As Enterprise Linux becomes the poster child for open source and IT budgets remain tight, the question of where real value lies will remain. Customers may not necessarily demand open source, but neither will they pay for functionality that’s a commodity.
SAS’ unique business model makes it an oddity in the industry, there is no denying that its peculiar approach to making and selling analytical products has served the firm well during its 26 years of existence.
XML injects fresh and very productive ideas into the discipline of software development, offering a fundamentally different view of data to programmers. But the debate continues over how to evolve the technology.
Without an effective way to authenticate clients, guarantee the integrity of transferred data and to ensure data remains confidential during transit, Web services can be applied only in limited ways.
A look at software tools and technologies on the market.
A preview of the cover story on SOA and web services.
A look at outsourcing of software development to overseas firms.
A comparison of the evolution and impact of Java and Linux.
If you act smart, you can do more than survive, you can help ready the business for new opportunities.
Truths and falsehoods from the world of development.
A look at the relationship between ETL and business intelligence.
Why has Java's image suffered over the past year or so?
Multivendor standards are not equally desirable in all areas.
Wizards do have their place, but it seems that their occasional convenience should not form
a backbone consideration for the development of any technology.
Getting serious about Web applications? Then this is the book for you.
A roundup of new tools and technology.
How can one be sure that they have tested everything in their products, when one never knows how people are going to connect them to different devices from different vendors?
A recent IBM Rational media day afforded the opportunity to check in with Grady Booch.
A roundup of tools and technologies.