Well, it finally happened: Microsoft's game of "hardball" has resulted in a lawsuit from the Justice Department and from the attorneys general of 20 states.

Well, it finally happened: Microsoft's game of "hardball" has resulted in a lawsuit from the Justice Department and from the attorneys general of 20 states.

As reuse programs gain steam and application development units utilize increasing proportions of reusable components, their total productivity indexes (PIs) will increase. If they don't increase, something is wrong with the reuse program -- it is a signal to look into a problem. That is one of the functions of metrics. "Working PIs," reflecting an application unit's effectiveness in developing new code, serve the same function as management metrics have all along.

An old saying reminds us, "Be careful of what you wish for; you may actually get it." One example of this in IT development organizations is the "virtual team" -- a project team whose members physically" belong to other parts of the company or to outsourcing firms. The appearance of such teams is often part of an overall outsourcing strategy, or a move to downsize an IT "empire" that has become bloated and inefficient.

As reuse programs gain steam and application development units utilize increasing proportions of reusable components, their total productivity indexes (PIs) will increase.

As reuse programs gain steam and application development units utilize increasing proportions of reusable components, their total productivity indexes (PIs) will increase.

An old saying reminds us, "Be careful of what you wish for; you may actually get it." One example of this in IT development organizations is the "virtual team" -- a project team whose members

An old saying reminds us, "Be careful of what you wish for; you may actually get it." One example of this in IT development organizations is the "virtual team" -- a project team whose members

Over the years, I've seen far too many vendor demos of new software products.

In this article, I want to look at the major Java Visual Application Development Tools. I'm writing this issue soon after JavaOne, Sun's annual Java Developer Conference.

Sun's JavaOne Developer Conference took place last month in San Francisco, and it was an opportunity to meet with companies and vendors that are using and promoting Java. It was an impressive conference with some 14,000 people in attendance.

Over the years, I've seen far too many vendor demos of new software products.

The guiding principle behind a data warehouse is simple - provide end users with easy database access to important information that will help them do their jobs better.

I attended the April 1998 Sun JavaOne conference in San Francisco. JavaOne is a developer-oriented show that is mainly focused on the latest developments in Java programming tools and techniques.

At the end of last year, Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced a new strategic focus on software for electronic business.

In this article I examine several new tools for building intelligent Web applications, as well as update you on the latest versions of some others.

I feel sorry for IT Executives. Think of it. They have just barely survived the year 2000 problem (we hope).

Misleading bag labels and a deceptive installation practice have undercut the performance of blown-in fiberglass insulation in thousands -- perhaps even millions -- of US homes.

In his "Risks" column in Software Engineering Notes [8], Peter Neumann recites an ever-increasing litany of visible, embarrassing software problems that are causing financial loss, injury, and even death. In our litigious culture, it is amazing that there have not been more lawsuits on account of bad software. Why is this?

"The only way for knowledge workers to maintain their skills and knowledge and be effective human capital is to engage in lifelong learning." -- Richard Crawford, In the Era of Human Capital