Oak Grove Systems plans to announce the next iteration of its process engine that spans both Microsoft .Net and Java development environments. In beta now, Reactor 6.0 provides interoperability between both .Net and Java environments through a Web services interface, officials said.

As part of its official launch of Windows CE 5.0, Microsoft announced that for the first time, all CE source code licensees will be allowed to ship so-called "derivative works" based on the CE 5.0 code.

PSINet Europe announced the launch of its dedicated data back-up solution specifically designed for UK users of Microsoft Exchange. The PSINet Managed REVIVE for Exchange service provides users with fully automated off-site backup, complete online data history and the ability to recover individual mail messages, folders or mailboxes within minutes.

An Internet scam that exploits Internet Explorer to steal personal data from users has been thwarted by shutting down a Russian Web site that is suspected of launching the malicious effort, Microsoft says. Download.Ject directed users to a site where their machines could then be infected with a trojan.

The European Union on Sunday temporarily lifted its order to Microsoft to change the way it sells software in Europe until the EU high court has heard the company’s request for a final appeal of the landmark antitrust decision.

This updated guide describes four scenarios for deploying the Windows RPC over HTTP feature in a corporate environment, for both Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Exchange Server 2003.

The technology trade show that once defined the industry has been canceled for 2004. Citing declining attendance and a lack of focus, Medialive International said it would focus instead on the proposed 2005 event.

According to testimony in the Oracle-DOJ trial, Microsoft’s fleeting interest in acquiring SAP was fueled by a desire to the keep IBM and SAP from becoming so close.

Bob Bemer, a computer pioneer who helped develop the ASCII coding system and the technology that led to the "escape" key, has died at the age of 84 after battling cancer.

Enterprises using or developing free software likely won’t be paying royalties any time soon for their use of Microsoft’s patented File Allocation Table (FAT) technology. The Free Software Foundation general counsel and co-founder of the Public Patent Foundation believes Microsoft’s FAT patent will be invalidated by the US Patent and Trademark Office.