Free But Costly - The Open Source TrapFebruary 9th, 2006 The title is inspired by Dr. Richard Stallman's article - Free But Shackled - The Java Trap.
Leveraging Java in Developing CountriesFebruary 8th, 2006 Java is the No. 1 language on planet earth, high performing and very easy to use.
Google Plans To Get Eclipsed Like SalesforceMarch 22nd, 2006 Google is contemplating joining the Eclipse (Java IDE) Foundation in some capacity. Good news for Eclipse and Java all around.
Eclipse 3.1 + Tomcat 5.5 Integration SolutionSeptember 17th, 2005 I am trying to develop (java) web applications (running on Tomcat 5.5) with Eclipse 3.1. The obvious choice - Sysdeo Tomcat plugin doesn't work even with 3.1beta version.
Mystery of Vanishing Sysdeo Tomcat Plugin for EclipseSeptember 18th, 2005 I posted earlier about my inability to use Sysdeo Tomcat Plugin with Eclipse 3.1. I found the solution.
Microsoft Teaching Java Using Eclipse at JavaOne 2008May 8th, 2008 I was amazed to find Microsoft design engineer Mugunthan Mugundan teaching Java (how to create REST output using Java) using Eclipse IDE. I found it rich in irony at many levels.
Novell Identity Manager Bags Best Identity Manager Award by InfoWorldJanuary 5th, 2006 Novell(R) Identity Manager was chosen as "Best Identity Manager" in InfoWorld's 2006 Technology of the Year Awards. Winners for this prestigious annual award are selected by InfoWorld test center analysts who judge products based on innovation and effectiveness.
Eclipse4sl: Eclipse and Microsoft Silverlight Together- A Unique StoryMarch 17th, 2009 Microsoft eyes on interoperability and comes up with first of its kind where the free and open source Eclipse and Microsoft Silverlight go hand in hand for eclipse4sl. So very simply you can now develop silverlight apps if you are an eclipse user yourself.
JBuilder 2006 BuzzSeptember 8th, 2005 The highlights of JBuilder 2006 which is expected to release this week are:
Peer-to-peer developer collaboration
Chat similar to IM
Integrated application life-cycle support covering
requirements management
modeling
source code management
unit testing
JBuilder 2006 represents the last major release on the Primetime platform
JBuilder releases next year and beyond will be based on Eclipse
Patrick Kerpan, CTO of Borland, said they are working on a new generation of tools that will use Eclipse as the underlying integration framework. A future offering, code-named Peloton and due in the first half of 2006, will be the first of Borland's Eclipse-based products and will bring enhanced usability, advanced collaboration features, ALM (application lifecycle management) integration and enterprise-class support to Eclipse.
Sun adds Java based Identity Tools to Software LineupJune 21st, 2005 Sun this week will release two servers in its identity management line designed to help corporate users jumpstart federation projects with partners and to aid service providers such as telcos in provisioning users on a massive scale. The new software offerings are Sun Java System Federation Manager, a server that will help companies hook partners into their secure infrastructure, and a Service Provider Edition of Sun's Identity Manager software for extranet provisioning that includes self-registration, the ability to share account information and auditing tools.
Microsoft Makes Inroads in Data Storage & Replication MarketOctober 2nd, 2006 Microsoft introduced on Sept. 27 the public beta of its System Center Data Protection Manager version 2 at the Storage Decisions conference in New York.
Hasta La Vista for Microsoft Vista in India?January 30th, 2007 In India several households and even companies are looking at PC's in the price range of Rs. 10,000 (~ 227 USD).
Microsoft to release full version of free Security Essentials antivirus software for PCsSeptember 30th, 2009 Microsoft to release free antivirus PC softwareREDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp.
South Korean court rejects compensation claims filed by 2 software companies against MicrosoftJune 11th, 2009 South Korea court rejects claims against Microsoft
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court Thursday rejected compensation claims filed by two software companies against Microsoft Corp. Digito.com and Sanview Technology Inc.
I Hate Origami - Futuristic Laptop From Microsoft [Rant Ahead]March 10th, 2006 I have heard and seen enough of Origami, the futuristic laptop from Microsoft. I went through the apparently secret video of product advertisement, I have seen numerous pictures of origami and I have decided.
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October 13th, 2005 at 8:31 am
Eclipse still does not touch Visual Studio. Consider web development with Eclipse for a moment. There is absolutely no support for it in Eclipse. That’s half an IDE in my opinion. Sure, the WTP has come along to remedy this mess, but it would have been nice of them to think about that say three years ago.
And if you want to talk about exaggerated claims, your statment that a license for Visual Studio costs $8000 is completely false. It is expensive, but costs about a quarter of what you claim above.
This is just more partisan microsoft-bashing.
October 13th, 2005 at 11:55 am
> it would have been nice of them to think about that say three years ago.
Sure. What about the current situation?
> your statment that a license for Visual Studio costs $8000 is completely false
It is the statement of BJ Holtgrewe, Senior Production Manager for Visual Studio as said in VSLive.
This is not just the cost of the seat license but overall cost per seat as he estimated.
February 9th, 2006 at 4:06 am
[...] Microsoft manager talked about the true cost of Eclipse, the popular “free” java IDE. His estimation was 100K per seat which I think is somewhat overblown. Nevertheless there is a high cost factor associated with open source software which includes (but not limited to) adapting and improving often poor quality product, understanding and documenting often poorly documented products, cost of support, maintenance, cost of security audit etc. [...]