Intelligence analysis software is about to go open source. Matthew Burton, a former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst and software developer, is working on an open-source version of a CIA software tool called "Analysis of Competing Hypotheses."
The U.S. Army found a way to fight the sluggishness of traditional software development that's slowed even further by legendary government bureaucracy: go Agile.
Microsoft this week touted global market share gains for Internet Explorer 8 over rival browsers, citing July data from Net Applications.
In a new survey, more than half f application developers say they don't have enough time to complete their work and nearly a third said testing is their top challenge.
Microsoft Corporate Vice President Jason Zander introduces new, business-friendly application development solution at VSLive! keynote in Redmond. Beta coming August 23.
A Google program manager last week announced the company was changing its software development methodologies to speed up stable releases of the Chrome Web browser.
Visual Studio add-in extends support to Mac OS X and features improved debugging and deployment.
With working prototypes of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 in the hands of developers, and the software now at the technical preview stage, substantive judgments of the phone can be made.
Parasoft's Test is designed to provide "end-to-end visibility" for those using the company's existing products like Jtest.
Terracotta's Ehcache 2.2 also comes with new support for JAAS, improved multi-data center support and more.
New version of dotCMS sports a totally re-built user interface as well as a number of enterprise-grade enhancements.
The Android platform is hot right now, but if you really want to make money as a mobile developer, Apple's iPhone is still the place to be.
Big Blue's zEnterprise pools RISC and x86-based blades.
Here's a look at some of the newest Agile-related products hitting the market:
A developer of applications for the iPhone and iPad feels that Google's Android platform is too open, making it difficult for developers to write apps.
Google's flagship Android platform phone, the Nexus One, will soon be off the market in the U.S.
Rally Software last week announced it purchased an iPhone app that lets users manage Agile development projects remotely and has reduced its price from $15 to free.
The majority of Internet security threats come from unpatched vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat/Reader and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
If you're an application developer for Android with a thick skin, you may be able to get your app reviewed publicly by a Google employee.
The results of a survey published this week seem to indicate that early concerns about the fate of Java and MySQL in the hands of Oracle have abated, at least for the present.