Application Development News & Articles


Microsoft Separates Sharepoint Services from Windows Server; Developers Shrug

It's no big deal, unless Microsoft starts charging extra for it, some developers say.

Open Source Adoption Low but Growing

Security and support were key concerns in Independent Oracle User's Group survey.

RoboDevelopment Show Highlights Software Behind the Hardware

Complex software development shown off at annual RoboDevelopment Conference.

First Look: The Curl Development Environment

The Curl language offers an alternative to AJAX through its fat-client approach, and the latest release features open source code.

Adobe Offers Free Flex Builder 2 to Educational Users

Company reaches out with rich Web app development environment.

Web 2.0 Entails 'Sleeping Giant' Security Risk

The cross-site request forgery attack can wreak havoc on Web 2.0 apps, security expert says.

GT Helps Racing Company Stay Agile

Solution helped turned mainframe COBOL assets into services.

IBM Funds University Collaboration Studies

Universities get grants to use IBM's Jazz collaboration platform for distributed-team software development.

Microsoft Adds Mobile Device Management to Lineup

New server allows centralized management of mobile devices.

Agile Process Showcased at IT Architect Event

Architects got an earful on the proper way to do agile software development at a recent IASA event.

SAP Adds Eclipse Tool, Joins OSGi

Company contributes memory management tool to open source Eclipse environment.

IBM Grows Its SOA Partner Community

Membership increases to 4,100 partners as IBM beefs up resources for partners.

IT Must Tackle Five Trends, Analyst Group Says

Let innovation happen with Web 2.0 apps and software-as-a-service delivery.

Ballmer Announces Popfly Beta

Microsoft's CEO demonstrated the new Web development tool at the Web 2.0 Summit, using Popfly to create a mashup for Facebook.

DataDirect Puts the zIIP in SOA Mainframes

The company's latest data integration solution for mainframes optimizes mission-critical apps using IBM's "System z" specialty engines.

Microsoft Launches Communications Suite

Era of seamless communications to start, says Bill Gates.

Eclipse RAP Integrates Java Tools for RIA Development

Platform lets users build rich Internet applications in Java via the Eclipse development environment.

Distributed Computing Studies Get Google, IBM Support

The two companies are providing material support to universities with resource-intensive computing curricula.

Live From VSLive!: Five Questions With Paul Sheriff on Architecting ASP.NET

Shops need a greater focus on architecture, rather than just coding.

Borland Simplifies Modeling in New ALM App

The company's open source application lifecycle management product now includes a toolkit that supports domain-specific languages.