Ed Scannell

Hoping it can serve as a single point of interaction for portal developers, IBM rolled out its WebSphere Portal Server, which combines capabilities from some of its existing portal products.

As Microsoft Corp. formally launches its controversial new corporate licensing plan next week on Oct. 1, users in both large and smaller companies continue to register their objections to some of its terms and conditions.

Following through on its promises earlier this year to extend the core capabilities of its WebSphere Application Server, IBM Corp. announced this month three new WebSphere software products to help in creating and integrating infrastructure-level applications.

Linux application development got a little easier this week with the Free Standards Group's release of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 1.0 specification, which is designed to ensure that applications work the same on all versions of Linux.

Groove Networks Inc. got a rolling start out of the blocks Monday, announcing the availability of its much-anticipated peer-to-peer (p-to-p) platform, along with its first sale to a leading pharmaceutical company.

Trying to enhance the appeal of Windows XP among wireless users, Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it is making a free upgrade available that supports the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) with a new security solutions from the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Turning up the pressure on its archrival Sun Microsystems, Inc., IBM on Wednesday shipped what it claims is the industry's fastest Unix-based workstation, which is propelled by its copper-based processors.

Making sure it gets a running start at the Intel Corp.-based 64-bit desktop market, IBM Corp. is readying its first Itanium-based workstation and currently has 209 applications certified to run on the system.