name by using their new service. Users of their service can choose the domain of their choice, including many top level domain names that are […]

Ikarus, an Austrian antivirus company, Thursday issued a warning about the latest Java virus to be discovered. The new virus is called BeanHive, and is significantly more stealthy than the previous version of the Java virus known as “Strange Brew.” According to Java virus expert George Wu of Ikarus Software, the latest virus is targeting […]

The World Wide Web Consortium Thursday announced the “Namespaces in XML” specification as an official W3C recommendation. Along with the W3C’s Extensible Markup Language (XML) recommendation, this new specification enables developers to utilize two or more XML-based languages in a document without any conflicts or ambiguity. The W3C believes that this recommendation will promote the […]