John Pallatto

LAS VEGAS–Developers working on Geronimo say they want to make the Apache Software Foundations Java application server a reliable open-source rival to BEA Systems Inc.s WebLogic or IBMs WebSphere services. “We are trying to build a production class J2EE [Java 2 Enterprise Edition] server” that will make people comfortable with the concept of using an […]

LAS VEGAS—BEA Systems Inc. has made significant progress in the development of the Apache Beehive component model, which is designed to help accelerate the development of Web services and SOA (service-oriented architecture) applications. At the ApacheCon U.S. 2004 conference here, BEA Systems officials on Monday announced the availability of the Apache Beehive Milestone 1 Release […]

It may be hard to believe, but it appears that Oracle may be ready to toss in the towel on its marathon effort to buy out PeopleSoft. The final hurdle looks to be the lack of acceptance of Oracles offer by PeopleSofts shareholders. According to an Associated Press report, Oracle will abandon its legal challenge […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Necessity, practicality and hard-nosed business principles are defining utility computing for the pioneering organizations that are actually delivering computing capacity on demand to operating units. A handful of these organizations gathered here at International Data Corp.s IDC Enterprise Forum on Thursday to discuss the capabilities and implementation options for on-demand computing. The common […]

SAN FRANCISCO—With the fervor of recent religious converts, Salesforce.com users say they are convinced that using a hosted application service provides significant potential cost savings and management benefits over trying to develop or support important business applications in-house. Customers attending Salesforce.coms Dreamforce user conference here said the decision to go with a hosted application was […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Salesforce.com continued its effort to expand its product line with the introduction of Customforce.com, an on-demand tool kit that lets companies customize their CRM applications to meet specific industry business processes. Customforce.com is a free-of-charge add-on that is designed to reduce the time it takes to customize Salesforce.coms online customer relationship management applications. Salesforce.com […]

SAN FRANCISCO—IT executives face more risks than ever to system security, their budgets and corporate reputations. But the most they can hope for is to focus the most resources and technology investments against the worst threats and hope the lesser concerns dont leap up to bite them. This was the focus of the discussion this […]

SAP America Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are collaborating on a hosted enterprise resource planning software service for midsize companies in specific vertical markets. The hosted service will allow midsize companies to gain access to SAP ERP applications, such as human resources management, finance and sales applications, at a minimum rate of $325 per month, according […]

SAN FRANCISCO—The sale of data services is going to drive the growth and profitability of the wireless telecommunications industry as voice services continue to come under increasing price pressure, said Paul Jacobs, president of Qualcomm Corp.s wireless and Internet Group. “Our industry is going through a fundamental change” because it is moving from selling voice […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Wireless software developers and content producers attending the CTIA Wireless show here say the United States is on the verge of catching up with Europe and Japan in the deployment of the latest wireless technology and content. The United States has long been characterized as working in the shadows of its counterparts in Europe […]