Microsoft steps up assault on virtualization

Microsoft has laid out plans to become a bigger force in the market for virtualization software, stepping up it...

Rock Star Programmers -- The Blogs and Web Pages

Web sites of older-style programming gurus such as Joel Spolsky or Paul Graham are markedly different from those of Obie Fernandez, who used a commercial photographer who works with modeling studios to help create his Web page.

Open XML Changes Get Put Down on Paper -- Lots of It

Ecma International has completed a 2,300-page document containing responses to comments about its proposal to have Microsoft's Office Open XML file format accepted as an ISO standard.

IBM's Jazz Edges Closer to Open Source

IBM has opened its Jazz.net community to anyone who wants to provide feedback on its Jazz technology. And it disclosed long-range plans to open the Jazz source code, as it did with Eclipse.

Lotusphere: Exchange winning away Notes users faster than ever, claims Microsoft

Free migration tools and improved feature sets have led more than 300 companies representing 2.8 million employees to switch from Lotus Notes and Domino to Outlook, Exchange and SharePoint, Microsoft said at the start of the Lotusphere conference.

Lotusphere: Whoops?! IBM products support Microsoft's Open XML doc format

After spending more money than any other company to thwart Microsoft's Open XML document-standard aspirations, IBM turns out to actually be supporting them... in a handful of products.

Philadelphia buoyant after completing water billing system

Philadelphia's water billing system ran into millions in cost overruns, but installation of a new software package was recently completed and came in $1 million under budget.

Google provides $25M for worldwide charitable works

Google Inc. said it is investing $25 million to harness the power of information and technology to fight poverty, global warming and health threats.

Google provides $25M for worldwide charitable works

Google Inc. said it is investing $25 million to harness the power of information and technology to fight poverty, global warming and health threats.

Philadelphia buoyant after completing water billing system

Philadelphia's water billing system ran into millions in cost overruns, but installation of a new software package was recently completed and came in $1 million under budget.

Microsoft warns corporate users of impending auto-update to IE7

Users and admins who have been avoiding Microsoft's upgrade from version 6 to version 7 of Internet Explorer are going to have to try a little harder: The long-expected automatic upgrade is due to push out on Feb. 12.

SAP, Business Objects unveil first joint products

SAP unveiled several products that combine its tools with those in its new Business Objects division.

Oracle buys document-capture vendor Captovation

Continuing its string of niche acquisitions, Oracle said it will purchase document-capture vendor Captovation for an undisclosed sum.

Users say Sun needs to fix what's broken at MySQL

Sun Microsystems hopes to make MySQL's open-source database more attractive to enterprise customers. But some existing MySQL users say Sun has a lot of work ahead of it.

Disney IT exec answers Microsoft's CIO casting call

Microsoft has hired Walt Disney CIO Tony Scott to run its IT operations, filling a job that has been open since predecessor Stuart Scott (no relation) was fired in November.

Users say Sun needs to fix what's broken at MySQL

Sun Microsystems hopes to make MySQL's open-source database more attractive to enterprise customers. But some existing MySQL users say Sun has a lot of work ahead of it.

SAP, Business Objects unveil first joint products

SAP unveiled several products that combine its tools with those in its new Business Objects division.

Oracle buys document-capture vendor Captovation

Continuing its string of niche acquisitions, Oracle said it will purchase document-capture vendor Captovation for an undisclosed sum.

Update: Microsoft warns corporate users of impending autoupgrade to IE7

Users and admins who have been avoiding Microsoft's upgrade from Version 6 to Version 7 of Internet Explorer are going to have to try a little harder: The long-expected automatic upgrade is due to push out on Feb. 12.

Oracle fixes critical flaws in quarterly update

Oracle has released 26 patches across its product line, nine of which fix vulnerabilities that are remotely exploitable.