ACTIONAL AT THE Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., announced partnerships focusing on Web services with WebPutty and ClientSoft. WebPutty and Actional agreed to a plan intended reduce times for integrating enterprise applications with customized business systems. The vendors will work…

The objections to unauthorized wireless access run the gamut You can tell when someone has crossed the bridge from adolescent to adult. Usually, their all-purpose argument — which rarely works, by the way — changes from “But everybody’s doing it”…

The power of event-driven messaging is coming to Web services If Web services were just “CORBA with angle brackets,” there would be nothing revolutionary about the idea. Don’t get me wrong, remote procedure calls over the Internet — using HTTP…

TELELOGIC ON MONDAY plans to release two Unified Modeling Language (UML) tools as part of the company’s Tau Generation2 tools family, Tau/Architect and Tau The tools are intended for development of advanced systems and real-time software, according to the company.…

WEBGAIN, WHICH HAS been selling off its assets lately to companies such as Oracle and TogetherSoft, on Monday will announce an agreement to sell its WebGain Application Composer product to application infrastructure software company DigiSlice. Application Composer is a Java-based…

Hoping for lenience, P.J. admits crimes, throws himself at the mercy of the court, and promises to behave I AM A computer criminal. I figure that it’s better to simply ‘fess up, come clean, and hope that the court, in…

Think those DRM mandates and rules won’t affect you when accessing the Web at work? Think again IF AN EMPLOYEE or contractor uses your network to trade music or pick up pirated software, your company could be liable — that’s…

Palm’s financial troubles are symptomatic of consumers‘ dwindling interest in handheld devices ALTHOUGH THERE are those who would like to blame Palm for its 20 percent decline in third-quarter sales, perhaps the downturn is just a leading indicator of what’s…

From identity provisioning to government initiatives, a look at the security landscape FINANCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND personnel resources are increasingly being scrutinized and called into question in today’s economic climate. Contractors and customers often require access to network files and services…

If you want to lead your team through a successful merger, make sure it is in their interest to do so MANAGEMENTSPEAK: We need people to be more accountable for their work! TRANSLATION: We need subordinates to take the blame…