Software Development

Peering into the Big Blue haze

IBM’s On-Demand storage initiative poses a challenge to Microsoft DPM

Wrapping up SNW Spring

Smaller datacenters gain access to more advanced data-protection tools

At 10, Java’s wild success, missed chances

Sun celebrates the 10th birthday of its Java technology

Enterprise grid group moves on Web services

Globus Consortium also tackles bug fixes, internationalization

HP to supply Integrity servers for 911 revamp

Intrado is developing new applications for emergency calling service

IDC downgrades 2005 global IT spending growth forecasts

Worsening economic conditions in Western Europe, Japan lead to lowering of spending forecast

Microsoft offers R&D to small companies, startups

Microsoft IP Ventures program will license technologies to ease development of new products and services

Microsoft’s Team 99 sparks debate

Gartner: First quarter was good to PDA vendors

Demand for wireless e-mail leads to sharp increase in PDAs shipments

Time Warner Q1 profit goes flat, despite modest growth

AOL division drags down the group's revenue with a drop in domestic subscribers