Application Development News & Articles


Microsoft Launches Key 2008 Products in Los Angeles

Virtualization shines in glitzy launch.

European Commission Slaps Microsoft With $1.3 Billion Fine

EU cites overpricing for "interface documentation" on work group servers.

Sun Plans Open Source Buying Spree, Completes MySQL Deal

Exec describes Sun plans to acquire open source companies whose products have "broad distribution" and community support.

IBM Rolls Out System z10 Mainframe, Plus Dev Tools

New solutions support mainframe application development as well as application modernization efforts, according to IBM.

Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Released

The first service pack for Microsoft's MOM replacement solution is now generally available.

Managing Batch Processing in an SOA

An IBM expert describes how to adapt batch-processing operations when your infrastructure has become service oriented.

Microsoft Opens 2008 Partner Awards for Nominations

April 8 is the deadline for submissions.

VMware Moves to Automation

Company rounds out virtualization management capabilities with a couple of new products.

Guthrie Offers Silverlight 2 Beta Details

The rich Internet application development platform will arrive "shortly."

Adobe Releases AIR Runtime for the Desktop, Opens Flex

The rich Internet application development platform for Windows and Macintosh was released, with a Linux version expected later this year.

Bungee Offers Platform-as-a-Service Dev Beta

New service enables "lifecycle development" of Web-based applications, providing a complete environment, company officials say.

.NET Developers Applaud Microsoft's Open Moves

Redmond's stated policy shift suggests better interoperability with open source solutions may happen, some say.

Unify Offers Enhanced RIA Dev Tool for SOAs

The flagship product aims to simplify the development of rich Internet applications for service-oriented architectures, company officials assert.

Study Highlights Use, Challenges and Future of Virtualization

Independent survey reveals gap between virtualization's importance and IT's confidence in managing it effectively.

NetBeans Giving Away $100K+ in Open Source Grants

The funds will be offered to teams that can demonstrate IDE improvements.

Automated RBAC Java Security Tool Released

Product purportedly injects role-based access control security into legacy Java apps.

Microsoft D Is Latest Piece of Oslo Initiative

Official suggests both will be unveiled at the next Professional Developers Conference in October.

VSTS 2008 and Visual Basic Updates Released

Features and fixes are now available for Visual Studio Team System 2008 and Visual Basic.

Microsoft Adds 'Architect Center' S+S Resource

New Web page defines Microsoft's vision for Software Plus Services.

Microsoft Unveils New SMB Server Branding

A product line preview is planned for the second half of 2008.