Gartner study also finds slow adoption rates for mash-ups among enterprises.
More details about planned features in VS 2010 are coming to light as Microsoft slashes pricing on different versions of VS 2008 by as much as 30 percent.
The company has outlined security best practices in tools and models for application developers.
OutSystems's All-In-One Agile Suite promises to save time both for developers trying to incorporate changes into customer applications, and customers who want to get the process right but do it quicker while still having a say over the development.
The latest Windows Server technology from Microsoft expands logical processor support for mission-critical enterprise computing.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a rousing endorsement of cloud development in Australia today at a Live Web Rally event entitled Liberation Day.
IT pros can expect one of the lightest Patch Tuesdays in recent memory this month as Redmond indicated there would only be two patches -- one critical, one important.
Microsoft leads claims-based access with new platform.
As Microsoft gets set to deliver its cloud-based services centered on the Windows Azure platform and Live Framework, the company's new identity management roadmap will be the key to addressing concerns about security and authentication.
Cernunnos 1.0.0 now available to everyone.
At the WinHEC keynote, Microsoft told developers how Windows 7 will make it easier to integrate device drivers and provide an improved user experience.
Adobe said it has released a patch to stave off stack buffer overflow exploits in its free and widely used Adobe Reader software.
Providing the services layer will drive SOA adoption, XAware argues.
Despite issuing a preemptive patch two weeks ago and another warning late last week, Redmond is now investigating a bug exploiting Windows Server Service for Windows 2000 that reportedly originated in China.
Microsoft has introduced a new Windows server component to seamlessly connect Active Directory users to Microsoft-based services and other services residing in the Internet cloud.
The technology helps throttle bandwidth in streaming media, with a beta release expected early next year.
Group seeks better interoperability and conformance for office-suite XML document format standard.
The number of software vulnerabilities in the first half of 2008 dropped 4 percent compared with the previous six months and a respectable 19 percent from the first half of 2007.
Microsoft's announcement last week that it will offer a new software development platform for cloud computing added new energy to the debate over how and when organizations might begin turning to the technology.
A technical preview of lightweight hosted Microsoft Office apps is planned for sometime this year.