Date: 08/04/05     Keywords: no keywords

Lawyers, companies and politicians all agree that the system is in desperate need of reform. But agreement ends there.

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Date: 08/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

Through good times and bad, open source is making an impact around the world.

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Date: 08/02/05     Keywords: java

Start-up targets corporate developers with bundle of, and support for, commonly used open-source Java components.

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Date: 07/28/05     Keywords: microsoft

After years of preparation, Microsoft releases the first beta of its next-generation operating system, Windows Vista, formerly know as Longhorn.

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Date: 07/26/05     Keywords: software

Looking to develop new management software, Cisco agrees to buy start-up in a deal valued at up to $122 million.

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Date: 07/25/05     Keywords: database

Charles Phillips, an Oracle co-president, hints at the database giant's upcoming moves.

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Date: 07/22/05     Keywords: java, web

COBOL expert Mike Gilbert examines the looming skills gap between the legacy world and the newer worlds of Web services, Java and .Net.

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Date: 07/21/05     Keywords: software

Q&A Software giant's Martin Taylor soldiers on, evangelizing that open source may not be all it's cut out to be.

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Date: 07/19/05     Keywords: linux

Analysis: Here's waht CIOs should investigate to determine whether switching to Linux from Windows will bring about cost savings for the business.

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Date: 07/13/05     Keywords: no keywords

Commentary--IBM's Michael Liebow warns that rifts between IT departments and business leaders are signs of a crumbling business.

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Date: 07/01/05     Keywords: software, crm

Rumors are that enterprise software giant SAP will launch a fully hosted version of its CRM software. The big question is, when?

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Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: software

Q&A James Gosling gets down to the nitty-gritty on Sun's software and assesses the open-source odds.

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Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

Commentary--The buzz around the storage world today is how to maximize storage infrastructures by taking advantage of virtual storage solutions--and hardware, too. IBM's Ron Riffe has the answer.

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Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: software

Commentary--Nothing is static in the world of software development, and very few other industries move at the same rapid pace. Borland Software CTO Patrick Kerpan tells how to keep up.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Redefining+software+development/2100-9593_22-5766816.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: technology, java

At the JavaOne conference, Sun Microsystems still controls the agenda but is no longer the guiding light over the technology it invented.

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Date: 06/20/05     Keywords: software

If patent law had been applied to novels, great books would not have been written. Richard Stallman says if the EU applies it to software, every computer user will be restricted.

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Date: 06/15/05     Keywords: software, security

Commentary--Security and application developers speak different languages, says Secure Software's Kevin Kernan--and the result is often chaos.

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Date: 06/08/05     Keywords: software, microsoft

News Focus: At Microsoft's TechEd Conference, CEO Steve Ballmer leads the charge--promising new software tools to make IT more productive.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+sets+route+for+Longhorn%2C+delivers+patch+tools/2100-9593_22-5737054.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/07/05     Keywords: technology, microsoft

A Guatemalan inventor wins an infringement suit over his 1994 patent on technology linking Microsoft's Access and Excel programs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Patent+ruling+costs+Microsoft+%248.9+million/2100-9593_22-5735432.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/07/05     Keywords: microsoft

Microsoft's CEO likes what he sees on the horizon as his company fits its message to changing times in the IT industry.

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