IBM readies DB2 Update
IBM Corp. will turn up the heat on its database competitors once again this year with the launch of its next database engine and a series of products aimed at content management.
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Inprise to tie Web, C++ development
Hoping to bridge the gap between C++ and Internet development, Inprise/Borland is adding support for XML and HTML 4 to its development tool with the pending release of Borland C++ Builder 5.
"Really, what we're doing is marrying C++ and the latest Internet technologies," said Michael Swindell, director of product management at Californian-based Inprise/Borland.
IBM Hopes to Standardize Contractual Exchanges
Diverging from the trend that has seen a number of companies offer industry-specific, vertical variations of XML (extensible markup language), IBM Corp. today proposed an XML-based specification that would provide a standardized form for contracts across industries.
IBM Clarifies WebSphere Vision
In what IBM Corp. officials called the "first instance of proof" of the company's new WebSphere strategy, Big Blue today announced WebSphere Commerce Suite 4.1, an integration of the company's WebSphere Application Server and the its Net.Commerce electronic-commerce server.
Cognos and Oracle match wits
The growing importance of business intelligence is quickly creating new competitors, as dedicated business-intelligence vendors and traditional platform vendors vie to meet users' analytical and reporting needs.
Oracle Adds XML to Business Intelligence Tools
Oracle Corp. next week will step further into an Extensible Markup Language-enabled world with the introduction of Oracle Reports 6i and Discoverer 3i, the latest in business intelligence from the database giant.
XML: The Little Standard That Could
Odds are that when they hand out the Oscar for Best Supporting Technology at the 1999 Academy Awards, there is one star that will shine brighter than the rest: Extensible Markup Language (XML).
Sun wary of Java standard
Sun Microsystems' foot-dragging on the standardization of Java will come to a head December 16, when a general assembly of the European Computer Manufacturer's Association (ECMA) meets to discuss Sun's concerns over intellectual property rights, a sticking point that could derail the process.
Oracle jumps on Project Monterey bandwagon
The viability of project Monterey, the 64-bit Unix operating system initiative being led by IBM, got a big boost last week as Oracle became the first application vendor to pledge its support to the operating system.
HP to go public with its e-speak source code
After six months of talking the e-speak talk, Hewlett-Packard will finally walk the e-speak walk next month, delivering the source code for the technology, which company officials hope will be at the heart of future business-to-business transactions.
IBM details first step in portal strategy
IBM has put the finer points on its initial enterprise information portal (EIP) offering, unveiling what is ostensibly a foundation for data access and integration upon which IBM's partners will be able to build portal applications.
Ellison preaches network computer gospel
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Wednesday used a keynote speech at the Customer Relationship Management conference here to tout the upcoming relaunch of the network computer, and to put an enterprise spin on the phrase, "Think globally, act locally."
Compaq's Wildfire beginning to burn
Compaq officials have circulated an internal memo lauding a successful benchmark test of the company's next generation AlphaServer, code named Wildfire, emphasizing how Compaq's high-end server strategy is continuing to take shape.
Sequent Banks on NUMA for Intel Data Centers
At its developers forum in Palm Springs, California last week, Intel officials asked why, once it is able to deliver on its IA-64 promise, anyone would choose to deploy servers based on anything but Intel chips.
I/O compromise could be near
According to representatives at Intel, one of the leading proponents of the Next Generation I/O (NGIO) specification, negotiations to create a unified I/O (input/output) architecture for upcoming hardware releases have heated up of late, and a compromise may be near.