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Q&A: Some notes on UML 2.0

Jack Vaughan talks with Rational Software's Grady Booch.

Why hasn't everyone moved to .NET?

There are understandable reasons why IT departments are delaying the adoption of .NET. However, the rate of .NET adoption will pick up.

Product Briefs

Available tools and technologies.

The pattern club

Many developers will never write a single pattern, read one of the many pattern books available or attend a Pattern Languages of Programs conference. These people need to be convinced of the merits of patterns before they will ever use them.

IT still looks for offshore help

Global conflicts and a flagging economy prompt added study, but experts say the benefits still outweigh the risks.

Five emerging technologies to watch

In which we tender some views on hot technology trends and offer some thoughts on how to predict their paths to success.

The elements of Web services

What you need to know about standards, technologies and implementations.

Updating the real-time enterprise

Editor Michael Bucken updates the real-time enterprise.

Programming the software development process with

A manager must deal not only with the technical challenges a project presents, but the challenges of managing a mixture of personalities and skill levels.

Understanding analytic applications

The term ''analytic application'' has emerged as an important new business intelligence trend. Yet many business intelligence professionals wonder if this term truly signifies something new, or whether it simply repackages existing analytic technologies and processes under a new banner.

Can IT developers work together?

Collaboration requires a change in developer attitudes, but experts say an emerging union of open source and proprietary mindsets are making CIOs take notice.

Richard Soley, OMG: On modelers, code generation, Web services and CORBA

ADT's Editor-at-Large Jack Vaughan talks with the OMG's Richard Soley.

How does your AD effort measure up?

With proper practices in place, taking on new technology will be less of a crazy adventure. CMM and function points may help, but those are just some of the many varied means. The important thing is to take the time to know the development organization as best as one can, while still getting the work done to spec on time.