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Modernizing Legacy Mainframe Apps Saves Dev Time, Money

By modernizing instead of replacing legacy mainframe apps, Tulsa County in Oklahoma improved access to county property records and legal documents and saved an estimated $300,000. However, cost-savings was only one element: Using Software AG’s ApplinX improved customer relations and cut development time.

Green Up for Grabs in Google Code Contest

Call it a classic clash of the coders. The place and prizes of a growing programming contest were unveiled this week, now Google just needs its participants--programmers who can back their swagger with skills.

Open SOA Sells—But Microsoft Isn’t Buying

Almost a year ago, BEA Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., SAP AG and four other vendors all put aside their respective differences—in public, anyway—to form an informal SOA advocacy alliance, Open SOA. Presumably, the alliance will offer the same terms to Microsoft Corp., which—not surprisingly—remains a prominent hold-out.

Will the EdgeClick Mobile App Platform Resurrect SCO?

The SCO Group announced a developer program and key partnerships with Microsoft, Palm and Day-Timers for its EdgeClick mobile app platform this week. SCO is pursuing app mobilization after a slowdown in UNIX server sales and a costly, ongoing legal battle with IBM.

Content App Server Simplifies .NET Development

.NET developers just got a leg up in the content management arena with Quantum Art's QP7.4 content application server, which is designed for graphical creation of lightweight Web apps and includes a Microsoft Visual Studio ™ integration module.

Profile: Translating Cool Technology Into Revenue

Mainsoft has great .NET to Java technology that is tapping a market in enterprises.

Office 2007: Real deal for Microsoft developers

Forrester Research characterizes the Office 2007 system as a “serious” app platform that offers enterprise developers another option for building customized Windows clients and collaboration applications.

CMS: Fear not the transition from legacy products

Transitioning from legacy content management systems has never been easy, but developers are singing the praises of a company just beginning to market its solution to North America. And its use of XAML reduces development time.

Python planning new beta release

Promising speed, new language features and upgrades, Python is just weeks away from releasing the final version of its 2.5 software.

EBA data grid adds AJAX functionality

eBusiness Applications is taking the JavaScript coding out of the equation for enterprise developers building rich Internet applications. Last month, EBA released an updated version of its data grid component.

Open source dev tools rank last

The most talked about and widely used integrated development environments are not the most popular among coders, the results of a recent survey suggest.

Appistry: ‘Real-time grid capabilities’ bring really good results

Appistry’s New Workload Management offers features it says bring real-time capabilities to grid computing though the company’s Enterprise Application Fabric. The additions enhance apps for three workload management policies and virtualize commodity hardware into a single system.

An Architecture for Your Mid-Size Apps

Learn how you can architect a structurally sound system that will grow over time and accommodate changing requirements.

Demand for Java, .NET grow in Asia

An Evans Data Corp. dev survey released this week revealed that Asian developers are implementing Java EE 5 at a rapid rate. But results also show the continued strength of .NET apps, sparking a competitive market in the region.

Compuware extends Vantage to support .NET and Java

Compuware’s Vantage now offers full-time monitoring and root cause analysis for .NET apps, rounding out the company’s Web services solution by enabling end-to-end, transaction-level support for hybrid .NET and Java apps.

Visual MainWin a mainstay for Java, .NET integration

A new version of Mainsoft’s Visual MainWin for J2EE, Portal Edition provides end users with the ability to intermingle ASP.NET and Java apps within Web portals.

Altova releases major upgrades to XML tools suite

The latest version of Altova’s XML tools suite adds features such as CSS support in StyleVision, hyperlinked error messaging in XMLSpy, and Visual Studio and Eclipse integration for MapForce.

Best Practices for Design and Modeling

Here's how to look for warning signs that might indicate future problems, and how to balance your design decisions accordingly.

Compuware scores big with .NET integration, automation

Compuware is scoring well with both long-time and new users with its recently released TestPartner 5.4, the functional testing module of its QACenter Enterprise Edition suite.

The Future of Software Architecture

In an exclusive interview, John deVadoss discusses software architecture and Microsoft's new certification program.