IBM and several other companies proposed two specifications for tracking events in Web services applications, bypassing a similar effort introduced by Microsoft two weeks ago.
IBM on Monday announced new software intended to take on Microsoft in the market for desktop business applications.
At its annual Lotusphere conference, IBM showed off an early version of Lotus Mashups, a tool designed to let businesspeople, rather than professional programmers, quickly assemble Web applications.
Frustrated software programmers unable to sign up to the voluntarily run community of developers behind the Debian GNU/Linux operating system have criticised the management of the project.
Cisco Systems said on Wednesday it will spend $135 million in cash and options to buy Reactivity, a small company that makes equipment to help route XML Internet traffic.
You don't have to wander very far in the blogosphere before you'll find someone slagging off Domino, aka Lotus Notes.
The world changes fast and many enterprises large and small fail to see the next wave or see it and dismiss it.
I get the feeling there will be a lot of tired tech buzzwords from fads gone by which will be wheeled out soon with the suffix "2.0" bolted on.
In my last post I covered the knowledge management press's first impression of the Web 2.0 phenomenon. But should we be looking at enterprise Web 2.0 as a KM issue?
Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention.
IBM, looking to cash in on the growing popularity of Web portal software, is turning its attention to smaller businesses.
IBM will next month release a new version of its application server software intended to make building Web services easier.
IBM plans to introduce new development tools, the first of many releases in the coming months as the company targets new business-software customers.
Is the recently released Business Process Execution Language for Web Services just the latest in a continuing line of proposals, or will it actually become a universal standard? Find out how BPEL4WS will affect Web services.
special report The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer.
Google launched Google Gears at it's Developer Day in Sydney on Thursday. Google Gears is an open source platform that could allow Web applications -- such as Gmail and YouTube -- to be used offline. Google Australia's director of engineering Alan Noble spoke to ZDNet Australia about the development.
Commentary:Steve Jobs can unveil as many nice new fast Macs as he likes, but it's in other areas that the Mac could be sunk, and if it does sink, it could be bad for all computer users.
Managing data storage is just as much of a task (or greater) as managing the servers themselves. It makes sense to centralise management in larger organisations wherever possible. Enter the storage area network (SAN).
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Lotus Foundations is a great solution for a wide range of businesses because it takes away the need for an on-site IT guru, and minimises management overheads so staff can get on with core business activities.
While the interface of IBM's free office suite is sexy, its hunger for system resources and lack of features mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is still the best free office suite. Also, watch out for Symphony's lack of OOXML support.
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