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The tortoise and the hare    [ February 7, 2003 ]
In the race to build an intuitive collaborative platform, Microsoft and IBM find competition from an unlikely place
 




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  The tortoise and the hare    [ February 7, 2003 ]
In the race to build an intuitive collaborative platform, Microsoft and IBM find competition from an unlikely place
 
 
  What didn't happen    [ January 31, 2003 ]
Microsoft tinkers with its .Net branding, but more than a name change may be in the works
 
 
  Just the facts, ma'am    [ January 24, 2003 ]
Hollywood wants you to believe the new digital rights debate is as simple as a ’50s cop drama
 
 
  Trolling the bottom    [ January 17, 2003 ]
As high tech holds its breath for the end of the deep dive, the wiser fish have enough bubble left to breathe
 
 
  Come together    [ January 10, 2003 ]
With hot and cold running applications, Steve's two jobs converge as Apple strikes back at Microsoft's Office empire
 
 
  And the winner is ...    [ January 3, 2003 ]
In this pageant, the runway is the intersection of technology, the marketplace, and public policy
 
 
  High fidelity XML    [ December 13, 2002 ]
Hailstorm may have gone the way of the LP, but the man behind it is still grooving to a familiar tune
 
 
  Show me the model    [ December 6, 2002 ]
In the aftermath of the Bubble, new business models and buying patterns emerge
 
 
  Wild horses    [ November 29, 2002 ]
Content providers say stealing a horse and stealing a song are the same crime; John Perry Barlow begs to differ
 
 
  The Big Bang    [ November 22, 2002 ]
Microsoft may have blurred the messaging, but its brilliant idea processor strikes the right Note
 
 
  Reappearing Ink    [ November 15, 2002 ]
IBM turns up its nose at the Tablet, a decision that may someday leave the company singing the big blues
 
 
  Law and order    [ November 8, 2002 ]
Marrying the spirit to the letter of the law produces a victory for Microsoft customers, if not for competitors
 
 
  Follow the money    [ November 1, 2002 ]
When innovators with a proven track record start investing their own money in open source, it's time to pay attention
 
 
  Not fade away    [ October 25, 2002 ]
Before you buy the line that peer-to-peer and Web services are passing fads, look again at how they're converging
 
 
  Off the record    [ October 18, 2002 ]
Psst ... Here's the Cliffs Notes version of Michael Crichton's thoughts on the copyright debate, but don't quote me
 
 
  In my own dream    [ October 11, 2002 ]
'Nightmare on DRM Street' has an eerily familiar plot, but don't blame me if it's already copyrighted
 
 
  We the people ...    [ October 4, 2002 ]
One reader says technology didn't create our copyright problems -- bad laws that steal from the public domain did
 
 
  Here comes the Sun    [ September 27, 2002 ]
Sun plays the client card in its strategic battle with Microsoft and others for control of the enterprise desktop
 
 
  Fighting the last war    [ September 20, 2002 ]
It's you and me against Jack 'watch-the-puppet' Valenti and his Hollywood-on-the-Potomac flunkies
 
 
  Empire strikes back    [ September 13, 2002 ]
Al Zollar and IBM Global Services battle the Force, defending Notes against Groove ... film at 11
 
 
  Link free or die    [ September 6, 2002 ]
No taxation without representation: It's time for bloggers to convene the Content-inental Congress
 
 
  Notes postmortem    [ August 30, 2002 ]
Some readers suggest reports of Notes' death may be greatly exaggerated, but save the obituary just in case
 
 
  Notes is dead    [ August 23, 2002 ]
It's no murder mystery -- killer Ray Ozzie is publicly dissecting the corpse on his favorite new tool: Weblogs
 
 
  Game over    [ August 16, 2002 ]
McNealy's on a roll with Linux, picking up free games at the expense of IBM, Microsoft, and Dell
 
 
  The death of e-mail    [ August 9, 2002 ]
Where there's a will, there's a way, but Microsoft won't kill the messenger any time soon
 
 
  Next Stop Greenwich Village    [ August 2, 2002 ]
There's something going on -- but you do know what it is, don't you Mr. Allchin?
 
