Unwrap the package statement’s potential
Minimize project complexity and maximize code reuse Apart from the well-known and generally observed Sun Microsystems package naming convention for avoiding top-level package name collisions, few programmers thoroughly understand the deceptively simple package statement. Most Java programmers think the package…
Sun trumpets royalty-free Web services specs
Company challenges Microsoft, IBM Royalty-free industry specifications are needed to enable Web services to fulfill its potential as a mechanism for business process integration on a massive scale, Sun officials stressed during a Sun “Chalk Talk” session in San Francisco…
Sun readying integrated Web services platform
Portal and app servers, other components to be featured Seeking to promote development of Web services-based business applications on the Java platform, Sun Microsystems in mid-March plans to ship a developer’s edition of an integrated Web services platform featuring Sun…
IDF: Intel touts standards in the data center
Focus is on server chips and networking SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA — Midway through the Intel Developer Forum here, Intel Thursday turned its attention to the data center with two executives presenting familiar themes about the need for standardization in both…
AMD pushes 64-bit desktops, Intel unsure
Company stakes future on Hammer architecture SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Developers, analysts and the media have descended this week upon sunny San Jose, Calif., for Intel’s biannual review of its products and partnerships. And Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is here…
Microsoft offers grants, tools to educators
Aim is to familiarize students with company’s tools SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is awarding $3.5 million in research grants to fund 25 computer science projects, and in April will release a new version of its programming tools for students and…
Intel targets network chips for low cost
Company fills in line with new processors SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Intel aims to provide the guts of network gear for homes and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with three new processors it announced Thursday at the Spring Intel Developer…
IDC: Asia to lead in developers by 2005
Strong growth projected in China and India A new report by market research firm IDC predicts that North America will lose its standing as the world’s leading producer of professional software developers to the Asia/Pacific region by 2005. “The IDC…
Oracle tools vice president to retire
Sohaib Abbasi bids company farewell Sohaib Abbasi, one of the most senior technical minds at Oracle, will retire from the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based vendor at the end of this month, Oracle said Thursday. Abbasi, a senior vice president, joined Oracle…
Ten things to know about XDocs
InfoPath a huge step in the right direction Jean Paoli, the architect of Microsoft Office’s XML capabilities, recently spent several hours showing me Microsoft’s newest Office family member, InfoPath (formerly XDocs, originally NetDocs). Here are 10 things you should know…
