Application Development News & Articles


Top 10 Overlooked Features of Windows Server 2008 -- Part 1

Expect to see some less-hyped capabilities in Microsoft's new server technology, when it arrives.

Eclipse Mylyn To Be Added to Spring Tools

Interface 21 plans to release a Spring-based tool with task management help for Java coders.

IBM Cultivates Smaller Businesses With New Solutions

Company rolls out product line to meet developer needs at the small-to-medium business level.

Seven Patches Coming From Microsoft

"Critical" and "Important" patches planned for Tuesday release.

Improve Business Productivity With AJAX and SOA

Commercial toolkits have made it easier for developers to create AJAX apps, but it also helps to work in an RIA/SOA environment, says Tibco exec at AjaxWorld.

IBM Busts Out Its Fall SOA Catalog

October brings forth multiple upgrades to products enabling service-oriented architectures.

Microsoft Takes Step Toward Opening .NET 3.5 Framework

Announcement falls short of open source as developers cannot modify or distribute the source code.

IT Simplicity Needed To Meet Business Plans, Report Says

Business managers don't understand how to align IT with business objectives, report suggests.

BEA Boosts Its 'Mainframe Replacement' Solutions

New Tuxedo products help organizations running high-end systems use legacy code in service-oriented architectures.

New Microsoft Program Aims to Cut Piracy, Increase Profits

Microsoft announced a suite of offerings today.

Sun Makes Splash With GlassFish 2.0 Release

New Java application server features improvements for open source enterprise use.

Access Cloud Data With Astoria

A Microsoft rep shows how to create and consume data services for the Web, using a simple HTTP interface for AJAX-based Web sites and RIA apps.

AJAX Framework jMaki 1.0 Goes Live

New development environment helps create AJAX-enabled Web applications.

Sun Changing Java Security Patch Procedure

Company revs up patch schedule for updating various Standard Edition versions.

Enterprise Web 2.0: More Than a Facelift

Mashups and rich Internet applications are all fine, but enterprise developers will need a flexible framework before embracing Web 2.0 technologies.

PostPath Offers Exchange 5.5 Alternative

Company offers migration advice for those still holding on to older Microsoft mail servers.

SaaS Spells Disruption for Partners, Report Says

Partners will need to become experts in enabling business processes to survive in a software-as-a-service world.

Business Processes Key in IBM Products Launch

New products aim to enable businesses using BPM and SOA technologies.

ActiveState Updates Komodo IDE

Company enhances its Web development environment with latest release.

Ipedo Boosts Data Virtualization App

Enterprise information integration solution gets improved data caching and querying power, plus MySQL support.