 
  .Net Insecurity Day    [ July 26, 2002 ]
Not sure how to get there -- or back, Gates likens .Net to putting a man on the moon
 
 
  Who's on first    [ July 19, 2002 ]
In the Microsoft lineup, it's clear that managing the team is just as important as bringing the next technology to bat
 
 
  Tears of rage    [ July 12, 2002 ]
Mourning the loss of a young innovator who knew that collaboration spurs great achievement
 
 
  Out of order    [ July 5, 2002 ]
The WS-I resorts to term limits dirty tricks to try to stifle Sun's voice in the ongoing Web services standards battle
 
 
  The last mile    [ June 21, 2002 ]
Gates sees all the advantages in sharing, but only when it involves technology that he doesn't own
 
 
  Tear down the wall    [ June 14, 2002 ]
Microsoft's Iron Curtain approach to Java threatens to squelch innovation, and everyone stands to lose
 
 
  Memo to Bill Gates    [ June 7, 2002 ]
It's time, Bill, to commit to the common good by fighting those who would lock the door to the Internet
 
 
  Stop the war    [ May 31, 2002 ]
Hollywood and Silicon Valley need to stop digging deeper trenches and figure out where they have mutual interests
 
 
  Riding the tiger    [ May 24, 2002 ]
Disruptive technologies are actually constructing new models of networking infrastructure
 
 
  Save the whalestorm    [ May 17, 2002 ]
Hailstorm's future within Microsoft is cloudy, so it's no wonder the rest of us are feeling confused
 
 
  Secret identity    [ May 10, 2002 ]
Once you get caught in the digital-era Web, you may want to spin off a few superhero alter egos of your own
 
 
  Gartner diary    [ May 3, 2002 ]
While the official line on Web services may be 'wait and see,' XML is making its way into quite a few new products
 
 
  No reply ... needed    [ April 26, 2002 ]
IBM's Bob Sutor is strangely silent when challenged about theexclusion of Sun from WS-I
 
 
  Google, Dave, and Ozzie    [ April 19, 2002 ]
Like the puppets that charmed the first television generation, this trio will be remembered for years to come
 
 
  Gorillas in the mist    [ April 12, 2002 ]
Despite Sun's pivotal role in Web services development, Microsoft and IBM are still muscling their rival away from WS-I
 
 
  We can work it out    [ April 5, 2002 ]
The architecture of unintended consequences is pointing the way to the future of the Internet, and you can see it now
 
 
  The new McNealy?    [ March 29, 2002 ]
Sun chief acknowledges the importance of XML, but sees his battle with the big boys over standards as a fair fight
 
 
  Write once, sue many II    [ March 22, 2002 ]
In the corporate potboiler genre, here's another look at competitive strategy, legal wrangling, and good old-fashioned greed
 
 
  Write once, sue many    [ March 15, 2002 ]
This juicy corporate tale has all the dramatic elements you could want for the perfect weekend read
 
 
  Tale of two Rodneys    [ March 8, 2002 ]
The standards battle is being played out over inclusion in the Web Services Interoperability Organization
 
 
  Déjà vu all over again    [ March 1, 2002 ]
BEA moves ahead to take the lead in the Java pack, closing in on a familiar rival using a familiar team
 
 
  Grid Will Hunting    [ February 22, 2002 ]
Researchers see the combination of Web services and peer-to-peer helping bring their vision of grid computing to life
 
 
  Misadventures with Bill    [ February 15, 2002 ]
As competitors move ahead on everything from SOAP to nuts, Microsoft's lead erodes on a number of fronts
 
 
  Hello, good-bye    [ February 8, 2002 ]
The innovative tradition at Lotus is vanishing, even as its visionary architect takes up the mantle for the future
 
 


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