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December 27, 2002 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tells CNET News.com that although the company's .Net plans were "hard to understand," Redmond is making strides to clarify its Web services vision. TAGS: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Steve Ballmer, XML, Microsoft BizTalk Server, information technology, Web service, Linux, operating system, server, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

September 16, 2003 The software giant's rivals are countering it by adopting one of its most successful strategies: Offering easy-to-use tools to drive sales of server software. TAGS: Java, server software, Java company, Java software company, Web service, Microsoft Visual Basic, Java software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft .NET, BEA Systems Inc., server, software company, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., developer

November 29, 2004 One-time bitter adversaries will detail extent of their collaborative work. Top priorities: Windows-Solaris and Web services interoperability. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., interoperability, Sun Solaris, pact, Web service, Webcast, Scott McNealy, Microsoft Corp., collaboration, Microsoft .NET, work, Java, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

May 12, 2004 At the Sapphire conference, the two companies announce a deal to tighten the links between Microsoft's .Net development software and SAP's NetWeaver integration server. TAGS: SAP AG, Web service, WebMethods Inc., SAP NetWeaver, announcement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, agreement, conference, software company, server, Microsoft Windows

August 29, 2003 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the next version of Windows won't necessarily determine the outcome of the jockeying among Microsoft, IBM, Sun and BEA. TAGS: J2EE, Microsoft Longhorn, Web service, Java, BEA Systems Inc., IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Corp., Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

October 8, 2003 The software maker plans to untangle its management software lineup--and introduce its first such tools for Web services--in an effort to win corporate customers. TAGS: Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Systems Management Server, systems management, Computer Associates International Inc., corporate customer, Web service, monitoring, data center, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, monitor, server, PC, Microsoft Windows

August 5, 2005 Scripting initiative would capitalize on languages widely used in Web applications and considered easier to use than Java. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., scripting language, BEA WebLogic, programming model, Java, application server, Web application, PHP, development tool, programming, Web service, Microsoft .NET, open source, language, server, IBM Corp.

May 25, 2004 Speaking at its customer conference, BEA Systems' CEO lays out plans for products such as messaging-based integration software and administration tools. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., BEA WebLogic, BEA Beehive, Java application, Java, SOA, product development, Java server, Apache Software Foundation, Web service, XML, business process, business application, Microsoft .NET, conference, CEO

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