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• SpringSource Releases Hyperic Update

  VMware's SpringSource group has released a major upgrade of its Hyperic custom-app management and monitoring technology for virtualized Java applications. 08/24/2010

• Java-COBOL Integrator Updated

  Java-COBOL integration tools provider Veryan has upgraded its flagship isCOBOL Application Platform Suite (isCOBOL APS). 08/23/2010

• Nokia Acquires Analytics Tool for Mobile Java Devs

  The wireless giant said it has signed an agreement to acquire Motally, a San Francisco-based provider of a mobile analytics software. 08/23/2010

• The Myth of 'Write a Mobile App, Make a Mint'

  Can developers make money on mobile applications? 08/23/2010

• Agile Platform 5.1 Aimed at Amazon Cloud

  OutSystems this week released version 5.1 of its Agile Platform, featuring "1 Click" provisioning designed to help developers quickly get projects up and running on Amazon's EC2 cloud computing service. 08/20/2010

• W3C Launches Web Performance Working Group

  The Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) today announced a new Web Performance Working Group that aims to more accurately measure Web app performance times. 08/19/2010

• Android Market Deletes Nazi Apps

  A recent application featuring Nazi themes was jack-booted off the Android Market, proving that, while still being much more open than Apple's AppStore, there is a limit to what can be published and promoted. 08/19/2010

• HP To Acquire Fortify

  Hewlett-Packard Co. today said it is acquiring security software vendor Fortify Software Inc. for an undisclosed amount. 08/17/2010

• Oracle Sues Google Over Java IP in Android Phones

  On Thursday, Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that, in developing its Android mobile operating system, the Internet search giant infringed on seven patents associated with the Java Platform. 08/13/2010

• Android Moves Into Third Place Worldwide

  Android's rocket-like trajectory in the smartphone market continues, as it's muscled out the iPhone and moved into third place worldwide among smartphone OSes. 08/12/2010

• Updated Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse Aimed at Java Jocks

  Oracle has released an update of its Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g, extending its support to more Fusion Middleware components, Eclipse 3.6 "Helios" release and Java EE tools. 08/11/2010

• Collabnet Pushes Agile ALM into the Cloud

  Application lifecycle management (ALM) provider Collabnet rolled out a new version of its flagship TeamForge ALM platform this week, as well as a general-availability release of its free Subversion Edge product. 08/11/2010

• GAO Updates Framework To Reflect Enterprise Architectures Evolution

  The Government Accountability Office has released a major update of a management maturity framework that provides a flexible benchmark against which federal agencies can plan for and measure enterprise architecture program maturity. 08/11/2010

• Microsoft Lays Out Its 'Open Cloud' Vision

  Microsoft used the occasion of an open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles. 08/10/2010

• Google Buys Instantiations

  Google has acquired Eclipse-based commercial software tools and services provider Instantiations for an undisclosed amount. 08/10/2010

• Frustrated Developer Releases Intell Analysis Software as Open Source

  Intelligence analysis software is about to go open source. Matthew Burton, a former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst and software developer, is working on an open-source version of a CIA software tool called "Analysis of Competing Hypotheses." 08/09/2010

• Inside the Microsoft Developer Job Interview, Part 3 of 3: Tips & Tricks for the Interview Itself

  Microsoft hiring managers and interviewees share inside advice for nailing the interview process. 08/06/2010

• Agile Apps for U.S. Army

  The U.S. Army found a way to fight the sluggishness of traditional software development that's slowed even further by legendary government bureaucracy: go Agile. 08/05/2010

• Developers Say Time Constraints, Poor Testing Top Project Challenges

  In a new survey, more than half f application developers say they don't have enough time to complete their work and nearly a third said testing is their top challenge. 08/04/2010

• IE Use Grows Worldwide, but Europe Loves Firefox

  Microsoft this week touted global market share gains for Internet Explorer 8 over rival browsers, citing July data from Net Applications. 08/04/2010

• VSLive!: Microsoft Announces New Visual Programming Tool, LightSwitch

  Microsoft Corporate Vice President Jason Zander introduces new, business-friendly application development solution at VSLive! keynote in Redmond. Beta coming August 23. 08/03/2010

• Is Google Going Agile?

  A Google program manager last week announced the company was changing its software development methodologies to speed up stable releases of the Chrome Web browser. 07/30/2010