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    Full Name: Darryl K. Taft
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    Bio: Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named "one of the most active middleware reporters in the world" by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the "Who's Who in Enterprise Java" deck.
       
    Rating Points: 23 Points
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    Total Stories: 144
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    starstarstarstarstar 2008-07-09 Microsoft to Deliver SQL Server 2008 in August
    starstarstarstarstar 2008-07-09 Microsoft Partner Initiatives, Pricing Take Shape
    starstarstarstarstar 2008-06-06 Move Over, AJAX, Microsoft Pushing ARAX
    starstarstarstarstar 2008-04-08 IBM Puts the Social in SOA
    starstarstarstarstar 2008-03-26 Sun Unveils MySQL Bundle
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-10-31 Microsoft Looking to Partners for SOA, 'Oslo'
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-07-26 Microsoft Rolls Out Key Development Tool Betas
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-07-24 Red Hat Gains Service Modeler
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-06-18 This Isn't Your Father's IBM
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-04-16 Matching Talent Supply and Talent Demand
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-03-06 Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2005 Update for Vista
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-03-05 Red Hat Snags Exadel Tools for JBoss
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-03-01 Microsoft Learning Center Targets Beginner Programmers
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-23 Ubuntu Wants a Bigger Piece of Desktops, Servers
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-08 Microsoft Gives SAASy Advice
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-01 Mainsoft Releases New Windows, Web-to-Linux Dev Tools
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-31 Genuitec Makes Java Development a SNAP
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-29 IBM Enters Social Scene
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-26 IBM on TAP for New Technology
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-23 Microsoft Releases AJAX Tool to the Web
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-23 Adobe, Microsoft Score High on Scripting Security
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-23 Lotus to Put Notes, Domino 8 into Public Beta
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-23 IBM Lotus Takes Social Networking to New Heights
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-23 IBM Uses 'Many Eyes' to Visualize Data
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-22 Microsoft Crashes IBM Lotus Party with Migration Tools
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-19 The Man Behind Microsoft's Expression
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-17 Development Trio Makes Changes at the Top
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-16 Microsoft Hires Father of WebSphere from IBM
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-11 SIIA Report Gives High Marks to Offshore Development
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-10 Sun Promotes Throwing the 'Kitchen Sink' at Java
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-10 TIBCO Teams with DWR for AJAX Push
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-10 Gosling: Another Language Debate?
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-08 AJAX Toolkit Lets Web Apps Work Offline
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-08 VeriSign, Adobe to Enhance Online Video Delivery
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-08 Gates at CES: Worth the Wait?
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-05 Study: Leading Retail Sites Slow to Adopt AJAX
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-04 Lattix Releases New Software Architecture Management System
    starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-03 Microsoft Hosts Mix for Web Developers, Designers
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-21 Fleury Seeks Further Investment in JBoss
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-21 JBoss Seals French Connection with Bull, ObjectWeb
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-20 JBoss, Red Hat See European Market as Bellwether
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-16 Black Duck Releases Code Export Tool
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-12 Survey: Microsoft IIS 6 Ahead of Apache
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-12 Microsoft to PC Buyers: Don't Wait for Vista
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-11 Microsoft Goes After Adobe
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-04 IBM Donates Open-Source Technology for AJAX, Web 2.0 Development
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-04 Oracle Intros Spring 2.0 Integration
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-02 Interface21 to Release Spring 2.0
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-02 Borland Bakes Quality into Development Cycle
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-26 Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack Beta
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-26 W3C Sets Road Map for Web App Accessibility
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-25 Prep for Windows Vista Now
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-22 IBM, Partners Team for Rational Integration
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-01 BEA Delivers Tuxedo SOA Technology
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-30 jQuery Eases JavaScript, AJAX Development
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-29 Django: Python on a Plane
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-25 Software Product Lines Automate Development
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-23 BEA Buys Flashline for SOA Edge
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-22 Nexaweb Intros Enterprise Mashup Tool
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-21 PHP Puts Mainframe Developers in Prime Time
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-21 Mainframers Learn New Tricks
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-07-31 Microsoft Tools Team Readies 'Rosario'
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-07-12 Microsoft Enlists Partners in Team Tools Battle
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-06-19 Open-Source Message Queuing Protocol Set for Launch
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-06-01 Microsoft Announces Team Development Tool for Databases
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-24 New IBM Tivoli Software Manages IT Processes
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-18 Sun Inches Toward Eclipse
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-16 Nexaweb Tool Helps Developers Build Rich Internet Applications
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-08 New IBM Software Tunes System Z Mainframes for SOA
