Marimba Tackles Server Management
Marimba Inc. is shaking to a new beat with the introduction of a product that distributes new software and updates to servers rather than desktops.
Stories by John Cox
Loudcloud Floats New Web Site Services Concept
Former Netscape Communications Corp. wunderkind Marc Andreessen may always be identified with the "face" of the Internet - after all, he did develop the very first Netscape browser. But his new venture, Loudcloud Inc., is all about the Internet's derriere: the servers, disk arrays and systems management software on which the Net sits.
Neoware to Launch Linux, Windows CE Thin Clients
Neoware Systems is readying two lines of thin clients, one that runs a stripped-down edition of Linux and one that runs Microsoft's Windows CE.
The thin clients will be offered as Internet devices designed to handle specific tasks such as Web browsing and e-mail exchange.
Sybase Package Targets Enterprise Web Portals
Sybase Inc. next month will begin shipping a software collection that addresses one of the toughest jobs facing companies today: forging connections between end users, the enterprise Web and back-end applications.
Sun Touts Solaris 8 as Key To E-Business
Sun Microsystems Inc. staked out nothing less than the entire Internet as its playing field last week with the introduction of the Solaris 8 operating system. Executives used a New York kickoff event to argue that only Solaris offers what enterprises need to become Internet-based businesses.
Startup Serves Accounting Apps Over the Net
A startup plans to use the Web to create an updated version of the old mainframe-based service bureau, in this case for accounting applications.
Software Maker 'Rents' System Management Expertise
Corporate IT groups can now rent the systems management expertise they need from a new breed of third-party service company that uses networks as delivery routes.
The ASP Effect on the Software Industry
The Internet model of servers accessed by simple browsers is turning the business software industry inside out. Existing application vendors are working out new business and licensing practices so they can offer their software as Net-based services, for which customers pay a monthly fee instead of a more or less one-time licensing fee.
Microsoft and Intel Shrink the Size of Computers
Once you got past the voice-activated light switches and the multimedia advances in Internet pornography, this week's 2000 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) actually had news that corporate IS managers should note.
Sun ploy sparks Java grumbling
Sun's confirmation last week that it has scrapped plans to make Java an international standard has put a damper on the company's coming out party for a new enterprise edition of the technology. And some of Sun's strongest supporters are riled.
OPENWORLD: Lane promises more 'Net-ready Oracle
Oracle president Ray Lane said by adopting Web-based technologies, and reconfiguring a wide range of Oracle business practices, the company will cut $US1 billion in costs over the next 12 months.
Sun buys its way into Java tools game
By buying two vendors of Java-development tools, Sun Microsystems finally might be able to make some money off the Java language itself.
Palm focuses on blazing enterprise network trail
3Com's Palm Computing offspring will stand or fall on the willingness of large corporate IS groups to embrace an array of new devices, from personal digital assistants to cellular phones, that use the Palm operating system as their basic software.
Understanding Sun's Latest Thin-client Device
If you want to understand how Sun's recently unveiled Sun Ray desktop appliance really works, think of your telephone. And then think of your phone as a thin-client device.
Java messaging tools allow 'bulletproof safes'
A new breed of communications software is emerging that will be critical to Java's success in enterprise nets. These products, such as Progress Software's new SonicMQ, let Java applications reliably share information with each other and with existing applications on corporate networks.