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Thursday, 9 May 2002

Seems like mesh on MX has posted a few things about Flash Remoting and Java. Still seems to need Cold Fusion though - pity. 9:59:33 PM  comment []      Flash: Blogging Goes Corporate - I just hope they talk more about Flash remoting to a pure J2EE server (ie no Cold Fusion). I want it and I'm not alone. [Wired News] 9:56:06 PM  comment []      Akamai confirms IBM as Java partner. Fantastically interesting - it seems that IBM and Akamai are partnering to put Websphere on each of Akamai's 13,000 servers by the fourth quarter. First, it cached and delivered static web content from the edge of the internet, taking the bandwidth and processing strain off origin sites, then it delivered dynamically-generated content, with its flagship EdgeSuite system. Now it wants customers to deploy components of their web services, such as Java servlets, JSP pages and Java Beans over its network. The value proposition is a faster end-user experience and reduced infrastructure requirements at the origin site, though customers will have to weigh that cost benefit against the price of Akamai's services. I wonder how they're going to handle database connectivity and synchronisation - but it certainly does have some very interesting applications. [The Register] 9:24:03 PM  comment []      How To Start a Weblog (For Professional Journalists) - something Nikimight be interested in. As they always tell you when you're graduating anything - Begin it now (Goethe) [Scripting News] 11:52:43 AM  comment []      Dotcom death rate falls. Ripper. Less people going titsup.com can only be good for us. [The Register] 11:48:47 AM  comment []      Java server maker Lutris bows out - Lutris' exit isn't exactly news, but this article gives a good overview of how commoditised J2EE servers are becoming. "It really has become such a market that the core technology is almost irrelevant and it's really about all of the services you're getting around it," Rosen [from BEA] said. Even mentions Ironflare AB! [IDG InfoWorld] 11:45:54 AM  comment []      Sony's new Clie PEG-NR70 looks awesome - see the review. It's great to see Sony innovating in the PDA space where Palm has stagnated. [Slashdot] 11:40:09 AM  comment []      This Is Your Father's IBM, Only Smarter - gives a good overview of the titanic blue (Aussie: fight) that Big Blue is currently having with Sun, Microsoft and BEA, focussing on the battle to woo eBay. It seems that IBM won this round. Open-source technologies are the fountain that feeds that strategy, and they are leading IBM back to a position it enjoyed during its glory days: high-tech domination. The irony of the title is that it is my father's IBM! [via slashdot] 11:30:24 AM  comment []      Volume Control Knob Turns Heads - this is so simple, yet so desirable. "Around its base is a ring of transparent plastic that glows blue. The light dims or brightens as the volume is adjusted. When the computer is idle, the light pulses. " Now if only it wasn't $AUS 100. [via The Desktop Fishbowl] 10:54:32 AM  comment []