Application Development News & Articles


Automated RBAC Java Security Tool Released

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

VSTS 2008 and Visual Basic Updates Released

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

Microsoft D Is Latest Piece of Oslo Initiative

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

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.

Red Hat's JBoss for Enterprise SOAs Coming This Month

The open source solution provider plans to offer a "comprehensive" SOA product.

Microsoft Releases 'Feature Complete' SQL Server 2008 CTP

CTP of database server product is available for download.

Silverlight 2.0: The Wait Is Almost Over

A public beta of Microsoft's solution for developing rich Internet applications is expected soon.

Microsoft Open Source Project To Enable OOXML Conversion

A beta version conversion tool, starting with Microsoft Word, is expected at the end of June.

IBM Partners With UCLA, N.C. State on Web Development

Colleges will get support from IBM on the use of some open programming tools.

Next ASP.NET MVC Preview Coming in March

Upcoming framework to add URL routing improvements, blogger said.

Microsoft Acquires Danger Inc., Makes Other Mobile Plays

Redmond picks up a company and unveils a new SDK for Windows Live development.

Alfresco Survey Polls Enterprise Stack Practices

Respondents said they are using a mixture of open source and proprietary solutions.

Yahoo Seeking Deal with News Corp.

Yahoo seeks to duck Microsoft's acquisition bid by offering a "more than 20 percent" stake to News Corp., according to press account.

Study: Servers Lead Virtualization Pack

Lower cost of ownership found to be a key driver.

Gates Outlines Future of Office

Keynote speech describes vision for Microsoft Office as a development platform.

Denodo Enhances Data Mashup Platform

New version includes automation and performance improvements, company says.

Microsoft Demos New Silverlight Capabilities

Redmond suggests online banking might find uses for its Rich Internet Application development platform.

Enterprise Architects as Agents of Innovation

Achieving business innovation depends on having good communication processes in place between IT architects and business personnel, a Forrester Research talk suggested.

GlobalLogic Expands, Offers R&D Dev Support

Outsourcing firm initiates new service to support startups and others needing software engineering expertise.