Application Development Trends' News


Terracotta Integrates Sun's VisualVM

Terracotta will soon be integrating Sun's new Java VisualVM technology with its management console.

Virtualization Showdown at Black Hat

Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software.

Sun To Open Source Java System Web Server and Web Proxy Technologies

Both will be released under BSD license; source code coming later this year.

Apple Reacts to Spoof Threats, Issues DNS Hotfix

The company issued patches for its OS and server products to address Domain Name Server vulnerabilities.

Does Microsoft Have an Open Source Heart?

A Microsoft exec describes the company's open source outreach efforts, which is starting to gain a pulse.

First Instance of New DNS Exploit Reported

Reports are coming in that an AT&T Domain Name System (DNS) server may have been compromised with malicious code that exploits a vulnerability reported earlier this month. This apparently is the first instance of the exploit in the wild.

Eclipse 'Lynchpin' for Maven

Sonatype's upcoming m2eclipse plugin becomes an Eclipse Technology Project.

Microsoft Mum After Midori OS Plan Leaked

The operating system is being developed in stealth mode, but some describe it as a new "non-Windows" OS.

WebLogic Security Hole Found

A recently uncovered flaw with the Oracle WebLogic server allows users to gain entry to the software's server without a user name or password.

Scrum: An Agile Development Favorite

Scrum has emerged as the most popular lightweight method according to Danube Technologies' founders.

Should RIA Developers Shift to Service Orientation?

Benefits of reusability and business agility touted.

Eclipse Tools Can Reduce Debug Costs, Instantiations Reps Say

Application development has many unexpected costs, but these costs can be reduced by automating certain production-line steps, according to Instantiations, a Java and Smalltalk engineering and consulting company.

Microsoft Joins Apache Software Foundation

Redmond contributes money and code to open source project.

First Look: Zimbra Web-Based E-Mail for the Desktop

A beta of this Web-based open source e-mail solution is now available.

Analysis: Behind Microsoft's DATAllegro Acquisition

You've already snapped up Microsoft-branded mice, keyboards and gaming consoles. Is a Microsoft data warehouse (DW) appliance in your future?

DataDirect Offers Data Integration Suite

The product combines three tools to facilitate data integration in traditional and SOA environments.

DNS Problem Is 'Important' To Patch, Microsoft Says

The company issued a reminder to patch a Domain Name System flaw affecting some Windows products.

Cloud Computing Could Invite Data Lock-In

Tim O'Reilly, founder of O'Reilly Media, warns of dangers of some "Web 2.0" technologies at the OSCON conference this week.

Ballmer and Liddell Defend Microsoft's Online Spending Plans

Ballmer says company must seize opportunities in market worth trillions.

Enterprise Adoption of Vista at 'Single Digits,' Report Says

The Vista operating system still appears to not be catching on in the enterprise, 18 months after its initial release.