Rebecca Reid

While grid computing has received a lot of press in the past couple of years, it is still difficult for organizations involved in grid to get it to dynamically and automatically allocate CPU power to process applications. This scenario exists simply because the technology is still too immature, according to industry insiders.

When traditional communication links proved incapable of supporting a simple videoconference, MDS Capital turned to the Internet

Businesses in Ottawa and eastern Ontario have another option for voice over IP (VoIP) now that the u-telco Telecom Ottawa has entered the market.

Boasting better performance and support for both 32-bit and 64-bit database applications, Dell Corp. on Wednesday released two new four-processor servers as part of its grid computing strategy. Project MegaGrid, announced in October 2004, is a partnership between Dell, Oracle Corp., EMC Corp., and Intel Corp. to develop a common grid computing platform, based on standard protocols and optimizing on each other

Middleware has long been responsible for transferring data between incompatible applications, but enterprises will soon be able to use Web services and open standards to accomplish the task.

People do a lot of things when they think no one is watching, like picking spinach out of their teeth with their fingernails.Now, if...

IBM is portraying it's US$1.1 billion acquisition of data management solution vendor Ascential Software Corp. as a big win for Big Blue customers who will now spend less time, effort and money integrating data and applications. But IBM competitors in this space are also keeping busy: Microsoft publicizing its own integration venture Project Green, Oracle kicking off Project Fusion, and SAP arguing you need to integrate the applications, not the database. So what options do customers have? Rebecca Reid investigates.

People do a lot of things when they think no one is watching, like picking spinach out of their teeth with their fingernails. Now, if Microsoft Corp. has its way, you could soon be caught in the act by your boss through ad-hoc live videoconferencing.