Application Development News & Articles


DataDirect Offers MySQL XQuery Product

Solution features querying power across both relational and XML stores.

IT Pays a Price for Poor Requirements Practices

A new survey quantifies the costs for poor requirements gathering. Companies should focus on process, rather than documentation, report argues.

StreamBase Updates Market Data Dev Tool

Solution is designed to help developers write programs more quickly and tap into the Reuters Market Data System.

New Microsoft Programming Language: 'D'?

Unnamed sources suggest the new language will be associated with Microsoft's Oslo project.

Apache Synapse Bumped to Top Project Status

A new version of the enterprise service bus was released.

SpringSource Acquires Covalent Technologies

Companies combine forces to deliver one-stop open source enterprise solutions, combining Java-based middleware and Apache server solutions.

Microsoft Makes Case for Blockbuster Yahoo Deal

Execs describe benefits, including bolstering Windows Live and Microsoft's social networking efforts.

Use of Live Customer Data in Application Testing Still Widespread

Survey shows security is an afterthought when live data is used in business application testing.

Lessons From a Yahoo Scrum Rollout

Yahoo's top coach in Agile practices describes the process, and how it speeds up Web application delivery.

Microsoft Launches New 'Code Gallery' for Developers

Resources at the community site include code snippets and sample applications.

Microsoft Partners Can Start Selling Visual Studio 2008

Sales are possible now, although the official launch of developer tool is expected late next month.

Microsoft Aims To Boost Security With New APIs for Developers

Developers coding to Redmond's OSes should use DEP security process, blogger says.

Klocwork Unveils Static Analysis Debug Tool

Company launches development tool that facilitates collaboration on software bugs, checking code before it is compiled.

Tech Data to Distribute Fujitsu Servers in U.S.

Products for data centers gain U.S. market foothold with distribution deal.

Sybase Has 'Record' Year

DBMS company gets revenue boost, but still owns just a small percentage of the market.

Campus Security: 13 Data Breaches Reported So Far This Month

Identity theft is seen as a possibility as data go missing.

Microsoft Releases VS 2008 Web Deployment Projects RTW

The Visual Studio 2008 add-on has new features for creating IIS applications.

WSO2 Unveils Open Source Mashup Server

The company also rolled out a beta of a new hosted mashup service.

VMLogix Supports Citrix XenServer

Combined technologies will support server consolidation and build testing for developers.