My bio is published online on the JBoss site, along with the Chief Architect on my current project, for our upcoming presentation at JBoss World 2005 on Hibernate usage and lessons learnt.
Microsoft’s new file system, WinFS still years away
Microsoft are admitting that their original delivery plans for WinFS, the new Windows file system replacement, were too eager, and the new system may not be released until late 2006, but then only in a test version.
Longhornm, the next major Windows release, and Longhorn server, will not be shipping with WinFS.
WinFS is drawing a lot of press as it is intended to be a complete file system relacement built on top of a database, probably a new version of SQL Server, completely replacing the MS-DOS based file system that has been used with Windows for several years.
Son’y PSP goes on sale in Japan
Sony’s PSP went on sale to the Japanese public on Sunday for a discounted launch price of $189, as Sony competes with Nintendo’s release of their new handheld, the Nintendo DS.
Oracle deal goes ahead – Oracle buys Peoplesoft
Oracle’s hostile takeover bid for Peoplesoft has come to an end as Peoplesoft’s board accepted $26.50/share, or roughly $10billion in total cost to Oracle.