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Sun, Microsoft to flesh out pact

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, Web service, pact, Webcast, Scott McNealy, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, work, Java, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Big Blue's Mr. Web services

March 17, 2004 IBM's Bob Sutor explains why the latest industry buzzacronym--SOA--really marks an important advance for the future of Web services. TAGS: Web service, SOA, Open Source Initiative, IBM Corp., Mr., Java, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., security

Web services body clears way for Sun

October 17, 2002 Sun Microsystems may finally get its wish to join the board of a Web services standards organization formed earlier this year by IBM and Microsoft. TAGS: Web Services Interoperability Organization, board member, Web service, UDDI, Sun Microsystems Inc., seat, IBM Corp., member, organization, spokesman, Java, Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: Sun's hunt for developers never ends

November 14, 2003 TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, development tool, developer, Web service, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft bringing Web services home

May 4, 2004 The software maker, along with Hewlett-Packard and other companies, announces a new specification for linking consumer electronics devices to Windows. TAGS: UPnP, Web service, UDDI, WinHEC, specification, Sun Microsystems Inc., consumer electronics, Canon Inc., printer, HP, Microsoft Corp., Intel, software company, Microsoft Windows

Will Jini-like wishes come true?

March 5, 2004 CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti examines whether a Microsoft-Intel vision for Web services can succeed where similar efforts from Sun have come up short. TAGS: Jini, Web service, Sun Microsystems Inc., vision, specification, Java, Intel, idea, Microsoft Corp.

Sun president: PCs are so yesterday

September 23, 2005 Sun's president argues that what's become important are Web services and the cell phones most will use to access them. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Craigslist, Amazon.com Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Web service, president, mobile phone, PC

Sun gets second Microsoft patent payment

April 15, 2005 Companies also are expected to soon release more details on their collaborative efforts. What's it like to negotiate with Bill Gates? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Bill Gates, collaboration, Web service, payment, agreement, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Web services finds its way

December 30, 2003 XML-based standards became the default system for sharing data in 2003, as companies and their customers adopted Web services to get the benefits of information access and interoperability. TAGS: Web service, application integration, interoperability, XML, Microsoft Longhorn, standards, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun to simplify its software

February 25, 2003 At its annual analyst conference, the server company talks up the "Orion" project, an effort to make its software simpler to install, run and pay for. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun ONE, Sun Solaris, application server, storage management, Java program, Java, Web service, pricing, IBM Corp., server software, messaging, collection, server, conference

Is open source getting to Microsoft?

September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, patent, intellectual property, open-source community, standards, vendor, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows

Sun and Microsoft: So far, so good

December 2, 2004 Firms say they've shed hard feelings and established a good collaboration. First product: common identity-management software. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., collaboration, specification, Web service, Bill Gates, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., agreement, Microsoft Windows, server

Sun's Kitty Hawk aims high

June 29, 2004 Company plans to retool its back-end Java software and tools to enable system designs that are more modular and flexible. TAGS: SOA, Joe Keller, Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., Java, Sun Java Enterprise System, Java server, Java software, middleware, business process, Web service

Sun prepares Java server update

December 11, 2003 Sun Microsystems plans to complete a Web services-ready, enterprise version of its Java application server next year while it ups its investment in Web server software. TAGS: Java server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Enterprise System, Web Services Interoperability Organization, BEA Systems Inc., application server, Java, server software, Java application, Web server, Web service, pricing, component, server

Java camp takes cue from Microsoft

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, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., developer

Customers await Sun-Microsoft integration

May 11, 2004 Cooperation between Sun and Microsoft probably won't drastically alter the IT landscape, but it should eliminate some integration headaches. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Server, directory service, chief information officer, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, agreement, compatibility, Web service, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, information technology, server, Microsoft Windows

Oracle to counter Microsoft with Web initiative

December 8, 2000 The software maker on Monday will become the latest of its peers to hitch its future to Web-based software and services. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle9i, Web service, e-business, IBM Corp., announcement, representative, XML, software company, vision, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., database, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sun plots Java comeback

April 12, 2004 With the free release of Java Application Server Platform Edition 8, Sun launches a strategy to gain ground in the Java software market it created. TAGS: J2EE 1.4, application server, J2EE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Java application, SCO Group Inc., Sun Java Enterprise System, server software, Java server, Java software, Java 2, specification, server, Web service, IBM Corp.

Amazon: Utility computing power broker

November 16, 2006 Not content with being a powerful online commerce company, Amazon is intent on reinventing itself around Web services. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., utility computing, Web service, line of business, Jeff Bezos, computing, e-commerce, eBay Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., developer, HP, IBM Corp., CEO

Grid computing luring mainstream backers

February 21, 2002 Grid computing to date has largely been the terrain of academics and start-ups. But established tech companies are now nudging the concept toward the mainstream business world. TAGS: grid computing, grid, business computing, Web service, Sun Microsystems Inc., concept, reality, Compaq Computer Corp., computing, IBM Corp., server, bank, Microsoft Corp.