Darryl K. Taft

Despite Microsoft Corp.s moves to settle nagging antitrust cases that cloud its outlook, the company continues to receive criticism, complaints and renewed attacks from its competitors. In reaction to the Redmond, Wash., software giants $1.1 billion settlement of a California class-action case, Apple Computer Inc. Monday night issued a statement criticizing the settlement proposal. As […]

Macromedia Inc. last week delivered on its plans to make J2EE developers more productive. The San Francisco company shipped versions of ColdFusion MX Server for BEA Systems Inc.s BEA WebLogic Server, IBMs WebSphere Application Server 5 and Sun Microsystems Inc.s Sun ONE (Open Net Environment) Application Server 7. It also shipped Macromedias JRun 4 for […]

The goal of a universal language for business messaging will move closer to reality this month when key elements of a proposed standard are released. The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards will release the first schemas for UBL (Universal Business Language), which seeks to standardize XML versions of purchase order, invoice, shipping […]

DataPower Technology Inc. Monday announced a new XML security appliance and a major new customer for it. DataPowers XS40 XML security appliance combines XML processing performance enhancements with security features. Cambridge, Mass.-based DataPower also announced a deal with RouteOne LLC, a Southfield, Mich.-based joint venture formed by DaimlerChrysler Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, GMAC and […]

In settling to avoid a trial in a key class-action lawsuit Friday, Microsoft Corp. will help bridge the digital divide in Californias school system, as part of its settlement will go to schools in underprivileged areas. Microsoft announced a settlement worth up to $1.1 billion with the San Francisco law firm of Townsend and Townsend […]

BALTIMORE—A federal judge struck Microsoft Corp. down on two of its requests to dismiss antitrust cases against the software giant and offered a mixed ruling in a third request Friday. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz denied Microsofts requests to dismiss antitrust cases filed by Be Inc. and Burst.com, saying he believed the claims warrant […]

Several vendors with interest in the Web services space have collaborated on a new reliable messaging standard for Web services known as WS-Reliability. The group comprises six leading IT vendors—some of which are not among the usual suspects—that have gathered together to help the industry overcome a critical obstacle to the adoption of Web services. […]

The next generation of the open-source tool kit for grid technology, which will bring support for Web services, will be released in an alpha version next week. The alpha version of Globus Toolkit 3.0 (GT3) is slated for release Jan. 13 at the GlobusWorld conference in San Diego, said officials of the Globus Project, the […]

Metrowerks Corp. Tuesday announced a new low-priced version of its application development tools for the Mac OS X platform. At the MacWorld Expo show in San Francisco, Metrowerks announced its CodeWarrior Development Studio, Mac OS X Edition. The offering, essentially a repackaged subset of the companys CodeWarrior Development Studio for Mac OS, Professional Edition, Version […]

Macromedia Inc. Tuesday announced the availability of its ColdFusion MX for J2EE Application Servers product line as well as new support for the Mac OS X platform. The San Francisco company delivered versions of ColdFusion MX for BEA Systems Inc.s BEA WebLogic Server, IBMs WebSphere 5 and Sun Microsystems Inc.s SunONE Application Server 7, and […]