Cloudscape, IBM's Java-only database will be the core application around which IBM is creating an open-source Java database.

In Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3, a new concept of a resource sharing scope has been introduced. A resource sharing scope can be either shareable or unshareable, the default being shareable. If the resource is configured as shareable, applications can share connections to this r...

One of the biggest complaints we hear about many company Web sites, from customers and employees alike, is that it's too hard to find what you need. At IBM, with 2.5 million Internet pages and more technical content than any single entity, including the Pentagon, that's no surprise. A...

Power. Electrical power, that is. The very lifeblood of any functioning data center. It doesn't matter if it's the electricity that keeps your server at home running, or the electricity that keeps your employer in business, power is probably the single most important necessity in any...

Your latest assignment includes building those applications and application servers that will propel your firm's business to the next level. Where to physically locate these new servers is the question, though. So, it's up to you to help design or evaluate new or existing data center s...