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Stories by Heather Havenstein

  • SQL Server update will boost scalability

    At its first Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference in Seattle, Microsoft -- which had been holding details about the next version of SQL Server close to the vest -- announced the target ship date and new details for the follow-on to SQL Server 2005. Code-named "Katmai," the next release will include support for unstructured data and will boost scalability and administration, said Ted Kummert, Microsoft's corporate vice president of the Data and Storage Platform Division. Kummert spoke to Computerworld recently about the next version of SQL Server, which will focus on enterprise scalability, developer productivity and providing users with pervasive insight about data.

  • Virtual tech trade show: Everything but the cocktails

    While the virtual world Second Life has gained widespread attention among consumers, there is also a growing market for virtual trade shows that come complete with a grand entranceway, a conference hall for keynotes, exhibition booths and professional networking lounges.

  • NewsGator to offer RSS feeds for enterprise uses

    NewsGator Technologies Wednesday signed an agreement to resell /n Software's Real Simple Syndication feed-generation engine, which will allow its business users to access content from databases, business applications and spreadsheets via an RSS feed.

  • Borland to unveil new ALM scheme, testing tool

    Borland Software plans to unveil a new approach to its application life-cycle management business, called Open ALM, and to roll out a new product designed to provide real-time visibility and software quality metrics for each phase of the application development process. Tod Nielsen, president and CEO of Borland, and Marc Brown, the company's vice president of product marketing, discussed the announcements in an interview with Computerworld last week.

  • Borland exec explains tools division reversal

    In an about-face, Borland Software announced that it would spin off its developer tools division into a wholly owned subsidiary called CodeGear rather than sell off the group, as it had announced it would in February. Rick Jackson, chief marketing officer at Borland, spoke to Computerworld today about the rationale behind the decision to keep the tools division.