Darryl K. Taft

A pair of software companies are teaming up to help developers overcome two key issues facing XML application development: performance and complexity. DataPower Technology Inc. and Altova Inc. this week will begin selling a bundle of each others development products—DataPowers XA35 XML Accelerator processor and Altovas XML Spy IDE (integrated development environment). The package is […]

Adobe Systems Inc. is aiming to reduce the time and cost of creating and updating images by automating image production tasks. The San Jose, Calif., company last week announced the newest version of its graphics and imaging server software, Adobe Graphics Server 2.0—formerly known as Adobe AlterCast—which also integrates easily with asset management and e-commerce […]

Hitachi Computer Products America Inc. last week unveiled a product designed to make it easier for developers to build security into their applications. The Waltham, Mass., companys Quadrasis EASI (Enterprise Application Security Integration) Express application and Web services security tool solution is a rapid application security development version of EASI Security Unifier, said Harriet Goldman, […]

Iona Technologies plc. today is announcing the Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform—XMLBus Edition v5.4, the latest version of its visual environment for developing, deploying, integrating and managing secure Web services. Ionas Orbix E2A—XMLBus Edition v5.4 delivers new features that enable the bridging of Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) systems to Web services, the […]

Microsoft Corp. today is announcing SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition 2.0 and the second beta of the .Net Compact Framework and Visual Studio .Net smart device extensions, both designed to enable developers to create and deploy mobile .Net applications. SQL Server CE 2.0 is the next version of Microsofts compact database that connects enterprise […]

Bristol Technology Inc. on Thursday announced Wind/U 5.0, its Windows and Unix cross-platform software. Wind/U 5.0 features tight integration with Tributary, a companion product from Bristol that enables developers to develop for both Windows and Unix platforms using Microsoft Visual Studio, officials of the Danbury, Conn., company said. Bristol officials said Tributary extends the Visual […]

The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, or OASIS, standards consortium Tuesday announced the formation of a technical committee to facilitate distributed systems management over the Internet. Called the OASIS Management Protocol Technical Committee, the new group will seek ways to help businesses manage their own Web services and oversee their interaction with […]

IBM is readying new features for its open-source development platform that will speed application development, but what users are most intrigued by is planned full support for Model Driven Architecture. The support for MDA, which will be included in Eclipse Version 2.0 when it is released this fall, will enable developers to create applications based […]

Macromedia Inc. this week will roll out products designed to let developers create applications with its ColdFusion MX tools and run them in enterprise environments on the leading Java 2 Enterprise Edition application server platforms. The ColdFusion MX for J2EE Application Servers line, available now, includes versions for IBMs WebSphere, Sun Microsystems Inc.s Sun ONE […]

Adobe Systems Inc. Monday announced the newest version of its graphics and imaging server software, Adobe Graphics Server 2.0. The new software, formerly known as Adobe AlterCast, reduces the time and cost of creating and updating images by automating image production tasks, and integrates easily with asset management and e-commerce applications, said Allister Lundberg, Adobe […]