Delphi gets seriously corporate

Borland has taken the wraps off Delphi 6, which brings the world of Web Services into a graphical development environment. Three editions of the popular Object Pascal-based system are scheduled to be available this month: Enterprise, Professional and Personal, and the latest release emphasises the development of "Web Service" applications. As well as XML and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), Delphi now supports WSDL (Web Services Description Language), which is an XML-based way of describing the services an e-business offers. ...more

NEC launches Versa C160 performance notebook

Described by NEC as an 'affordable performance notebook', the Versa C160 costs from ?699 and runs on a Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor (2000+ or 2200+). It has a 15in XGA display. Aimed at the SoHo and education markets, other elements of the spec include 256MB of DDR SDRAM (expandable to 768MB), a 30Gb hard drive, a DVD-ROM or Combo DVD/CD-RW for the optical drive In terms of weight and size, it weighs 2. ...more

Learning about Enterprise JavaBeans

If you're self-motivated to get to grips with enterprise-scale Java, there's a new CD-ROM-based course from Borland covering the use of Enterprise JavaBeans. Part of Borland's e-learning series, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) Development Fundamentals is intended to be an interactive introduction to the features and benefits of this technology. Think of JavaBeans as special Java components, and the server-side Enterprise variety - part of the Java 2 platform - extends their scope, for example to work across networks in a distributed fashion. ...more

Microsoft sanctions may extend beyond PCs

The judge considering proposed remedies in the Microsoft case has said that she needs to learn more about other markets in order to decide whether a settlement should extend to these. Reuters reports that judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly commented: 'I've decided that I need more factual information.' Previously she has been cautious about extending the terms of a settlement to cover new markets that Microsoft is making inroads into, such as mobile phones and PDAs, ruling out introducing any new allegations of monopolistic misconduct. ...more

Don't MP3 it - stream it!

With all the fuss about Napster and MP3 files still buzzing around like the proverbial flies around a cow's bottom, reports of a new system for sharing music have quietly arrived. The difference between Jackalope Audio and Napster is that its music network allows subscribers to share music without handing over copies of the song. The system relies on an encrypted audio system to stream the tracks into computers. ...more