Darryl K. Taft

As momentum for embedded Linux systems builds, open-source developers are divided on whether commercial tools or open-source options are the best way to write to embedded Linux devices. At this weeks open-source extravaganza, LinuxWorld, Metrowerks Inc., MontaVista Corp. and IBM all have embedded announcements on tap. Metrowerks, based in Austin, Texas, will showcase its Linux […]

While IBMs pending $2.1 billion acquisition of Rational Software Corp. stands to benefit both companies, customers of the smaller toolmaker appear optimistic about the pairing. Chad Mason, director of quality assurance for Choice Hotels International Inc., in Phoenix, said he hopes the acquisition goes as smoothly and will be as beneficial to Choice Hotels as […]

The judge in the Sun Microsystems Inc. versus Microsoft Corp. antitrust case has given Microsoft 120 days to comply with his order to make Java available with Windows. In a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz made a series of decisions key to the case, including giving Microsoft four months to comply […]

DataPower Technology Inc. last week announced an XML security appliance and a major customer for it. DataPowers XS40 appliance combines XML processing performance enhancements with security features. DataPower, based in Cambridge, Mass., also announced a deal with RouteOne LLC, a joint venture of DaimlerChrysler Services, Ford Motor Credit Co., GMAC and Toyota Financial Services. RouteOne, […]

Alfred Chuang, founder, chairman and CEO of BEA Systems Inc., said convergence is the key to jumpstarting the software industry. However, when Chuang talks about convergence he means the convergence of the development of new software with the integration of existing or legacy software. Speaking to a group of aspiring MBA students at the Harvard […]

Right now Web services are all about integration, and customers want a single standard they can depend on, so said a panel of experts at a recent Harvard technology event. At the Harvard Business School Cybersposium this weekend leading vendors and a key customer organization said the primary use of Web services today is for […]

Speaking at a symposium for top business school students, Sanjay Kumar, chairman and CEO of Computer Associates International Inc., told students to be prepared for and learn from change. In speaking on “Building Leaders for Technology,” Kumar noted that the changes in the economy over the last few years have only helped to strengthen Islandia, […]

The judge in the Sun Microsystems Inc. versus Microsoft Corp. antitrust case has given Microsoft 120 days to comply with his order that it make Java available with Windows. During a long late-day hearing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz made a series of decisions key to the case, including giving Microsoft four months […]

Rational Software Corp. reported its fiscal third quarter 2003 earnings Thursday, showing a narrowing of its losses to $3.56 million down from $17.9 million a year ago. The Cupertino, Calif., company, in the process of being acquired by IBM in a deal worth about $2.1 billion, said an increase in large sales and average sales, […]

The judge overseeing Sun Microsystems Inc.s legal battle with Microsoft Corp. has asked attorneys for both sides to come before him Wednesday afternoon to discuss the case—namely how Microsoft will comply with the courts order to include Java in Windows. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz has asked the parties to come before him in […]