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Review: Syndication Studio 2004

A dedicated editor for RSS, Atom, and OPML files, Syndication Studio 2004 makes content sharing easier than ever.

Review: RoboHelp X5

An excellent help authoring system gets even better with the addition of source code control and new import and export options.

Briefing: iRise

iRise offers a novel system for analyzing requirements. Its Application Simulator is designed to let analysts and end-users see a new application in action with no coding required.

Review: msSQLed

Think there's no innovation in SQL editors? Think again! msSQLed is rolling out new features at a rapid clip to shake up the SQL development world.

Review: CodeSmith 2.5

This template-based code generator for text files remains one of the superior .NET offerings in the field. Version 2.5 adds a new IDE for template design.

Review: Universal .NET

This new package includes a raft of low-level components from Desaware - now with full source code.

Review: AppForge Crossfire

Crossfire provides an excellent cross-platform toolkit for .NET developers who need to break out of the PocketPC box for their mobile development.

Review: InstantForum.NET 3.3

A solid and flexible online forum package for servers that run ASP.NET.

Zooming in on XAML

The Extensible Application Mark-up Language (XAML) is a scripting language based on XML that allows Longhorn developers to build and manage UI apps.

Harvard Medical goes remote

To keep technology expenses in check, Harvard's Dr. John Halamka extend existing systems to build a set of e-learning applications.

Editorial: Microsoft's next big challenge

Some observers say that as Microsoft develops the next-generation desktop OS, code-named Longhorn, ownership of the desktop may be in play again. This time it is Linux that could pose a challenge to Microsoft's world.

Conversation with Novell's Stone

Editor-in-Chief Mike Bucken recently visited Chris Stone, Novell’s vice chairman, office of the CEO, in his Waltham, Mass., digs. Stone, has been charged with driving Novell forward, with Linux as its main weapon

Longhorn roundup

Microsoft's next-generation OS may be two or three years off, but details are already leaking out to development managers. Can Longhorn head off a desktop Linux?

Books: Building a better foundation

Without a good architectural foundation, projects lack the support they need and tend toward failure.

Q&A: Sam Greenblatt

Sam Greenblatt, SVP and chief architect of CA's Linux Technology Group, says open software and modeling will push app server progress; Linux is seen as the inevitable platform of choice to run the corporate enterprise.

New wrinkles in data integration business

Pervasive Software focuses on bringing a broader but still interrelated product set under one roof.

Reporter's Notebook: XML: Real thing, taken for granted

When we as an industry look for the next big thing, we should also look at what is already here, working and shifting the paradigm. XML is such a thing.

Product Briefs

A look at software tools and technologies on the market.

A review of Crystal Reports V10 Advanced Developer Edition and MetaEdit+ 4.0

Mike Gunderloy reviews Crystal Reports V10 Advanced Developer Edition and MetaEdit+ 4.0