Grady Booch

Grady Booch, IBM Rationals "free radical," talks about the enduring difficulties of software development, his advocacy of open source and Second Life, and his license to kill (bureaucracy, that is).

The People Side of IT Architecture

The key to enterprise architecture is to find architects who are willing to act less like technologists and more like anthropologists seeking to understand the culture of their organization.

Business-Driven Architecture

Tips for developing a business-driven enterprise architecture.

Four sentenced in $29M scheme to defraud Microsoft

The FBI and the IRS teamed up for a two-year investigation that reeled in conspirators who bought discounted Microsoft software that they resold for a profit of $5 million.

Microsoft adds to support for Dynamics, CRM, ERP apps to enterprises

Microsoft announced Business Ready Customer Care, which includes major enhancements to its maintenance and support program for Microsoft Dynamics, ERP and CRM applications.

Inside Leopard's Time Machine: Backups for the rest of us

Want backup software that requires little configuration, performs backups automatically and makes restoring files simple and intuitive? Time Machine is the answer to your prayers.

Oracle bid for BEA expires as expected

BEA let the bid's deadline expire, as it promised it would, and Oracle won't rule out another try.

Happy anniversary, Apple!

Yes, I realize this isn't Apple's wedding anniversary. But it is mine, and I have a special favor to ask: Can my husband cut the Leopard line at our local Apple store so he can get his T-shirt, and we can get to our celebration dinner before, say, midnight? It was only yesterday when my husband, whom I will call "Selor" for purposes of this blog entry (and yes, keen-eyed readers, that is indeed an anagram of 'loser'), said, "Hey, honey - about tomorrow night…"

Happy anniversary, Apple!

Yes, I realize this isn't Apple's wedding anniversary. But it is mine, and I have a special favor to ask: Can my husband cut the Leopard line at our local Apple store so he can get his T-shirt, and we can get to our celebration dinner before, say, midnight?

Scammers sentenced for Microsoft software scheme

A husband-and-wife team were sentenced to five years in prison for buying Microsoft software at academic discounts and illegally reselling it.

Oracle calls BEA's price 'impossibly high'

Oracle rejected BEA Systems' proposed purchase price of $21 per share, calling it "impossibly high" for Oracle or any other company.

MGM Mirage hotel-reservation system hit by outages

A key guest reservation system in five Las Vegas hotels, and two elsewhere, meant that guests waited over an hour to check in.

Leopard reviews spotted; lost weekends ahoy! (and Boston travel)

It's IT Blogwatch: in which we look at the first reviews of Apple's latest big cat: Mac OS 10.5. Not to mention how to walk and/or drive in Boston...Ken Mingis and Michael DeAgonia report:It's been two years, five months and 26 days since Apple Inc. last released a new operating system -- the longest gap between releases since the company first released Mac OS X six years ago. Mac OS X 10.5, better known as "Leopard," hits store shelves Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. local time, six months after it was initially expected and more than a year and a half after Apple CEO Steve Jobs first showed it off in mid-2006. So, is it worth the wait? And, more important, is it worth the $129 price tag? ... What's new in Leopard? A lot.

Leopard reviews spotted; lost weekends ahoy! (and Boston travel)

It's IT Blogwatch: in which we look at the first reviews of Apple's latest big cat: Mac OS 10.5. Not to mention how to walk and/or drive in Boston...Ken Mingis and Michael DeAgonia report:It's been two years, five months and 26 days since Apple Inc. last released a new operating system -- the longest gap between releases since the company first released Mac OS X six years ago. Mac OS X 10.5, better known as "Leopard," hits store shelves Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. local time, six months after it was initially expected and more than a year and a half after Apple CEO Steve Jobs first showed it off in mid-2006. So, is it worth the wait? And, more important, is it worth the $129 price tag? ... What's new in Leopard? A lot.

Leopard reviews spotted; lost weekends ahoy! (and Boston travel)

It's IT Blogwatch: in which we look at the first reviews of Apple's latest big cat: Mac OS 10.5. Not to mention how to walk and/or drive in Boston...Ken Mingis and Michael DeAgonia report:It's been two years, five months and 26 days since Apple Inc. last released a new operating system -- the longest gap between releases since the company first released Mac OS X six years ago. Mac OS X 10.5, better known as "Leopard," hits store shelves Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. local time, six months after it was initially expected and more than a year and a half after Apple CEO Steve Jobs first showed it off in mid-2006. So, is it worth the wait? And, more important, is it worth the $129 price tag? ... What's new in Leopard? A lot.

Microsoft's OneCare silently changes Automatic Updates

Despite claims last week to the contrary, Microsoft is indeed changing Automatic Settings updates in Windows XP and Vista, according to a researcher who has tracked down the software culprit.

How Adobe plans to shine a Flash Lite on a billion mobile phones

With 500 million desktops running their Reader and Flash applications and two million designers and developers building more content constantly, Adobe isn't exactly hurting for presence. The trick now is to branch out to mobile phones. Here's Adobe's plan.

BEA counters Oracle, wants $21 a share

BEA Systems countered Oracle Corp.'s bid for acquiring the company, proposing a price of $21 a share, $4 more than Oracle's initial offer.

Image gallery: First look at Leopard

Take a tour of Mac OS X 10.5's new features, applications and, yes, eye candy.

In Depth: Apple's Leopard leaps to new heights

After almost two and half years, the Mac faithful finally have a crack at Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard." Here's a detailed look at the new features and changes they'll get when it goes on sale Friday.