Internet/Intranet
- WebSphere Portal 6.1 To Couple Web 2.0, Enterprise Technologies
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4/11/2008
IBM revealed Wednesday that it will ship WebSphere Portal 6.1 this quarter (i.e. by the end of June) with new collaboration, administrative, deployment, and Web 2.0 features based on input gathered from some 4,000 beta testers. The company also announced that it's shipping three of its accelerators for WebSphere Portal this quarter.
- Yahoo-AOL Talks Rumored To Oppose Microsoft Bid
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4/11/2008
Microsoft's acquisition bid for Yahoo, initiated at the end of January, today unleashed media reports suggesting that shifting coalitions are forming that could decide Yahoo's fate. However, it all could just be rumor associated with an increasingly harsh exchange stemming from Microsoft's unsolicited takeover proposal.
- Yahoo Angers Microsoft by Proposing Google Ad Test
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4/9/2008
Yahoo issued an announcement today that it plans to conduct a limited test of Google's ad search solution. Even though no commercial deal with Google has actually been made, Yahoo's announcement has already drawn the ire of Microsoft.
- U Wisconsin Expands Collaboration with Office Live Workspace
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4/9/2008
Students at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside can now enjoy file collaboration capabilities via a free software-and-service product from Microsoft called Office Live Workspace. The university, which last year outsourced its student e-mail accounts to Microsoft Live@edu, now offers students, faculty, and staff the ability to store, share, edit, and collaborate on documents in common Microsoft file formats.
- Mainsoft Java Interop Platform Adds ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Support
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4/9/2008
Milpitas, CA-based Mainsoft, known for its development-related interop software, released a new 2.2 version of Mainsoft for Java EETuesday that offers "full support" for ASP.NET 2.0 components for AJAX-type Web applications. The solution provides a "cross-platform development framework for the Java Virtual Machine [VM]," according to the company's announcement.
- Microsoft's Bid Goes Hostile, but Yahoo Stands Firm
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4/7/2008
Yahoo's board of directors got a letter from Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer over the weekend about Yahoo's slow response to Microsoft's proposed takeover bid. No yellow smiley face punctuated the end of it, judging from its tone.
- Indiana U To Build Virtual Congress on Virtual World Platform
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4/4/2008
Indiana University's Center on Congress has selected ProtonMedia to be its development partner in the creation of a Virtual Congress, an online learning environment announced in 2007 that aims to give high school students an insider's view of representative democracy and help them understand their role as citizens.
- IBM Updates Collaborative Software
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3/31/2008
IBM has released Lotus Quickr 8.1, an update to the company's collaborative learning tool. The new version adds Microsoft Outlook support and integration with Lotus Connections, among other enhancements.
- Microsoft Steers OOXML into Apache POI Project
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3/28/2008
Microsoft this week disclosed some collaborative efforts that will help Java applications read Microsoft Office file formats. The company is working with Sourcesense, a European open source systems integrator, on the Apache POI project.
- New Tool Lets Users View Facebook Messages from MySpace Page
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3/26/2008
Fuser.com, a free online tool that enables Internet users to consolidate their e-mail and social networking accounts into a single online inbox, announced the launch of Fuser MySpace. The application allows MySpace users to view Facebook messages and wall posts from their MySpace page. This application was developed under MySpace's new application development platform.
- Yahoo! Backs OpenSocial; New Foundation Formed
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3/26/2008
Yahoo! announced Tuesday that it's joined forces with Google and MySpace to back OpenSocial, which aims to define a common API to allow social applications across multiple sites. Google, Yahoo!, and MySpace are also creating a non-profit foundation to "foster the continued open development of OpenSocial."
- Eclipse Platform e4 Just Getting Off the Ground
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3/25/2008
The Eclipse Foundation offered attendees at last week's EclipseCon 2008 conference an early look at plans for the next generation of its Eclipse distribution and platform: Eclipse 4.0, better known as "e4."
