Application Development News & Articles


OSA To Push Open-Source Enterprise Apps

New organization lays out its agenda for an open-source alternative to proprietary enterprise software.

SWsoft To Offer Entry-Level Virtualization Bundle

Product helps administrators use OS virtualization technology and consolidate smaller servers.

Company Says .NET Violates Its Patent

Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoft, claiming that .NET uses Vertical's patented technology.

Talend Enhances Open-Source Data Integration App

Version 2.0 of the free application now includes Java language generation and expanded ELT support.

Microsoft Preps DNS Mega-Patch

May 8 is the possible release date for Microsoft's patch to fix security vulnerabilities in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.

SaaS Helps ISVs Exploit the Web

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools and platforms can help independent software vendors take advantage of the Internet browser as a standard for application distribution.

Microsoft Delivers First Public Beta of 'Orcas' and .NET 3.5

The next version of Microsoft's Visual Studio integrated development environment, called "Orcas," has been issued as a beta release.

Google Will Host Global Developer Event May 31

Google hosts event for developers of Web-based applications who use the company's open-source development kit.

Understanding XML Query Standards

The W3C grants Recommendation status to XQuery, the XML query language designed to do for Web services what SQL did for relational databases. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News.)

Tapping the SaaS Potential

Robert Carr, Keep and Share's CEO, talks about the Web as a delivery mechanism for software and services. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News.)

Telligent Releases Community Server 2007

Server platform, based on .NET, enables the building of online communities.

Microsoft Offers SaaS Support to ISVs

Independent software vendors can get hosting and support at Microsoft partner locations under a new program.

Microsoft Updates Action Packs

The partner offering will include Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Business Contact Manager programs for small-office internal use.

SOA Report: GT Software Unveils Toolset

A number of companies released new products last week, supporting application development in a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Here are some of those announcements to date.

WPF/E Becomes 'Silverlight'

Microsoft's browser-based media player gets new name, and a debut alongside Adobe's new media player, at NAB trade show.

Microsoft Warns of New DNS Attacks

Security advisory issued yesteday describes DNS vulnerability in Windows server operating systems.

Report Reveals AJAX on the Rise

Number of AJAX developers jumped by 50 percent, year-to-year.

OASIS Group To Foster SOA App Development

Open CSA group unites to speed application development through SOA specs.

Microsoft Issues ASP.NET Glitch Fix

Patch will fix compilation problems that occur after "massive file changes," such as antivirus time-stamp modifications.

Microsoft Virtualization Products Face Delays

Redmond takes aim at performance and scalability goals in holding back Virtual Server 2005 upgrade.