The proposed acquisition of Macromedia by Adobe is not a done deal. Both companies are under the scrutiny of the SEC, and it must also be approved by stockholders. While Macromedia/Adobe gives this process three to nine months, some industry analysts feel that is being overly optimistic. But assuming that all is goes as planned, Macromedia will cease to exist. Everything will be in the Adobe name and with the Adobe interface.

Uses Ajax and some other web2.0-ish features.

Paul Glen says that fear of layoffs is a de-motivator for creative problem-solvers like those in IT.

Lenovo said that its ThinkPad T400 laptop computers will now ship with anti-theft technology from Intel and Absolute Software built in.

- In Part 3 of his SOA series Eric Giguere explores how to do SOA when the target device does not support Web Services (JSR 172). Dig in to learn what your options are.