- Adobe Ships Director 11
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3/25/2008
Adobe has released Director 11, the first major update to the company's multimedia authoring tool in about four years. The new version expands 3D features with a new physics engine and new DirectX support and also introduces parity between JavaScript and Lingo for scripting. The new version supports Mac OS X (Intel only) and Windows.
- Web Gateway Offers All-in-One Web Security
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3/24/2008
Astaro Corp. has announced a security appliance line that integrates URL filtering, malware detection, application control, and bandwidth optimization. The Astaro Web Gateway is deployed as a hardware or virtualized appliance and managed through a single browser-based graphical interface.
- BEA Systems Releases WebLogic Portal 10.2
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3/21/2008
BEA Systems, a provider of enterprise infrastructure technology, announced the availability of WebLogic Portal 10.2 earlier this month. The solution is a Java-based portal for service-oriented infrastructure. It supports the creation of Web pages with dynamic content, as well as composite applications and Web 2.0 apps.
- Microsoft Takes First Steps Toward Eclipse Support
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3/21/2008
Microsoft has added another nickel to its open source credibility bank this week with the announcement of its first collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation. The world's largest proprietary software maker and the non-profit host of the open source Eclipse project will work together to allow the Eclipse Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) to use Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), according to Sam Ramji, director of Microsoft's Open Source Software Lab.
- JBuilder Integrates Swing Designer
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3/21/2008
CodeGear has teamed up with Instantiations, a provider of software products, services and technologies for Eclipse, Java and Smalltalk. The companies plan to add Instantiations' Swing Designer visual layout tools to CodeGear's JBuilder integrated development environment (IDE). Swing Designer will be part of the JBuilder 2008 release, due in April from CodeGear, the development-tools arm of Borland Software Corp. JBuilder will be the first commercial Java IDE to integrate this technology, company representatives said.
- Nexaweb Offers 4.0 RIA and AJAX Dev Tool
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3/20/2008
Boston-based Nexaweb Technologies released the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE) for the enterprise. Nexaweb Studio 4.0 provides a drag-and-drop development environment for the creation of dynamic Web applications. It can be used to create composite applications, mashups, and rich Internet applications (RIAs).
- IBM Addresses Web 2.0 Security Concerns With 'SMash'
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3/19/2008
IBM announced new technology to secure "mashups," Web applications that pull information from multiple sources, such as Web sites, enterprise databases, or e-mails, to create one unified view. Mashups allow users to gain insight on complex situations but, as with all Web-based initiatives, security has been a concern.
- Research Collaboration in the Ephemera of Web 2.0
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3/19/2008
What technologies do researchers need at different phases of their projects? With new possibilities constantly emerging, it seems we must keep reconsidering all our options. Part of research now is not just doing our research, but keeping abreast of new collaboration technologies.
- Second Life -- "A libertarian paradise where there are no zoning laws"
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3/19/2008
An examination of a thesis for a masters of science in art education, done in Second Life.
- Student Faces Expulsion over Facebook Study Group
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3/19/2008
A chemical engineering student in Toronto faces expulsion from his school for running an online study group through Facebook. Chris Avenir, a first-year student at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, said he joined the social networking group in fall 2007 to get help with the homework in one of his chemistry classes. Eventually, he became the administrator for the network, which grew to include 146 students.
- Waiting for the Semantic Web
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3/19/2008
Yahoo is about to add semantic elements to search. For educators, evolution toward search based on meaning and not just a character-string is highly significant.
- IBM Expands Information Server, Sets Delivery Dates for Collaborative Software
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3/19/2008
IBM this month will release two new software updates focused on collaboration--Lotus Quickr 8.1 and Workplace Collaborative Learning 2.7. The company has also expanded its Information Server software platform with the introduction of IBM Information Server FastTrack, a new module for information integration projects.
- Flash, AIR Get Media Rights Management
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3/19/2008
Adobe today began shipping Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, a $40,000 (per CPU) system designed to integrate with Adobe Media Player and Adobe AIR software to "safeguard video content created for Adobe Flash technology against misuse." It's targeted mainly toward broadcasters and other media-focused organizations.
