CDDL likely for Java

By Warwick Ashford, ITWeb London correspondent

Johannesburg, 30 Oct 2006

CDDL likely for Java

Sun Microsystems has broken the silence on which licence it is likely to use when it releases open source Java components later this year, reports ZDNet.

The report says Sun president and CEO Jonathan Schwartz has announced at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, that his company is likely to use the Community Development and Distribution License (CDDL) to govern the coming open source Java software project.

Schwartz said Sun was within 30 to 60 days of announcing the open sourcing of the core Java platform, using an OSI-approved licence, likely the same one used for the Solaris operating system.

Cisco expands mobile comms

Cisco Systems has expanded its unified communications portfolio with plans to acquire mobile software vendor Orative in a $31 million deal, reports InformationWeek.

Orative makes software that will enable customers to tie their cellular phones into their Cisco VOIP and unified communications deployments. The software runs on several mobile operating systems, including Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), Symbian OS, BlackBerry, and BREW.

Orative says Cisco customers will be able to use their mobile phones to integrate with business communications applications. Businesses that deploy the Orative technology will also have a way to track and control mobile phone usage.

Oracle opens Web 2/0 to enterprise

Oracle has unveiled its new WebCenter Suite, which it claims is the first set of enterprise grade Web 2.0 development tools aimed at making enterprise portals more interactive.

VNUNet says the set of middleware tools inspired Web 2.0 technologies, such as the Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) programming platform, promises to break down the barriers between data that is stored in Web-based portals and interactive online applications.

Oracle says the combination of the enterprise data and interactive online applications will enable enterprises to create new applications that combine data from several enterprise applications such as customer relationship management, enterprise resource management and human resource management tools.