Carol Sliwa

More than two-thirds of all corporate IT organizations will use some form of "agile" software development process within 18 months, Giga Information Group Inc. predicted this week at its application development conference in Amelia Island, Fla.

Microsoft Corp. recently announced that its Windows source-code sharing initiative is being extended to some 150 systems integrators in more than 30 countries.

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Microsoft announced the release of its new Windows .Net Server operating system is being delayed until the second half of the year

Long-standing IT woes played a contributing role in business problems that led Kmart Corp. to seek bankruptcy protection in January, making it the largest retailer ever to do so.

Microsoft will find some receptive corporate users as it explores partnerships and potential technology developments in the storage and security software markets.

Microsoft Corp. will find some receptive corporate users as it explores partnerships and potential technology developments in the storage and security software markets.

Some retail executives and experts predict more traditional retailers may pull the plug on their e-commerce sites this year or at least re-evaluate and scale back investments in online operations.