Kathleen Lau

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Microsoft Visual Studio 8 offers rich Internet application tools

The new Silverlight-based development platform counters rival Adobe in the RIA market. An ISV comments on the promise of Silverlight

Enterprise firewall maintenance from central hub

Secure Technologies CommandCenter is designed for companies with enterprise-grade devices at different sites, and can help configure multiple security policies

Asterisk lacks support for enterprises

Nearly one in three companies surveyed said they are building their private branch exchange systems in-house using open source telephony software, but an analyst says large firms may be discouraged by the lack of product support

Canadian prof offers model for system management

A project that stems from a partnership between Carleton University and the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies uses aircraft tracking technology to monitor performance of Web servers

Right back at ya: IT chargeback systems that work

IT departments have been treated as captive technology providers for years. Scotiabank and others offer strategies on how to make enterprise lines of business accept the cost burden

BEA faces future after failed Oracle bid

An analyst from Nucleus Research speculates on the likelihood that a major vendor other than Oracle, such as IBM, HP or SAP, will try to acquire the middleware firm

UBC, UVic develop collaboration software

Canadian universities use their funding from IBM that will be showcased at this week's Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages and Applications in Montreal. Researchers discuss their prototypes

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