Stories by Paul Krill

  • HP exec cites open source, commercial mix

    Rather than IT shops settling on one paradigm, mixed environments of commercial and open source software will prevail, according to HP CTO and chief strategy officer, Shane Robison.

  • Macromedia touts video for the Web

    Macromedia's technology agenda is focused on boosting Web-based video experiences, according to company officials at the Flashforward2005 conference.

  • Sun's Schwartz cites open source Solaris intentions

    In offering an open source version of the Solaris operating system, Sun Microsystems' main intent was to expand the open source community rather than to grab business from the rival Linux OS, Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz said at a conference on Tuesday.

  • BEA, Microsoft, Sun tout data visualisation, tools

    Major players in software are making plays in data management and software development. BEA Systems is looking to spread its wings in data visualization, and Microsoft and Sun are reinforcing their tools arsenals.

  • IBM, Sun to extend developer platforms

    IBM, Rational Software and Sun Microsystems are preparing upgrades to their tools strategies, with IBM to offer testing tools and Sun looking to build a compute grid to serve Java developers.

  • Java staving off .Net, Spring founder says

    J2EE technology is in a very healthy state, staving off the rival .Net platform and fostering innovation, said Rod Johnson, founder of the open source Spring Framework for Java development, in a presentation on Friday

  • BEA touts Eclipse participation

    BEA Systems has fleshed out plans to participate in the Eclipse Foundation for open source development tools, citing intentions to base its integrated development environment (IDE) around Eclipse and make several contributions.