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-04-17 Microsoft Mass Market Play Targets Enterprise Tools
    starstarstarstarstar 2006-03-13 Microsoft, Sun Do Web Services Interoperability Tango
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-09-20 Microsoft Shuffle Makes Room for Developers
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-09-20 Ballmer Details Microsoft Changes for Employees
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-09-14 Microsoft Previews Key Platform Technology
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-08-29 New Tools Diagnose App Problems
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-08-22 Microsoft Buffs Sparkle 'Flash Killer'
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-08-01 Developers Get New Tools for Vista
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-07-28 Gates Touts Advances in Security Tools
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-07-27 Microsoft Gives Avalon, Indigo Official Names
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-07-25 What's Ahead for Java
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-06-27 Sun Open-Sources More J2EE Tech
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-05-25 Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Breaks Apps
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-03-21 Visual Studio 2005 Ship Date Slips Again
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-03-16 Microsoft Shares Bits of 'Indigo,' 'Avalon'
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-03-16 Akamai to Buy Speedera in Stock Deal
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-03-09 Microsoft MVPs Say They Want Old VB Back
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-02-13 Microsoft Plots Fixes to IE Browser
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-01-31 Microsoft Won't Bundle MSN Desktop Search with Windows
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-01-17 Tools Up Visual Studio Ante
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-01-17 Tech Duo Prescribes Solution for Doctors
    starstarstarstarstar 2005-01-03 Vertical Route Works for IBM
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-12-13 Sybase Joins Microsoft VSIP Program
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-11-22 CA Taps IBM Executive as New CEO
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-11-04 BEA, Partners Team on Horizontal Enterprise Solutions
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-10-06 IBM Beefs Up WebSphere App Server Platform
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-09-21 Financial Industry Insiders Warm Up to Sun's New Initiatives
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-09-13 IBM Scales the Vertical Industry
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-08-27 Microsoft to Gut Longhorn to Make 2006 Delivery Date
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-07-29 Microsoft Reveals Product, Business Plans
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-07-19 IBM Technology Simplifies Autonomic Computing
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-06-16 IBM Helps ISVs Grid-Enable Apps
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-05-24 Infragistics, Microsoft Tout Team Development
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-04-26 Partners, Rivals Fall in Line with Sun's J2EE 1.4
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-04-23 IBM Invests in Eclipse's Future with Grants, Contests
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-04-20 IBM Kicks Off Service-Oriented Architecture Strategy
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-04-20 BEA Says It Leads in Service-Oriented Architecture
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-04-13 BMC Strikes Deal to Web Services-Enable Its Products
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-04-05 BEA Gets on Service Bus
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-31 Microsoft, Others Publish Metadata-Exchange Standard
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-29 On-Demand Computing Takes Hold at IBM
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-21 Microsoft Kicks Off Developers' Conferences This Week
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-15 IBM Announces ISV Allies
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-09 Java Stewards Announce New Version of Java Community Process
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-08 Sun Taking Open-Source Counsel?
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-06 IBM to Meet With Sun on Open-Source Java
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-03 IBM to Pump $1B into SMB Programs
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-02 IBM, LogicLibrary Deal to Boost Partner Productivity
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-02 IBM Tools Up Partnerships at Vegas Show
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-02 New IBM Partner Program Looks to Key Industries
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-02 IBM's Palmisano to Partners: Future Is On Demand
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-01 IBM to Sun: Open Up Java
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-26 Sun Loses Sueltz to Salesforce.com
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-23 Building Java, .Net Apps Sans Coding
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-17 Microsoft to Release New Web Services Spec
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-17 IBM Rolls Out Eclipse-Based Autonomic Tools
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-16 WS-I Casts Eye on New Profiles
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-11 W3C Approves Pair of Semantic Web Specs
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-11 Java Tools Subscribers Get Free Hardware
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-09 New Web Services Benchmark Under Fire
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-09 Eclipse Moves Ahead
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-05 Sun Releases J2SE 1.5 Beta
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-04 Eclipse 3.0 to Get More Mature, Open Look
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-03 Oblix Makes Service-Oriented Moves With Confluent Buyout
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-01-26 Is Eclipse in Sun's Future?
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-01-19 Mass. Softens Buying Policy
    starstarstarstarstar 2004-01-06 Java Tools Community Forms
    starstarstarstarstar 2003-12-31 Java Tools Community Effort Back on Track
    starstarstarstarstar 2003-12-09 Oracle Girds 10g for the Grid
    starstarstarstarstar 2003-12-09 Microsoft Clarifies Intentions to Retire JVM-Based Products
    starstarstarstarstar 2003-12-05 Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement
    starstarstarstarstar 2003-11-12 Borland's Janeva 6 Integrates .Net, Java, CORBA Apps
    starstarstarstarstar 2003-11-04 Micro Focus Moves Mainframe Apps to .Net
    starstarstarstarstar 2003-11-03 Borland's Development Environment Gains .Net Support


     

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