Darryl K. Taft

Sybase Inc. is ramping up support for XML and Web services in the beta version of its PowerBuilder rapid application development tool. The beta of PowerBuilder 9.0, unveiled last week at Sybases TechWave conference in San Diego, includes features such as XML importation and support for JSPs (JavaServer Pages) and for third-party application server platforms […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. will announce a new Linux version of its grid computing platform at the Linuxworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based Unix systems supplier moved to bolster its position as a provider of heterogeneous grid computing systems by announcing a new Linux version of Sun ONE Grid […]

IBM, Microsoft Corp. and BEA Systems Inc. on Friday will announce three new Web services standards to address such areas as transactions, workflow and business process execution. The three companies, two of which—IBM and Microsoft—have taken the lead in the Web Services Interoperability organization, will deliver on promises they made to invest in creating a […]

Cable & Wireless USA Inc. filed a new lawsuit against Akamai Technologies Inc. Thursday, its second in the last two months against the company. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, claims that Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai and its subsidiary, Sockeye Networks Inc., of Waltham, Mass., infringed a Cable & Wireless patent that covers host-to-host adaptive […]

Borland Software Corp. Tuesday announced Borland Delphi 7 Studio, a new version of its Delphi cross-platform rapid application development environment that integrates modeling, development, and deployment of e-commerce solutions and Web Services. Scotts Valley, Calif.-based Borland said Delphi 7 Studio provides an independent path to Microsoft Corp.s .Net,. It has features such as a preview […]

Striking a blow in the battle for the enterprise developer, Sun Microsystems Inc. last week announced the Java Verification Program for the enterprise. Glen Martin, a senior manager in Suns Java software division, said the program verifies applications to help ensure they can run on any application server based on J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) […]

The organization for the advancement of Structured Information Standards last week solidified its standing as a top Web services standards body when it moved to absorb the Universal Description, Discovery and Integration specification. The move came a month after Microsoft Corp., IBM and Veri- Sign Inc. decided to submit the WS-Security (Web Services Security) specification […]

Sybase Inc. is ramping up the support for XML and Web services in the beta versions of its PowerBuilder rapid application development tool. The beta version of PowerBuilder 9.0, announced Monday at Sybases TechWave 2002 user and developer conference in San Diego, includes new features such as XML importation and support for JSPs (Java Server […]

The World Wide Web Consortium this week introduced new schemes for Web services usage along with other Web-related technology and guidance. The Cambridge, Mass.-based standards organization released a first draft of its Web Service Architecture Usage Scenarios. The draft document defines a collection of usage scenarios and use cases that both illustrate the use of […]

Borland Software Corp. is beefing up its Linux development tool with support for C++, adding to existing support for the companys Delphi. Borlands Kylix 3, which was unveiled last week, delivers new functionality to the companys Linux tool, including expanded support for Web services and compliance with Web services standards, according to Borland officials. Borlands […]