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Sun to Change Licensing, Other Rules for Java Open-source community development has changed the way the software business works, and Sun is responding to that, according to Sun's Java Community Process chair. Coremetrics to Offer Apps to Tune Online Marketing Analysis tools are designed to gather performance data on multi-site campaigns into a coherent report. Microsoft Adds Video to Messenger Offering Adding video to text as an attempt to one-up YouTube, other IM networks. Semantic Search Engine Aims to Displace Google Breaking down meaning of words, rather than spelling, may create effective search engine using conversational phrasing instead of keywords. Adobe Announces Connect Pro Online Conference Tool After weeks of hints and leaks, Adobe announced Acrobat Connect Pro last week as a large-scale web conferencing tool. Acrobat Collaboration Add-in Vendor Expands Funding Adobe is reportedly gearing up its own online collaboration offering with the next version of Acrobat, while ISV Rosebud prepares to launch its own line document collaboration app. CollegeHumor Set to Expand Web Publishing Portfolio Sophomoric humor, nudity and embarassing-photo site CollegeHumor is spinning off several sites to expand its online publishing empire. Google Expands Offline Document Capabilities Weeks after adding the ability for users to read word processing docs offline, it has added the ability to view spreadsheets and presentations while disconnected. Microsoft Silverlight Gets Democratic Convention Nod The Democratic National Party announced it will use Microsoft's Silverlight development tools to enhance its national convention coverage on TV and the Internet. DreamWorks Boss Bummed by Dismal 3-D Video Uptake Movie theaters aren't moving quickly enough to add gear to show three-dimensional animated features, according to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg. Microsoft Snags Key Adobe Photoshop Guru Competition between the two remains hot, as Microsoft poaches another key exec from the embattled Adobe. Adobe Upgrade to Include Video Comments, Better Forms The upcoming Acrobat 9 will include a forms-tracking function as well as the ability to add comments in video format to Acrobat documents. Is it Time for IT to Learn Mac? Long a fringe platform within corporate IT, Mac products are now starting to show up in more than just the core of desktop publishing departments. Is it time for IT to take notice? Yahoo Gets Social, But Is It Too Late? Yahoo's CTO offers an aggressive plan for the future of social networking, but Microsoft is moving in fast. Yahoo to Consolidate User Data for Social Sites Centralizing control will make it easier for customers to update information efficiently and share it across many social networking sites. HP Gets Print Guru From Software/Web Dev Worlds Would a specialist in Web services and software take a job at a printing company, even knowing what he was getting into? In coming to HP, David Murphy did just that. Adobe Preps Competitor to Silverlight for Internet Apps Readies a new specification to compete with Silverlight, possibly spark format war in online graphic-intensive application development. New Acrobat Features Coming Into Focus Document sharing and collaboration to become part of Acrobat.com Pact to Smooth Next-Generation Smartphone Web Publishing Platform Carriers, phone companies get together in anticipation of next-generation phone and Web publishing platform for smart handheld devices. HP Makes a Longer Reach to Preserve Print Dominance Continues to run over smaller players, even in increasingly competitive market for smaller, cheaper printers.