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Effective technology departments focus heavily on integration technologies and standards, according to researchers at Ovum Summit, a Boston-based consulting firm. The group interviewed 300 IT manager... More >
There are lots of emerging tech stories I could tell you about today. There's the supercomputer being used to simulate a mouse brain . IBM's plans for a microchip primordial soup . The frightening ... More >
It was a busy week for SAP this week -- and not just because Oracle's suing the ERP vendor . No, SAP held its international annual customer conference, or SAPPHIRE , in Atlanta this week. The compa... More >
If all goes according to plan, the Computer Science Department at Stanford University will be run using a spreadsheet that makes Excel look like a toy. Stanford researchers call it a logical spreads... More >
You may have barely noticed the news that could totally change the way desktop applications are built and function. Last month, Adobe released an alpha of a new technology called Apollo . It ... More >
It's interesting. Many techies have serious problems with the term Web 2.0. Yet users are seeing the exact same reaction to these technologies as they did when the Web hit commercial use in the late ... More >
This just hasn't been a great month for CA. First, the company's former CEO received a 12-year jail sentence , followed by a ruling that he repay $52 million to the stake holders he defrauded. Nex... More >
Last week, I chatted about the coming Internet 2 and what it would take to switch users to the new infrastructure. Well, here's something that will help: Researchers announced yesterday they sent ... More >
Every since I saw Princess Leia's 3-D image projecting from R2D2, I've longed for the time when we could send and receive holographic messages. And, hey, who hasn't? Apparently, Princess Leia ... More >
Here's an interesting development: Big-boy data integration players Informatica and IBM have new competition from the open source community. Today, Talend ships Open Studio v2.0 , an updated, ... More >
You know technology has arrived when Mom can use it to find a great deal on at a nearby pizza place. Or, at least, that's how I know. Voice searching is almost there, according to this articl... More >
It's been three months since Microsoft managed to lure Don "Father of Websphere" Ferguson away from IBM. And still, analysts are trying to figure out why, precisely, Ferguson left his cush fellow pos... More >
David Linthicum , an expert in SOA and application integration, poises an interesting quandry this week in Virtualization : Are SOA and data integration technologies incompatible ? It seems like an... More >
Before the year ends, Microsoft will ship its Xbox video games and some DVDs with a new type of barcode . You'll know if you buy something with one: The multi-colored triangle-based patterns ... More >
The entertainment industry will be thrilled: Computer scientists say they can slash the time it takes to download from peer-to-peer networks . Excellent. But there's a catch: It wouldn... More >
This month's issue of Public CIO includes a lengthy feature on SOA implementations and what it takes to succeed . Most of the information applies to non-government agencies, but it also addresses ... More >
Do you think you've blown your motherboard? Hey, I know: Have your administrative assistant print out a new one. Did I say "print out?" Why yes. Yes I did. And all you'll need is a bit of silv... More >
Here's an old idea whose time may have come: Information Resource Management. IRM is the practice of inventorying and essentially policing all of an organization's information and information ... More >
While the buzz on Earth is over Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web , the U.S. Department of Defense is eyeing the skies, where it plans to place a special router. Currently, the project's goal is ... More >
Yesterday, I shared a report from eWEEK predicting that Oracle would announce a new SOA strategy by the end of the day. And sure enough, President Chuck Phillips did just that at the Oracle User Gr... More >
There's a plan afoot to scrap the existing Internet and build a brand spanking new one . The Internet as it stands may be rough, rowdy and quite possibly held together by duct tape, but, some... More >
Word is, Oracle Co-President Charles Phillips will announce today a new SOA strategy that will give existing customers -- even those of recently acquired suites -- access to Oracle without a separa... More >
What if you could monitor an entire city, wirelessly? You could collect data on pollution, traffic flows, weather patterns, even empty parking spaces. What would that mean for city governments? Futur... More >
SOA is intimidating. While more companies say they are planing or starting SOA projects, there are still few companies with actual experience, particularly when it comes to enterprise-wide implementa... More >
Appliance: n. [uh-plahy-uhns] an instrument or device designed for a particular purpose. 2. a piece of equipment, usually operated electrically, esp. for use in the home, as a refrigerator. Fo... More >
I'm a bit of an techie groupie. So when I get to talk to somebody like Sandy Carter, a smart, savvy IBM VP, about Web 2.0 -- well, I really love my job. Carter's official title is "vice presid... More >
Maybe I'm cynical - okay, yes, I am cynical. But it seems to me there's an inevitable flow with technology in the enterprise, and it always ends in a scramble for governance. First, there's ... More >
Late last week, the German-based Software AG bought webMethods, which sells business process integration software. If you're not that familiar with Software AG's SOA offerings - or you missed ... More >
If it's been a while since technology frightened you, then bepob over to My CyberTwin . This site allows you to create an electronic twin that can -- get this -- chat online on your behalf 24/7. &nb... More >
Here's a mathematical puzzle: You have several development teams (x>2) working on SOA. How many services (y) can they create without governance (z) before the problems of SOA > the benef... More >
Evans Data Corp. recently released its annual survey of enterprise developers. Among other things, Evans Data asked about their current projects and future plans. Not surprisingly, the survey reveal... More >
Gartner is predicting big things for business process management this year. The research firm says spending on BPM systems will reach $1 billion this year in software revenues and more than double ... More >
Intelligent Enterprise recently released its State of Business Intelligence report. Given that CIOs told Gartner in 2006 that BI would be their second technology priority, you'd expect the report ... More >
Here's a tool for integration of information systems you might have overlooked: Wiki. I bet you're thinking that means simple project collaboration on an enterprise integration project -- thou... More >
There was a somewhat humorous example of the uncertainties involved in predicting the future of an IT market sector, even when there's plenty of data. In this case, the issue was trends in business ... More >
More than a year ago we first started hearing whispers -- actually, more like shouts -- from IBM and others about a new standard called Service Component Architecture (SCA) that would give develope... More >
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