Darryl K. Taft

Sun Microsystems Inc. last week rolled out new versions of its application server and an update of its accompanying development environment—all aimed at easing Java-based Web services development. The Santa Clara, Calif., companys Sun ONE (Open Net Environment) Application Server 7 is available now in the Platform Edition and the Standard Edition. Sun will bundle […]

Companies are not waiting for standards for model-driven development to coalesce but rather are releasing tools designed to make modeling easier for developers. Oracle Corp., WebPutty Inc. and Computer Associates International Inc. late last month announced new tools even though the Object Management Group continues to hash out the details of its UML (Unified Modeling […]

IBM and Microsoft Corp. last week announced new technologies to help organizations prepare to meet the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., unveiled its WebSphere Business Integration for HIPAA software, which focuses on the integration of health-care-related business processes. HIPAA regulations call for companies to protect […]

NEW YORK—The IT function could be the leading factor in pulling the economy out of its slump, according to the chief information officers at some of the nations leading institutions. At the Society for Information Managements CIO Forum here Wednesday, CIOs offered advice on cutting costs and generating revenues to help enterprises steer their way […]

Oracle Corp. this week released an upgrade to its Oracle9i JDeveloper Java development platform with new support for modeling, Web services, open source integration and the latest Java standards. In addition to these features, Oracle9i JDeveloper also contains new features that enable developers to personalize their development environment, said John Magee, vice president of Oracle9iAS. […]

IBM and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced new technology to help organizations prepare and meet the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., announced its WebSphere Business Integration for HIPAA, which will be the centerpiece of IBMs HIPAA Readiness Solution portfolio, which the company targets at health […]

With a focus on Web services, Sun Microsystems Inc. announced Monday the delivery of two new versions of its application server and a new version of its accompanying development environment. Sun announced that Sun ONE Application Server 7 is available in two versions: the Platform Edition and the Enterprise Edition. The Sun ONE Application Server […]

New tools and strategies rolled out last week by Flashline Inc. and CollabNet Inc. are designed to ease collaboration among software developers. To address a growing trend in enterprise application development, Flashline announced a new version of its software reuse platform that provides collaboration and integration capabilities, said Cathy Lippert, Flashlines vice president of product […]

Two key standards organizations have announced efforts to support Web services, in such areas as security, development, modeling and management. The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) announced that it has formed a technical committee to create XML protocols for digital signature and cryptographic time-stamping for Web services. The committee, dubbed the […]

Charles Fitzgerald, Microsoft Corp.s general manager of platform strategies, is considered one of the companys top “big picture” thinkers. Fitzgerald, who focuses on Windows and .Net and bringing together all of Microsofts complementary technologies such as XML and Web services into a unified infrastructure, spoke with eWEEK Senior Writer Darryl K. Taft earlier this month […]