Out of the data warehousing milieu comes a candidate for "killer app."
Java put a few CORBA plans on hold temporarily. But interest in CORBA-and-Java as an enterprise alternative to COM continues to grow. Are the tools up to the job?
I like to walk for exercise. The farther I walk, the better. Comdex, this past November, provided me with an almost unlimited opportunity to get all the exercise I wanted. Comdex just celebrated its twentieth anniversary, which makes it 80 years old in Internet time. But this quintessential PC event shows signs of aging and changing.
With the Web's help, scripting languages evolve to the mainstream and may well change the way apps are developed, assembled and managed.
Systems maker looks to ride Java success to become a major software player. Looks for Forté, NetBeans and iPlanet to attract the hearts and minds of corporate development managers.
New agent applications may glean data from the Web, and XML may have a hand in that. A look at online movie ticketing uncovers some interesting issues.
Everyone wants to get into the act - with software in place, that may be doable.
Today, XML is a check mark item for EAI hopefuls; it is also increasingly key to next- generation executive strategies.
Application service providers aim to offload IT functions from businesses of all sizes; some question whether organizations will turn sensitive data over to third parties.
The CORBA Component Model is joining EJB and COM+ in an arena where paper specifications still largely rule.
Assorted IT shops have used Visual Basic for e-commerce work. While still in transition, the tool may have met the Web challenge more effectively than some erstwhile competitors.
Organizations no longer try to implement the full Capability Maturity Model; now, it is OK to use the pieces that fit best.
CommerceOne and GM go to virtual market, and XML gets the stress test.
In the wake of the Allaire Developer Conference, young Jeremy Allaire spoke to ADT Managing Editor.