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BEA ups ante for SharePoint integration and .NET development

Two new BEA Systems products aim to increase value and ease of use for customers using both Java and .NET platforms; the new releases are a milestone on what BEA calls its “unified portal roadmap,” announced last December.

Outlining the Future of Software

Chappell & Associates' David Chappell detailed the design patterns for a new breed of service-oriented applications (SOAs) at his VSLive! keynote on Tuesday.

MSDN Redux With 64-Bit Servers and ASP.NET 2.0

Microsoft's Larry Jordan describes how his team reinvigorated MSDN with 64-bit servers, VS 2005, and Web services.

nVision introduces software symbionts for Java and .NET

nVision Software released yesterday an enterprise continuous-availability app called AppVision-CA.

Good Discussion on JavaLobby

Pros and cons of a central component repository for Java

Profile: Flickr's Photo Synthesis

Flickr Architect Cal Henderson provides a snapshot of the popular photo-sharing Web site and its beginnings.

Java Needs an On-Line Component Browser

Leveraging Java’s networking strengths to ignite its commercial component marketplace

Nokia releases Python for S60 into the open-source wilds

Yesterday, Nokia said it will release the source code for its Python for S60 Platform onSourceForget.net into the hands of open-source software developers.

Powerful Grid Component for Delphi

DevExpress makes Open Source components look like, well, Open Source

Identify Slow Code and Bottlenecks

Processor speed continues to increase according to Moore's Law, but application developers still need to worry about performance. Use performance analysis data to seek out code that executes slowly and examine the reasons why.

Creator for the Corporate Coder

Sun Looks for the VB Soft Spot

What's New With VS and Data

Roger Jennings discusses the new data features that made it into Visual Studio and SQL Server 2005, and a couple features that were dropped late in the process.

Integrate SOA Portals With WSE

Effective policymaking with WS-Policy improves your architecture's adaptability with minimal development when external service interfaces evolve and business needs change.

MS Advances in Collaboration, Content Management

Microsoft is poised to make major strides in its collaboration portfolio with SharePoint V3, Office 12, and other offerings. Here''s a review and analysis of the collaboration-related updates from PDC 2005.

ILOG Rules for .NET 2.0. Brings BRMS to Microsoft Shops

The emergence and rapid proliferation of business rules management systems (BRMS) over the past couple of years is strong evidence that IT/business alignment is a front-burner issue. These software tools, designed to automate business-rules decision making in enterprise IT applications, are fast becoming a must-have.

Components for SOAs and Other App Dev Projects

The result of the partnership between LogicLibrary and TopCoder reached earlier this year is that TopCoder’s components for Java and .NET are now stored in Logidex, LogicLibrary's collaborative SDA management solution.

New Technologies Debut at PDC

Bill Gates led a keynote team that demonstrated new technologies in data access, Web development, and more.

Risk Management: From Adversity to Advantage

Many enterprises, and IT teams specifically, are implementing sophisticated risk-mitigation strategies that let them better understand and more effectively manage the risks they face.

Sybase Launches Beta Versions of its App Dev Tools

At the Sybase Techwave 2005 Conference this week, Sybase unveiled the beta versions of PowerBuilder 10.5, PowerDesigner 12, PocketBuilder 2.0.3 and DataWindow .NET 2.0, which it says will enable developers to rapidly design, develop and deploy apps.

Consumers Fly Through Checkout with PayPilot

Accelitec, a transaction management systems provider, has unveiled PayPilot, an end-to-end RFID payment system. Using Automated Clearing House’s credit and prepay systems, PayPilot allows for faster, more secure, and convenient payment methods, while reducing interchange transaction costs and giving retailers greater control, Accelitec says.