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Stories by Tom Sullivan

  • Business Objects backs Web services

    Business Objects on Monday announced a software developer's kit that will enable users to Web services-enable their BI (business intelligence) infrastructures.

  • BEA to offer integration adapters

    BEA Systems on Monday said it will begin offering application adapters based on JCA (J2EE Connector Architecture) to provide a standardised means to integrate otherwise disparate software.

  • HP to make its app server free

    In what can be construed as further evidence that application servers are becoming commodities, Hewlett-Packard has said its application server will be available for free later this month.

  • Integration for Web services

    The worlds of Web services and integration are moving slowly toward unification. This was underscored last week with announcements from BEA Systems and Tibco Software that their integration servers will, in large part, bolster their Web services strategies.

  • Putting a face on Web services

    As Web services usher in new ways to build, deploy, and consume software, they will in turn demand new interfaces. The current method of accessing software from a big fat PC browser won't be entirely replaced any time soon, but as new devices interact with Web services, they will require more adaptable interfaces.

  • IBM adds to mainframe database toolbox

    In what a company official described as the third wave of the company's mainframe database tools business, IBM on Tuesday announced a new set of tools for database administration and performance enhancement.

  • Gates: Spend on research during downturn

    Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, told attendees at the Future Forum here Wednesday that companies should continue to invest in long-term research through the current economic downturn.

  • Gates touts XML Web services as key to productivity

    Wrapping up the company's business partner show here Monday, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates said that the productivity the business world has seen to date is only the beginning, and Web services will deliver new enhancements.

  • WebMethods to beef up its integration strategy

    WebMethods is rolling out enhancements to its integration strategy. The company on Monday will announce Partner Connect, a product and services offering that helps companies build online trading hubs and connect to partners in the process.

  • PricewaterCoopers adds new integration and analytics arm

    Without yet making its intentions public, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) is building a new unit to focus on helping customers integrate and analyse their enterprise applications for a big-picture view of how well their organisations are operating.