Application Development Trends' News


Merb: The Key to Enterprise Ruby?

Merb advocates argue that Merb's modular approach will win out in enterprise environments.

SP2 Beta Available for Vista and Windows Server 2008

Microsoft is broadening access to its Service Pack 2 beta for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Sun Adds Query Analyzer to MySQL Subscription

MySQL Enterprise Fall 2008 goes live.

Tomcat Production-Ready Server Coming

SpringSource tc Server promises to solve compatibility issues with Enterprise Java servers.

Mainsoft Jazzes Up Collaboration

Beta for Document Collaboration for Rational Jazz, SharePoint Edition

UPDATED: Microsoft Offering $20 Billion for Yahoo Search?

Just days after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's declaration that Redmond was "done with all of these [acquisition] discussions with Yahoo," one newspaper is reporting that a deal is in the works.

Unpatched Systems at Risk From Worm, Microsoft Says

A worm that exploits remote procedure call technology has been showing up on unpatched Windows-based networks.

Microsoft Releases Free Chart Controls

Visual Studio 2008 users can add graphs and charts to applications using this software package.

Web PI Gains XP, Windows 2003 Support

Microsoft added additional support for its own products with new Web Platform Installer.

NetBeans 6.5 Goes Live

New version adds PHP support, new languages and the GlassFish app server.

IBM Offers Cloud Computing Help

Big Blue rolled out initiatives to help organizations assess cloud computing costs and deployments.

First Look: Komodo IDE 5.0

The integrated development environment makes coding easy but it lacks .NET support.

Researchers Find Vista Kernel Memory Security Bug

The problem seems to be a proof-of-concept exploit that has not affected Microsoft's customers.

ISO/IEC Publishes Office Open XML Standard

The international standard for document formats, based on Microsoft's OOXML, has been released.

ISO - IEC Publishes Office Open XML Standard

ISO/IEC on Tuesday published the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format standard, formally known as ISO/IEC 29500:2008.

IE8 Release Candidate Coming on 1Q 2009

Microsoft wants to get technical-community feedback before releasing its latest Web browser next year.

'IP Peace of Mind' Year 2 for Microsoft-Novell

Microsoft and Novell marked the two-year anniversary of their controversial Linux patent agreement.

Microsoft Demos New SQL Server Features at PASS

Microsoft has previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro."

CIO Role Becoming More Strategic, Study Finds

The leadership position of CIOs has strengthened around the globe, but there's room for improvement.

Microsoft Sues To Protect Visual Studio Users

Redmond is contesting claims made by WebXchange after it sued three companies over alleged patent violations.