Peter Galli

Many companies have tried to challenge Microsoft Corp. in the office productivity software space, and many have failed. But if Sun Microsystems Inc. has its way, this time will be different. As its branded version of StarOffice 6.0 is released this week, Sun will try a two-pronged approach to selling the software: highlighting its features […]

While Sun Microsystems Inc.s decision to integrate improved versions of its Unix file system and volume manager into Solaris 9, due this week, could be a blow to software partner Veritas Software Corp., it will save customers a lot of money. Most enterprise Solaris users have bought the VxFS, or Veritas File System, and VxVM, […]

The battle for enterprise office productivity users is set to heat up as Sun Microsystems Inc prepares to release its branded StarOffice 6.0 software suite on May 21. Sun is taking direct aim at Microsoft Offices corporate and enterprise installed base with its new offering, Mike Rogers, vice president and general manager of desktop and […]

As Microsoft Corp. starts to reveal its hand and give details about the upcoming technologies it wants to ship in the next version of Windows—including a new graphics architecture, hot-swapping technologies and a richer storage system—IT managers, administrators and consultants are giving these developing technologies a tentative thumbs up. Many also are pleased with the […]

Microsoft Corp. last week announced the beta of its .Net Speech SDK, a Web developer tool based on the Speech Application Language Tags, or SALT, specification. The Redmond, Wash., company is planning a .Net Speech platform for building and deploying telephony and multimodal applications. The server technology will be an extension of its .Net server […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. is hoping to lift up its operating system where competitors have slipped, through automated software and security patch uploading. Among the new features planned for Solaris 9, due at the end of the month, is Patch Manager, an analysis engine that automates the process of locating required security and software patches for […]

As an increasing number of enterprises look to implement server solutions that allow them to consolidate applications and infrastructure services running on diverse operating systems, VMware Inc. on Monday released the latest version of its enterprise server consolidation software. VMware ESX Server 1.5 is targeted at data centers and includes support for SCSI reservations, which […]

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that its Services for Unix 3.0 product, software that allows greater operability between existing Unix-based enterprise systems and Windows on both the server and desktop, has been released to manufacturing. In a presentation at the NetWorld+Interop 2002 trade show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Bill Veghte, corporate vice president of […]

Caldera International Inc. on Wednesday lowered revenue expectations for the second quarter and announced a layoff of 73 employees, or 15 percent of its global workforce. In addition, as part of an executive reorganization, Calderas chief technology officer, Drew Spencer, and chief legal counsel, Harrison Colter, have left the firm but “will continue consulting with […]

As some 4,000 developers from 42 countries gather in San Francisco this week for IBMs annual technical developer conference, developerWorks Live, they will hear a lot about IBMs view on open standards-based integration. “Whether were talking about WebSphere or data management or Lotus or Tivoli or any other implementation, our focus is on open–across all […]