Robert McGarvey

If you weren't there, a couple of years from now you'll misremember and say you were. That's how big - how momentous - Web Services Edge 2001 West and XMLEdge were. Call that late October conference in Santa Clara the Woodstock of Web services because this is the one everyone wishes they has attended. The reason is simple: Web services has gone mainstream and suddenly, a concept that even proponents were admitting as recently as six months ago was spacey verging on vaporous, is now emerging as the next must-have by enterprise IT groups. Bottom line: Web services got sexy and it all happened in late October. Hold on, because lots more happened in that same week. The Redmond Goliath weighed in, for instance, with an October 23 announcement laying out its view of XML architecture for Web services - at a sprawling developers conference in Los Angeles, where chairman B... (more)

BREW This - With the proliferation of Java devices in the worldwide wireless data services market, what are BREW's chances of ge

Remember back when there was a real ­ and fun! ­ battle for supremacy between Microsoft and Apple? Guess what: just such a conflict is shaping up for supremacy on the wireless handset where at least two major players are girding up for a fight to own this turf. Of course there's Sun with their lightweight, mobile Java (J2ME), but there's also QUALCOMM with BREW. Who's ahead? Read on for eyewitness reportage from this battlefield. Just when you thought the battle for the handset was over and it was time to sip a ceremonial cup of Java in honor of Sun's plans to dress up handhelds ... (more)

The Week That Was

If you weren't there, a couple of years from now you'll misremember and say you were. That's how big - how momentous - Web Services Edge 2001 West and XMLEdge were. Call that late October conference in Santa Clara the Woodstock of Web services because this is the one everyone wishes they had attended. The reason is simple: Web services have gone mainstream and suddenly, a concept that even proponents were admitting as recently as six months ago was spacey verging on vaporous, is now emerging as the next must-have by enterprise IT groups. Bottom line: Web services got sexy and it ... (more)

.NET or J2EE

From Microsoft… Shaping the Future of the Enterprise Get ready, because soon the big knock will be at your door and your boss will be standing there with a single question for you: Should we go with .NET or J2EE for our Web services? Know a couple of things right off the bat. Big bucks will ride on your answer because, whichever direction your company takes, investment in a Web services platform will represent a substantial IT budget commitment. The other fact is that - smile as you might at what seems the improbable pairing of your boss with a cutting-edge technology question -... (more)

The 10 Hottest Wireless Technologies of 2002

Will 2002 finally be the year when wireless lives up to the hype surrounding it? Many industry insiders think so. Read on for an analysis of the 10 areas that hold the most promise. Face it: for five years - or has it been ten? - every wireless year began with great, bold, exciting forecasts and, just as surely, every year ended with dashed expectations. This is as undeniable as the fact that today's cellphone carriers and manufacturers are limping, financially maimed shadows of the powerhouses they were just a few years ago. But guess what: this may still be the year when, fina... (more)