NetBeans is a versatile and highly configurable editor that stacks up very well against Eclipse. The key difference is that the NetBeans editor ties in well with additional functionality, such as the project manager, the GUI designer and the debugger.
A look at software tools and technologies on the market.
Hard-driving managers like Pfizer’s Danny Siegel hit the streets to bring harmonized data to the decision-making process.
With fast-moving acquisitions and newfound internal collaboration, IBM is aiming to stay on top of the software market.
Eric Rudder, Microsoft senior vice president of servers and tools, gave a pep talk to financial analysts earlier this summer about the firm’s plans.
More IT execs demand a measurable ROI from business intelligence projects, but experts are vague on the best metrics for the task.
Some pundits view IT security today as immature, insecure and out of control. Every organization should develop internal expertise in this area.
A brief update on what some vendors in the BI space are up to today
Microsoft has released Windows XP Service Pack 2 with much needed security patches. While XP SP2 is not a new release of Windows, according to Microsoft, CEO Steve Ballmer said it is so important that work on Longhorn, which will be the next release of Windows, was delayed because work on SP was considered so vital. What does all this mean to developers? ADT will help you sort it out.
Is Longhorn going to be any more than Windows XP Service Pack 3 by the time it
finally staggers out the door?
Malware comes in more forms than viruses and worms. Having Ad-Aware handy can be an important part of tuning up Windows.
Qwik-Fix tries to prevent malware from attacking your computer by hardening Windows. In some cases, this fixes vulnerabilities months before Microsoft releases patches.
Microsoft continues to treat the GPL as anathema, even when to do otherwise
would benefit their customers.
Vendors were touting the Linux desktop as LinuxWorld moved beyond just being another OS. ADT was there to cover the action.
Think it's tough to exploit a buffer overflow in Windows? Download this tool and you might change your mind.
If Microsoft won't give us realistic guidance for sizing our computers, how else
are we supposed to do it?
Wikis provide an easy way for a team to collaborate on Web pages. FlexWiki provides a good way for .NET shops to test this idea.
What is the status of Web services development
several years into technology adoption? ADT profiles
five organizations and the ways in which they utilized development tools that
support Web services standards, as well as the standards themselves to build new
apps, and integrate or extend existing ones.
The first peek we have at the replacement for MSDE looks promising indeed.