There may indeed be situations in which it makes sense to rip out a fully-functioning C or C++ application and replace it with its J2EE equivalent. Given the option, however, most codejockeys would probably prefer to let sleeping applications lie, especially if the programs in question are based on fairly trouble-free code that mostly does what it's supposed to do.
Borland Software confirmed rumors this week that it would be upgrading its membership in the Eclipse Foundation. The Scotts Valley, CA-based toolmaker, which was one of the founding member companies of the organization, has signed on as a strategic developer and member of the board.
The number of companies jumping on the Eclipse bandwagon has been growing at a furious pace since it gained official independence from IBM last year. Twenty-six companies joined the Eclipse Foundation in 2004, bumping that organization's roster to 82 members, including strategic developers, add-in providers, and associate members.
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One of the more intriguing pieces of news to come out of this week's EclipseCon 2005 conference is the Eclipse Foundation's announcement that it has completed its first-ever roadmap. The roadmap document, which the foundation plans to revise annually, is intended to provide visibility to the open-source community around Eclipse and the Eclipse ecosystem, explains Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich.
Software development shops using Seapine Software's Surround SCM for software change management can now seamlessly integrate a Java-based IDE from JetBrains Inc.
Sun Microsystems is coming to this year's RSA 2005 security conference, under way this week in San Francisco, with several "love for the customer" Valentine's Day announcements. And after years of preaching that "the network is the computer," there's a bit of I-told-you-so swagger in the Santa Clara, CA-based systems company.
James Gosling recently claimed that .NET had a giant security hole. Personally,
I wish he'd checked the FUD at the door.
JBoss and Sun said on Monday, Feb. 7, they have signed a new multi-year agreement for JBoss to support the Java 2, Enterprise Edition platform.
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IT shops discover that sharing code outside the corporation can result in better software.
Compuware has released upgrades of two products: one to assist Java developers and the other designed to improve servicing of Java applications at lower cost.
As RFID technology gathers steam, Sun Microsystems has announced new offerings in the market, including an entry-level Java product.
IBM seen challenging software industry with release of patents to open source community.
Caucho Technology, Inc., which makes a Java application server used by more than 3,500 corporate, education and government clients, has become a J2EE licensee, the company and Sun Microsystems announced Monday.
360Commerce has released its latest Java-based software suite for retailers, the company announced this week.