Previous DayJava reference objects make caching easy
Feature Reference objects aren't just useful when memory is at a premium; they can also be used to provide slick caching abilities to any application
Microsoft software to manage itself?
News Microsoft intends to take on IBM, Sun and Hewlett-Packard with its self-managing software initiative
Business reporting: Microsoft changes the rules
Feature Reporting software companies had better watch out. Microsoft's Yukon release of SQL Server could pull the rug out from under their feet by bundling reporting services
MySQL grows up with certification
News CeBIT: MySQL AB is introducing a certification programme for experts, as it drives toward the enterprise
Sun Web server in security alert
News US consulting company @stake has discovered a security vulnerability in Sun's ONE Web server
PeopleSoft climbs aboard the IM bandwagon
News CeBIT: Following in the footsteps of Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and many more, PeopleSoft will launch a corporate IM product
Media Centre struggles with digital TV support
News CeBIT: Microsoft's Windows XP Media Centre Edition is coming to the UK - just don't expect it to work with digital TV
Will cheaper-chips help Intel dominate Wi-Fi?
News Intel jumped into the wireless world this week, but the company will face some static as it wedges its way into one of the tech market's hottest segments
Who is Godot in the Java world?
Comment Peter Judge: Sun's increasingly isolated position in the industry must leave the Java community wondering what will happen if the standard eventually has to stand on its own
IT recovery -- who do you trust?
Feature Analysts are divided: IDC sees the first signs of IT spending increases, while Butler Group thinks the real shake-out is still to come. You decide
Battle for Web services standard continues
News The need for a Web services standard is obvious, but with all this bickering between the main players, a solution seems very far away
Popular Acrobat keeps Adobe flying high
News Strong sales of Adobe's Acrobat publishing software helps the company post healthy financial results
Microsoft's Web hosting service is incompatible with .Net
News Microsoft has admitted that its own Web hosting service, bCentral, will not work with its much publicised .Net framework
Notebooks: top 5s
Buyer's Guide Want to know which notebooks are the fastest, have the longest battery life, can handle 3D graphics, and are the lightest? Check here for the latest details.
IBM and Microsoft shun W3C standards meeting
News The two biggest names in IT are hesitant about cooperating with W3C to create a Web services standard
Server-huggers delay grid computing
News Don't blame technology for holding back grid computing, social issues and office politics are the problem, according to a survey
Oracle, UnitedLinux deal to threaten Red Hat's dominance?
News Oracle has agreed to lend a hand to UnitedLinux in its turf battle with Linux leader Red Hat
IBM expanding further into Intel's server market
News IBM will soon be making more money from selling Intel servers than it does from Unix servers
IT Anthems: Checkpoint
Feature Security vendor Check Point failed to prevent the release of this number, which proclaims "We secure the Internet"
InFocus LP650
Review The LP650 is an XGA projector with high brightness and a wide variety of inputs. The LP650's network interface isn't as useful as it could be, but that doesn't detract from its all-round quality.
Microsoft to change licensing rules
News The new licensing plan, which could reduce a company's cost of running large servers, affects eight Microsoft server products, but not its flagship Windows Server operating system software
