Business intelligence software specialist Business Objects will make a preview version of its Crystal Reports software available for the open source Eclipse development environment before the end of the year.
IBM have released a developer edition of its WebSphere Java server software, the first preview of a major update to the software due later this year.
In a move that has exposed a growing schism in the Java community, an Oracle proposal to bridge Java development tools moved ahead this week with approval from competing Java companies.
The father of Java, James Gosling has questioned the technical relationship between Sun Microsystems and Microsoft in light of the antitrust demands of the European Union on the world's biggest software maker.
Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard.
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.
James Gosling discusses Sun's decision to release Java under the General Public License, whether open source is more secure than proprietary software, how IT departments can cut development costs, and why Microsoft still owns the desktop.
Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard.
The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools.
The pressure on Redmond seems to be intensifying, following a week-long string of "Is-there-life-after-Microsoft?" headlines: Gartner declaring Windows' permanent beta status, Ballmer acknowledging StarOffice challenges in Europe, IE-only developers lamenting their futures, plus a lot of pro-Firefox coverage.
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