A roundup of tools and technologies.
Highly touted at first, interest in Java applets faded away with the cry of "client-side Java is dead" -- but our expert points out that the technology is still the best for some key roles.
There is a new breed of development tools that give organizations a way to accelerate the deployment of custom-built analytic applications and make them easy to upgrade. Called analytic development platforms, or ADPs, these tools offer ''plug-and-develop'' capabilities that enable developers -- or even savvy business users -- to build sophisticated applications with a unique look, feel and functionality in a matter of days or weeks.
A product listing of representative tools.
Wireless LAN technologies are slowly maturing enough to catch the attention of IT development operations; but security and performance standards must still be improved.
At first glance, Web services and data warehousing look like a very odd couple; but some experts say there could be key long-term benefits to converting warehouse data to XML.
Columnist Tony Baer describes what things might be like if the remaining obstacles to Web services adoption fall away.
A listing of the latest additions and revisions to the 802.11 specification.
Like any business, IT must develop a strong "product model" that provides value to customers. Managers can ignore best practices only at their peril.
Reports of the death of Java applets and client-side Java are premature. In some cases, developers are still far better off using
Java applets over Microsoft technologies, despite having to download and install a plug-in from Sun.
A review of "Java Programming Fundamentals" by Kimberly Seefeld.
AdventNet Inc., a Pleasanton, Calif., provider of J2EE management solutions, is seeking to further the JMX cause by introducing a software framework that allows developers to better customize the management of their apps.
Who is to blame when Java apps perform badly? EJBs on the fritz, JDBC connects that dawdle, leaking JVMs: All this and more lurks over the development-deployment wall.
Most agree that speech technologies still have a long way to go, but IT managers should not ignore some interesting applications emerging from a variety of sources; waiting for Hal.
A review of Jim Highsmith's book "Agile Software Development Ecosystems"
XML is a young society, but it is already succumbing to age-old divisions.
Editors at USAToday.com use the Extensible Markup Language (XML) and other software tools to scan stories and automatically compose headlines, write summaries of the content and list 10 keywords for search engines.
Editor-in-Chief Mike Bucken discusses Web services technology.