Oracle and IBM find solidarity in Java
Oracle and IBM officials took the stage together Wednesday to champion Java and stress that their own interests mandate continued vitality of the platform.
Paul Krill | 24 Mar | Read more
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Mobile developers challenged to boost privacy
Branches of the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations are launching on Friday the 2011 Develop for Privacy Challenge, a competition for mobile application developers to address privacy concerns about mobile phones and other portable devices.
Paul Krill | 05 Feb | Read more
JCP chair: Organization does not operate in secrecy
The chair of the JCP (Java Community Process), the official mechanism for amending the Java platform, defended the organisation's openness this week in response to contentions that the JCP operates in secrecy.
Paul Krill | 28 Jan | Read more
Microsoft adds to security tools for developers
Microsoft is expanding its roster of SDL (security development lifecycle) tools and services with the beta release of an attack surface analyzer tool as well as the introduction of consulting services on secure development.
Paul Krill | 19 Jan | Read more
Microsoft upgrades free app security tool
Microsoft released this week an upgrade to a tool that helps secure applications for the Internet without having to recode them.
Paul Krill | 04 Sep | Read more
Sun moves on cloud despite uncertainty
Sun Microsystems, soon to be part of Oracle is a planned merger goes through, is proceeding with plans to ramp up its Sun Cloud service for cloud computing. But even a leading Sun executive for cloud computing acknowledges Oracle can do whatever it wants with Sun Cloud, including making changes or even eliminating it.
Paul Krill | 23 Apr | Read more
Microsoft gives interoperability progress report
Microsoft is offering updates on the progress of interoperability initiatives, including the Interoperability Executive Customer Council (IEC) and the Interop Vendor Alliance (IVA).
Paul Krill | 25 Oct | Read more
TECH ED - Malware's commercialisation drives security
As long as there's money to be made, computer security will be an issue, panelists at the Microsoft TechEd 2006 conference said Tuesday.
Paul Krill | 15 Jun | Read more
Web services security spec moves toward approval
WS-Security, a widely supported proposal for securing Web services, could become an official OASIS standard by March.
Paul Krill | 29 Jan | Read more