Contrary to claims by the US Department of Defense that Office Open XML might lead to increased security concerns, vendor lock-in and backwards compatibility issues, Microsoft claims that OOXML resolves exactly these issues.
At the JavaOne conference on Wednesday, Oracle executives said they plan to introduce tools for rich Internet application development. The company also released a development kit for the Java-based Spring Framework.
Microsoft and Novell on Monday fleshed out the technical aspects of their corporate partnership, saying that the two firms are committed to optimising their respective products in the years to come.
BEA Systems -- a company long committed to the Java programming language -- plans to support alternative scripting languages in upcoming products.
BEA Systems on Thursday in the US is expected to launch a new product line that the back-end software maker hopes will expand the company's audience and perk up sales.
An emerging Web development technique promises to shake up the status quo in PC software and blur the line between desktop and Web applications.
The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way.
Microsoft chairman claims mobile phone makers have to catch up to the power of his company's software.
Project Fusion will provide a common basis for all Oracle applications and compete head-to-head with the German rival's NetWeaver middleware.
Microsoft and Sun Microsystems may be going steady, but they aren't quite sure where the relationship is headed.
Microsoft has announced plans for new development tools, as the company continues to lay the groundwork for its next major database and operating system software releases.
"Open to new ideas. Plays well with others."
The deals to ship Sun's Java technology in all the PC makers' machines are a poke in the eye for Microsoft, which has been lacklustre in its support for the software.
The networking-software company bets on open source and standards to build momentum for its operating systems and security software.
Microsoft will offer developers a glimpse at future versions of its Visual Studio.Net development tools and highlight a number of additions to the product line.
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