Ed Scannell

Microsoft Corp. on Monday will execute one of its first attempts to harness the desktop as a strategic element of its Web services platform with the delivery of its Office XP Web Services Toolkit.

Making its annual Top 10 IT predictions for 2002, International Data Corp. on Thursday forecasted that hype surrounding Web services would reach a fever pitch, that Linux would have a "breakout year," and that IT spending would see a gradual upswing beginning no later than mid-year.

Making its annual Top 10 IT predictions for 2002, International Data Corp. on Thursday forecasted that hype surrounding Web services would reach a fever pitch, that Linux would have a "breakout year," and that IT spending would see a gradual upswing beginning no later than mid-year.

Trying to grow the library of applications for Linux, IBM Corp. on Tuesday announced a program for developers that makes a server available to them over the Internet so they can develop, test and port their applications to IBM's iSeries server.

Trying to give users more incentive to move over to Office XP as well as to its Windows XP operating system, Microsoft Corp. has released its first Service Pack for the desktop productivity suite that focuses on improved performance, security, and reliability.

Trying to give users more incentive to move over to Office XP as well as to its Windows XP operating system, Microsoft Corp. has released its first Service Pack for the desktop productivity suite that focuses on improved performance, security, and reliability.

Although they are not expecting profits for another year, Corel Corp. executives on Wednesday outlined a three-point initiative they hope will deliver the company to profitability by 2003.

IBM Corp. on Wednesday delivered the first self-managing, self-healing products that are part of its Project eLiza initiative, along with a new management service that monitors corporate IT systems around the clock providing real-time alerts of potential risks.