JBoss upgrades object-relational technology

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* JBoss upgrades object-relational technology * Icesoft rendering technology used by Macromedia * Implementing real-world structured searches * XForms, three ways * Linux vendor Mandrakesoft to acquire Conectiva * Startup Azul steps into the data center

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JBOSS UPGRADES OBJECT-RELATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

JBoss at its JBoss World 2005 conference in Atlanta next week will upgrade its Hibernate object-relational mapping software and debut service programs for open source projects and users of the vendor's middleware. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=BF0702:353CA35

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ICESOFT RENDERING TECHNOLOGY USED BY MACROMEDIA

Icesoft Technologies said its Icereader SDK is being incorporated into the Macromedia ColdFusion application server, providing for conversion of HTML-based data into PDF or Flash content. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=BF0703:353CA35

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IMPLEMENTING REAL-WORLD STRUCTURED SEARCHES

In the early days of XML, smart search was often cited as a key benefit. Instead of just trawling for single-celled keywords in an ocean of undifferentiated text, the story went, we'd navigate islands of structure looking for more evolved creatures. Product descriptions, calendar events, and media objects are all examples of the kinds of things we were meant to be finding by now. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=BF0700:353CA35

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XFORMS, THREE WAYS

HTML's ongoing affair with XML is producing another love child: XForms. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=BF0701:353CA35

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LINUX VENDOR MANDRAKESOFT TO ACQUIRE CONECTIVA

France's Mandrakesoft plans to acquire Brazil's largest Linux vendor, Conectiva, the companies said in a joint statement released Thursday. The two companies have entered into a definitive agreement that would see Mandrakesoft purchase the company in exchange for €1.79 million ($2.36 million) in stock. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=BF06FE:353CA35

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STARTUP AZUL STEPS INTO THE DATA CENTER

If Stephen DeWitt gets his way, the data center will become a much cooler place. Literally. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=BF06FD:353CA35

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