Friday, February 02, 2007 3:05 PM EST
Given the fact that XML is just now coming into its own in the world of enterprise applications, it may strike some folks odd that there is now a debate on about the need for some kind of XML 2.0 project.
Some developers are starting to ask for an XML specification that is less draconian in its strcuture so that it might actually become easier to build enterprise application based on XML and all its derivatives. Of course, there's another set of people who just say that enought developers havn't taken the time to appreciate the pure beauty of XML and now is not the time to start confusing people with new specifications.
Either way you cut it, XML has been an over night success that has been 10 plus years in the making. As such some of things that were assumed to be required in the 1990s might be worth another look today -- Michael Vizard
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:03 PM EST
Among the various complications of enforcing copyright laws abroad is that, historically, developing countries rely on piracy to jumpstart their own economies. Case in point: Romania, where president Traian Basescu told Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently that pirated Microsoft software helped the country build a vibrant software industry. Shortly thereafter in Russia, former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev asked Bill to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.
The request is awkward for both Gates and Russia, the latter of which is mounting a high-profile crackdown on piracy as part of its efforts to join the World Trade Organization. Recent casualties of that crackdown include several popular bittorrent sites.
Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:00 PM EST
The tech blogs are abuzz with Google's new hosted application suite, which places the search giant a bit closer into competition with Microsoft's $12B office software market. The operable term here, though, is $12B. At $50 per user per annum, Google's apps won't be threatening Microsoft's dominance anytime soon. And let's not forget the big companies' reticence (or legal aversion) to off-site hosting.
Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:10 PM EST
Cisco, fresh from buying social networking company Five Across Inc., has now agreed to purchase online presentation company WebEx for $3.2 billion. Roughly equivalent to the price of two YouTubes, the purchase price garners Cisco a company that made has a net income of about $47 million on sales of $380 million. Om Malik says the acquisition is part of an ongoing chess game versus Microsoft, which increasingly competes against Cisco in the VOIP business (especially after Microsoft's acquisition of TellMe Networks).
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:52 PM EST
Novell officials are welcoming the news that Red Hat is planning a packaged Linux desktop solution, which they say validates their existing desktop-to-data center offering. Nat Friedman, Novell's vice president of Linux desktop engineering, told eWEEK in an interview that Red Hat's acknowledgment of the Linux desktop's importance is welcomed. Also in Novell news: Novell will soon release a major upgrade to its SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 line. The enhancements, announced at the company's annual BrainShare trade show, will be rolled out in the form of the operating system's first service pack, SP1.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:54 PM EST
After mulling it over for nearly a year, Microsoft has decided to join the OpenAJAX Alliance, a consortium of vendors working to spur the adoption of open and interoperable Asynchronous JavaScript and XML-based Web technologies. Microsoft has been pondering the decision since last May.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:47 PM EST
Vista has beaten Windows XP's sales figures. More than 20 million copies of Windows Vista were sold globally in February 2007, the first month of sales since its widespread consumer release. Only 17 million copies of Windows XP were sold in the first two months following its release in October 2001. The Vista sales figures reflect global sales from retail, PC manufacturers and the Express Upgrade Program.
Monday, April 02, 2007 3:48 PM EST
SOA Software Inc. will partner with Red Hat Inc. to promote the shift to service-oriented architecture solutions for the enterprise. Los Angeles-based SOA, a provider of SOA and Web services for governance, management, security and mediation solutions, is teaming with the JBoss division of Red Hat to enable enterprises deploying SOA applications on Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Middleware to take advantage of SOA Software's Service Manager and WorkBench products for SOA governance and other functions.
