Quest Gives Away Java Code Profiler: "Quest Software ... released a freeware edition of its JProbe Profiler, a developer's tool for diagnosing performance bottlenecks in Java code. The freeware edition of JProbe Profiler offers a subset of the features in the for-sale version included with JProbe Suite. The suite works on Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and z/OS operating systems. The free profiler edition is available only for Windows or Linux. It can be downloaded free of charge from Quest's site."

BW Online | May 10, 2004 | A Big Blue Gauntlet for Microsoft: "IBM's new Workplace just might succeed where so many earlier attempts have failed: Getting complex software off the desktop.

A confluence of factors could conspire to make Workplace the first legitimate mass-market competitor to Microsoft's Office software suite. That, in turn, could have far ranging consequences. It might open up a wave of competition to the core Windows operating system itself. Should either of these possibilities transpire, the Colossus of Redmond could find itself having to cut prices and slash margins to compete."

Forbes.com: Is Customs' ACE In The Hole? This is quite the mega-IT-project at US Customs. Good commentary on the cost of long-cycle multi-release projects.