Darryl K. Taft

Metrowerks, a maker of software development tools for embedded applications, Tuesday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Embedix Inc., a Linux tools company. As first reported in eWEEK last month, Austin, Texas-based Metrowerks, a division of Motorola Inc., said it is acquiring the key assets of Embedix Inc., based in […]

IBMs $2.1 billion acquisition of rational Software Corp. this month not only gives IBM a big feather in its software development tools cap, but it also changes the landscape of the software development industry. IBM will use Rationals modeling tools as the foundation of its enterprise strategy, built around the software life cycle: design, development, […]

IBM Corp. Monday announced that SAP AG has joined the board of stewards for the IBM-sponsored Eclipse Consortium, which oversees the Eclipse open-source application development framework. Momentum in the industry for Eclipse continues to grow, with SAP joining the ranks of Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., the Object Management Group, and Parasoft Corp., among others having […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. Monday announced a deal with BEA Systems Inc. whereby Sun will bundle BEAs WebLogic application server with Suns Solaris 9 operating system. The offer, which starts next month, means that Sun will ship an integrated version of its own Sun Open Network Environment (Sun ONE) application server with Solaris 9 along with […]

BALTIMORE—The federal government is looking at XML and Web services as a key technology for integrating disparate systems and is developing an overall architecture to support interoperability based on XML. Robert Haycock, manager of the Office of Management and Budgets E-Gov Office, called XML and Web services the “keys to the palace.” He said, “We […]

Two initiatives are under way to help developers reuse Java components to simplify development in the Java and Java 2 Enterprise Edition worlds. Many developers have said the Java world lacks the kind of reusable components available for Microsoft Corp. platforms, including the .Net platform. But a new initiative from Wakesoft Inc. and Flashline Inc. […]

BALTIMORE—Corel Corp. highlighted the XML 2002 Conference and Exposition on Tuesday with a couple of announcements aimed at souping up XML content creation and simplifying the management and deployment of XML applications. The Ottawa company announced XMetal 4, a new version of its XML authoring solution that adds support for Microsofts ActiveX technology. Corel officials […]

Despite the decision by officials in Massachusetts and West Virginia to appeal the ruling in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case, other states that sought stiffer penalties said they will not pursue further litigation. Thomas Miller, attorney general for Iowa, who led the dissenting states case against the Redmond, Wash., company, issued a statement saying, “Seven […]

IBM shook up the software and Web services development world late last week when it agreed to buy Rational Software Corp. in a deal worth $2.1 billion—the companys largest software acquisition since buying Lotus Development Corp. in 1995. Rational gives IBM the “broadest support for the largest number of platforms and integrated development environments” in […]

In the five years that Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have been fighting over Java, most developers have let their code do the talking. The fate of Java on the desktop is again in the hands of a judge, and developers will likely continue to use Microsofts .Net or Suns Java regardless of the […]