Disputes between rival IT factions can stop an SOA project dead in its tracks.
Microsoft released an international beta of its Office Live Workspace (OLW) suite of productivity tools. The company also quietly launched an Office Live Update last week.
Codemesh bridges the Java-to-.NET gap at Deutsche Post.
Microsoft's announcement that it will release SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3) this summer raises the question: What's the status of SQL Server 2008?
Microsoft Wednesday posted plans for expanding file format support in the next major revision of Office 2007.
Microsoft has released its second beta for testers after fixing some bugs.
Product lets developers create dynamic Web applications using familiar Java code.
Cross-platform developers can now download the source code for Moonlight
Talks between Microsoft and Yahoo are back on the table again, but maybe not about the acquisition bid.
As reported last week, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), a group that advises the British government on education technology issues, referred a complaint to the European Commission about the impact of Microsoft's interoperability issues in education.
IT auditors examine accounts just like their financial auditing counterparts. Instead of trial balances, they look at system user accounts to determine who signed on when and who did what. But what about who's logging into what account and when? More important, do these people even work here anymore?
Microsoft warned developers on Thursday that if they're getting an error when installing the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 beta released this week, they need to uninstall hotfix KB944899.
SearchMonkey, a new online development platform and toolset from Yahoo, officially launched Thursday.
Tim Bray, co-inventor of XML and Sun Microsystems' director of Web technologies, hosted a lively post-Script Bowl panel discussion
Microsoft and One Laptop per Child announced an agreement Thursday to put Windows XP Professional on OLPC XO laptops in emerging markets along with Linux.
Security software vendor PC Tools on Friday fired the latest salvo in the argument over whether Windows Vista is as secure as Microsoft says it is.
Most say they are working on Windows XP development at present, but Vista development efforts may triple next year.
New beta VM tool from Microsoft is designed to help keep offline systems current.
ServerFX, Thread Analyzer for Java, NetAdvantage for JSF 2008 Volume 1 among new releases.
Microsoft on Tuesday released Service Pack 1 for Office 2008 for Mac, the first major update to what the company called its most successful Mac Office launch in 19 years (in terms of sales volume).