Kathleen Lau

At JavaOne this week, Sun Microsystems was short on specifics on when it plans to roll out its designer-oriented RIA tools

At the JavaOne conference, Sun Microsystems said Opensolaris, an open source version of its Unix operating system, will include snapshots and target computer science students. It will also give enterprises insight into future versions of mainstream Solaris

At the JavaOne conference, the server and software vendor unveiled Project Hydrazine, which is designed to give developers access to disk, cloud computing, identity management features. Find out what Project Insight can do

Much of the attention on green IT has been focused on companies with server farms. but telecom carriers, with their far-flung infrastructure, also have room for improvement, says an IDC Canada analyst. Find out what Telus and MTS Allstream are doing.

For a business engaged in e-commerce, portal design and content are challenges that span multiple departments, given the degree to which consumer behaviour has evolved. Yahoo, Microsoft and Google discuss the challenges

A Montreal startup offers a portal that will allow users to search and compare prices, with results personalized and shared among friends on social networking services. An executive offers an idea for enterprise adoption

Ottawa-based GridIron Software Inc. plans to ship its workflow management tool for creative professionals this summer. The public beta will be available later this spring

Three terabyte desktop storage products are scheduled to ship this year, though an IDC analyst says direct-attached storage is still cheaper. Find out about NetGear