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Microsoft to Offer Access Conversion Toolkit

SAN DIEGO—Acknowledging that upgrading Access databases has proven to be a major stumbling block to Office 2003 upgrades, Microsoft unveiled at TechEd 2004 here a toolkit designed to head off potential incompatibilities. The Microsoft Access Conversion Toolkit includes a new scanning tool, a reporting front-end and various e-learning documentation that will streamline Office 2003 deployments, […]

May 24, 2004
Novell, IBM and Sun Target Microsoft’s Desktop

The battle for the desktop is not over. At least according to Novell Inc., IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Red Hat Inc., each of which is working on, or has recently shipped, new products that take aim at Microsoft Corp.’s Windows and Office. Novell is concentrating on the enterprise with an offering that will combine […]

May 14, 2004
Sun Opens Wal-Mart Channel

Sun Microsystems’ JDS is now preloaded on Microtel Computer Systems hardware and available at Wal-Mart. “We now have an active relationship with Microtel,” Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president of Sun’s software group, told reporters at a “software day” at its Menlo Park, Calif., campus last week. The $300 system, a Microtel SYSWM8001 PC, comes with […]

Apr 5, 2004
Sun Weighs Open-Source Options

MENLO PARK, Calif.—Sun Microsystems Inc. is pondering the possibility of open-sourcing more of its software—this time with its next-generation 3-D windowing system, called Project Looking Glass, which is under development. When completed, Looking Glass will allow a new user experience through three-dimensional windowing capabilities on the desktop, making communications and collaboration easier. The software will […]

Apr 2, 2004
Microsoft Readies Redmond for Most Valuable Pros Summit

Microsoft Corp. this week will host about 1,500 of its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) at its Redmond campus, where the software titan plans to announce big changes to how it incorporates their feedback into its product life cycles. The 1,500 attending this year’s summit hail from 65 countries across the globe and comprise more than […]

Apr 2, 2004
Novell Plots Server Strategy

Novell Inc. is upbeat about NetWare, even though its flagship networking software won’t be available as a stand-alone product next year. The Provo, Utah, company announced at its BrainShare conference here last week that NetWare will be a core part of its upcoming Novell Open Enterprise Server platform when it ships at the end of […]

Mar 29, 2004
Microsoft Releases Virtual Server Beta

Microsoft Corp. has released the first beta for its Virtual Server 2004 to a select group of customers and expects the product to be generally available in the first half of this year. Microsoft, of Redmond, Wash., in February acquired the Virtual Machine assets of Connectix Corp., a privately held company in San Mateo, Calif., […]

Feb 18, 2004
Sun’s Java Plan: Free Servers

Sun Microsystems Inc. last week unveiled yet another program designed to lure developers to its Java-based enterprise development tools: Give them a free piece of hardware for a three-year subscription. Sun, of Santa Clara, Calif., last week announced the Java Enterprise Developer Promotion, available to its U.S.-based developer network community at a cost of $4,497, […]

Feb 16, 2004
Sun Revamps its Enterprise Server Lineup

Sun Microsystems Inc. will on Tuesday announce one of the largest enhancements and upgrades to its enterprise server line in several years. Scott McNealy, the company’s CEO and chairman, will use Sun’s quarterly Network Computing event to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday to announce the first Sun servers based on the Advanced Micro […]

Feb 10, 2004
Sun Acquires Server Technology Startup

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday announced that it would acquire server-technology firm Kealia, Inc. The start-up firm specializes in server designs utilizing Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s Opteron processor. Kealia was co-founded and led by Andy Bechtolsheim, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems who served as the company’s vice president of technology from 1984 to 1995, where […]

Feb 10, 2004
Microsoft Building Integration, Management into ‘Longhorn’ Server

Microsoft Corp. is hard at work to make “Longhorn,” the next iteration of its Windows Server product, do more for less by integrating various server software systems. To do it, the company plans to extend .Net’s capabilities even further with common execution environments and complete .Net Common Language Runtime support, said Valerie Olague, a Windows […]

Feb 9, 2004
Sun Extends Office Alternative to Solaris x86 Platform

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Wednesday released a version of its StarOffice 7 office productivity suite for the Solaris x86 platform. StarOffice 7 for the Solaris operating system x86 platform is priced at $79.95 and is available via download. The software is targeted at those customers wanting an alternative to the Microsoft Windows desktop solution. Today’s […]

Feb 4, 2004
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