John Fontana

Ipedo Inc. is beefing up its native XML database to let companies gain more management control over XML data for their Web-based applications.

Microsoft Corp. last month sketched out the future of Exchange, targeting 2003 as the year the messaging and collaboration server will be pulled fully under the company

Every Microsoft Corp.-based corporation has heard about the challenges of deploying Active Directory. And the challenge only gets deeper when coupled with Exchange 2000, which must have the directory in order to operate. Software developer J.D. Edwards & Co. took on the challenge before both products were released and will soon flip the switch on its internal network for the first set of live users on Exchange 2000.

Microsoft is again adding technology to its Windows server operating system, this time focused on collaboration features for corporations.

Every Microsoft-based company knows about the challenges of deploying Active Directory. The challenge only gets deeper when coupled with Exchange 2000.

Oblix Inc. this week released a plug-in that will tightly integrate its access management software with BEA Systems Inc

Microsoft Corp. this week begins integrating its Exchange 2000 Server into the vendor's all-encompassing .Net platform, and network executives will get a first-hand look at how Web services will transform the messaging and collaboration software.

Open Software Associates Inc. changed its name Monday to ManageSoft and introduced its newest software management suite for the enterprise.