Network World on Web Services

Google under pressure as App Engine requests rise

2008-07-03T00:00:00Z

Requests are piling up from enthusiastic programmers using the App Engine hosted application development environment,

Progress makes another SOA buy

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

Application infrastructure vendor Progress Software has purchased Mindreef, a Hollis, New Hampshire, maker of tools for testing SOAs (service oriented architectures). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

MySpace opens up data portability initiative

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

MySpace will open up its data portability project broadly on Thursday, after launching it with a handpicked set of partners last month.

Free service tracks Amazon cloud's performance

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

Customers of Amazon Web Services (AWS) can now get free, real-time performance metrics through a site called CloudStatus.

Reader feedback, erasing stress, and WhatsUp Gold

Mark Gibbs — 2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

Gibbs responds to a reader's letter to the Gearhead column on Jott, Twitter, RSS feeds and Goosh; de-stresses with Stress Eraser; and starts reviewing WhatsUp Gold, a network management tool from Ipswitch.

MobileMe: What you need to know

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

The iPhone isn't the only Apple product getting a July makeover. Apple is also revamping .Mac, its collection of Web-based tools. Starting next month, .Mac gets new applications, a new focus on mobility, more iPhone-friendly features, and a new name--Mobile Me.

Will Ozzie era at Microsoft signal a revolution?

John Fontana — 2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

If Bill Gates leaving Microsoft is the end of an era, then Ray Ozzie's ascension is the beginning of a revolution designed to transform the company's business model as well as redefine corporate IT infrastructures and how end users access, share and interact with applications and data.

IBM’s answer to IT skills crunch: Woo students

John Cox — 2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

IBM is reaching out to college students with new bundles of Web-based information, tools and software to help them hone the skills they’ll need for fast-growing IT job opportunities.

SOA deployments on rise, study says

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

Forty-two percent of respondents to a recent IBM-funded study said SOA (service-oriented architecture) is the top spending priority of their organizations, the company announced Wednesday.

MobileMe replaces .Mac, adds iPhone-friendly features

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Apple rebranded its .Mac online service Monday, adding syncing features aimed at iPhone and PC users in addition to the Mac.

Is your data center ready for tomorrow's applications?

2004-04-12T00:00:00Z

Click here to see what Gartner, Network World and other experts say about the new data center.