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Briefing Book: Profiles in company strategies

Our take on vendor development offerings over the years.

RFID on the march

How does RFID stack up? It is classic new-technology riddle. In the spheres of supply-chain and logistics software, it is now a matter of constant discussion.

Objects. Encapsulation. XML?

The partnership between XML and OO will be successful if XML finally gets OO programmers to accept declarative approaches to programming.

From the Editor: Java vs. Microsoft, act II

Are IT development organizations ready to start building simpler, low-end Java applications for multiple platforms rather than using the Microsoft tools for just Windows?

2003: That was the year that was

ADT's editors sort through the people, events and trends that made 2003 what it was.

Requirements required

Though much-maligned, requirements management becomes more important as IT turns to incremental development; effective communication still key to success.

Review: RoboDemo

RoboDemo offers a flexible system for recording demonstrations as Flash movies (or other formats) from your computer. When you need to convey more than the written word can easily handle, check out RoboDemo.

Review: MasterList-XL

A free task-tracking program based on Excel, MasterList-XL is designed to let you see how much time you're spending on the truly important things.

Review: The Regulator

The Regulator is a full-featured regular expression tool for the .NET Framework. It offers innovative features including multiple document editing and connections to an online library of regexes.

Briefing Book: Java Update

It is no longer the new kid on the block but Java is proving time tested, and worthy of continued investigation.

Review: InstallShield Express

InstallShield Express offers an easy way to build setup packages for applications that don't need all the power of a high-end setup.

Review: TextML Server

If you're building a product that needs to handle lots of XML documents, TextML Server provides an embeddable component with attractive licensing terms for ISVs.

Review: Logidex .NET Library

Logidex offers a software development asset management tool integrated with Visual Studio .NET. If they can continue to improve the metadata for Microsoft content, it could be very useful indeed.

Review: RMTrack

RMTrack provides a customizable ASP.NET system for bug-tracking in the browser. You can change everything right down to the workflow with ease.

Briefing: Integra Enterprise

Integra Enterprise is a testing tool for serious enterprise development. Version 4.0 introduces intelligent recording and Mercury TestDirector integration.

Review: eXpress Persistent Objects for .NET

eXpress Persistent Objects (XPO) saves .NET objects into an Access or SQL Server database. An attribute-based approach makes it possible to do this without writing a line of data access code.

Briefing: Infravio Ensemble

Ensemble offers a contract-based approach to creating an SOA backbone in your enterprise.

Review: Compuware DriverStudio

DriverStudio features essential tools and documentation to make the job of writing device drivers for Windows easier.