Jeff Jedras

Developers have returned home from this month

Whether it was in previewing Windows Vista or the next version of the Office suite, or in unveiling new design and development tools, the theme running through this month

Canadian developers and independent software vendors traveled south to Microsoft Corp.

Aiming to bring the worlds of the designer and the developer closer together, Microsoft Corp. released a new suite of graphics and site design tools at its Professional Developers Conference (2005) this month in Los Angeles.

The Labourers

The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has added a virtual agent named Amy to its e-learning program that all new hires must take as part of their orientation. Developed by Edmonton's CodeBaby, the online teacher will help keep learners engaged as they make their way through the course.

Like diamonds, e-mails are forever. Or at least for three to five years, as more companies implement e-mail archiving regimes to comply with regulatory and legal requirements.

With its recent offer of support at half the price quoted by Oracle, SAP is continuing to go hard after former PeopleSoft and JD Edwards customers. The customers came to Oracle when the software giant acquired PeopleSoft, which had previously acquired JD Edwards.