Ed Scannell

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced it has sent out to more than 15,000 testers the first beta of its Virtual Server 2004 , which features a number of new capabilities including improved security.

Archrivals IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. will formally roll out software and technical support programs at the LinuxWorld Exposition next week in hopes of luring corporate and third-party developers either toward or away from Linux environments, respectively.

Archrivals IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. will formally roll out software and technical support programs at the LinuxWorld Exposition next week in hopes of luring corporate and third-party developers either toward or away from Linux environments, respectively.

IBM Corp. on Thursday made a technology preview of its upcoming version of its WebSphere Application Server 6.0 due later this year.

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday underlined its commitment to driving cost and complexity out of corporate IT shops with a hard focus on technology-based solutions through its professional services group.

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) on Tuesday gained a little more market influence to convince corporate users to adopt Linux by announcing that Novell Inc. has joined the consortium to help drive both server and desktop initiatives.

IBM Corp. and BEA Systems Inc. on Tuesday disclosed they are working jointly on three new specifications for the Java platform, responding to pressure by developers and users to bring their respective applications server platforms closer together.

At the centre of IBM's SOA strategy is WebSphere, which figures to play an integral role in helping fuel that strategy. And at the centre of the company's WebSphere strategy is Bob Sutor, a long-time IBM executive now in charge of overseeing the present state and future direction of WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Studio product lines.