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    Microsoft's plan to dominate the Internet by cornering the developing Web services market is taking shape, and its competition is gearing up for a big showdown. Sun, one of Microsoft's key competitors in the Web services arena, is ready to play.

  • Who's plotting to keep Sun in the Web services shadows?

    IBM and Microsoft extended a belated and belittling WS-I invitation to Sun. Are they trying to marginalise the Java creator's Web services stature?

  • What the heck are Web services?

    Just about every technology company on the planet -- including Microsoft, IBM and Sun Microsystems -- are placing big bets on Web services. So, just what are they all about?

  • Letting Jini out of the bottle -- again

    Microsoft and Intel see Web services popping up everywhere, but their vision is strangely reminiscent of archrival Sun Microsystems' with an earlier technology called Jini.

  • Windows 2003: Could the crusade backfire?

    COMMENTARY--Microsoft's religion is one where products are good and services are a sin. But a big server product launch could alienate the very souls it wants to convert.

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  • Sun to give StarOffice Java flavour

    Sun Microsystems is building a Java-based development kit for its StarOffice software to help corporate programmers customise desktop applications, a move that better pits it against Microsoft's dominant Office.

  • Windows 2003: Could the crusade backfire?

    COMMENTARY--Microsoft's religion is one where products are good and services are a sin. But a big server product launch could alienate the very souls it wants to convert.

  • Opera 6.0: In harmony with the Web

    If you love Opera, this download is a must. If you're looking for alternatives to Netscape or IE, Opera 6.0 is a worthy alternative.

  • Acrobat tightens its grip on publishing

    The Adobe Acrobat PDF format has been wildly successful because it combines all the convenience of an electronic document with the familiarity of a paper printout. The latest version of Acrobat adds a host of new features that make PDFs more secure, easier to re-purpose, and more suitable for workgroup collaboration.

  • Meet the Windows XPs

    Now there's a Microsoft's Windows XP flavour for every PC--standard desktops, tablet PCs, and Media Center desktops. We weigh in on their worth.

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