A new generation of tools takes on portfolio management, best practices,
collaborative development and other tasks.
A look at creating XML-ready content.
Project management tools listed with features and capabilities.
A new, scaled-back B2B vision is emerging from the failed grand vision of
dot-com revolutionaries. Austere consortia-run and privately run exchanges are
finding small successes.
If Web services are to reach the ''next level,'' IT must adopt loosely coupled,
standards-based Service-Oriented Architectures. A new perspective on the role of
IT.
Extreme Programming veterans share their experiences using the 'lightweight'
methodology to build applications for a client.
At Lotusphere in Orlando, Fla., Lotus managers talked about what is in store for Domino and Notes specialists, as the Lotus platform continues to become a more intrinsic partner with IBM's other middleware offerings.
Message-oriented Middleware (MOM) vendors have been jumping on the JMS bandwagon for the better part of a decade. Here are some examples of leading vendors with a description of their offerings.
A kick of the J2EE application server tires finds a technology settling into the mainstream; taking a look at new features added to app servers that survived consolidation.
Emerging infrastructure management tools aim to boost the user experience for .NET and J2EE apps. Network-reliant .NET is especially dependent on new toolsets.
Web services cannot yet limit access to valuable corporate resources. Authors urge creation of security architecture and adoption of corporate security principles.
Many models for many tasks can cause confusion among IT units. Bringing BPM focus to data modeling tools can improve efficiency and cut costs, experts say.
As early technical issues are resolved, the list of JMS backers grows longer. An easier way to implement messaging technology: Can it kick-start Web services?
A look back at some of Big Blue's acquisitions and software moves in 2002.
A review of show news from LinuxWorld, New York, Jan 2003
Highly touted at first, interest in Java applets faded away with the cry of "client-side Java is dead" -- but our expert points out that the technology is still the best for some key roles.
Wireless LAN technologies are slowly maturing enough to catch the attention of IT development operations; but security and performance standards must still be improved.
Like any business, IT must develop a strong "product model" that provides value to customers. Managers can ignore best practices only at their peril.
AdventNet Inc., a Pleasanton, Calif., provider of J2EE management solutions, is seeking to further the JMX cause by introducing a software framework that allows developers to better customize the management of their apps.
Who is to blame when Java apps perform badly? EJBs on the fritz, JDBC connects that dawdle, leaking JVMs: All this and more lurks over the development-deployment wall.