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…
Timeline claims victory in SQL Server case
Some users may have to pay to use Timeline’s technology A Washington court has issued a judgement against Microsoft in a case that could prove costly for certain customers and partners who use its SQL Server database, according to software…
Microsoft accidentally posts Office 2003 beta 2
Beta 2 expected to ship in March Microsoft posted the second beta of Office 2003 to its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site on Wednesday, only to pull it a few hours later. “A copy of the second beta was…
IDF: Desktops remain a focus
PC performance boosts sought SAN JOSE, Calif. — Intel’s recent developer conferences have focused overwhelmingly on the convergence of mobile computing and communications, but the chip-maker is still working hard to improve desktop PC performance for users, an Intel executive…
Retiring exec: Microsoft needs open-source
Company must move past PC-centric roots, he says Microsoft must take an approach that favors and embraces the diversity of open source software or face oblivion, David Stutz, a departing Microsoft executive wrote in his farewell letter to the company.…
Microsoft appeal of Java order scheduled
Arguments to be heard April 3 Oral arguments are scheduled for April 3 in the Microsoft appeal of a judge’s order forcing the company to distribute Sun Microsystems version of Java. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,…
Flaws discovered in Lotus software
Two are rated ‘Critical Risk’ Three software security flaws could allow attackers to run malicious code on machines running IBM’s Lotus Domino or iNotes software. The flaws were disclosed on Monday in three advisories published by Next Generation Security Software…
Accenture builds .Net hosting platform
Environment helps build, manage Web services Accenture has partnered with Microsoft and Avanade to create a hosted development environment for Web services applications. The new Accenture Web Services Platform has been designed to help businesses build and manage large-scale Web…
Demo: Show’s picks and pans
Emphasis is on practical products, services SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In the old days — three or four years ago — the Demo technology conference teemed with flashy technologies that were frequently short on substance or far from final in form.…
Teros updates security appliance
Device locks down Net connected apps Teros, formerly Stratum8 Networks, on Tuesday announced version 2.0 of its Teros-100 Application Protection System (APS), a security appliance designed to protect applications connected to the Internet against cyberattacks. The Teros-100 comes in a…
