Application Development Trends' News


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.

Creator Promises Perl 6 Will Be First Truly Extensible Programming Language

Larry Wall outlines vision during his annual "State of the Onion" speech at OSCON.

Ballmer and Liddell Defend Microsoft's Online Spending Plans

Microsoft held its 2008 Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday, with 10 senior executives attempting to assure the number-crunching crowd on the company's overall financial outlook.

Most Malware Found on Trusted Web Pages, Report Says

Sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Blogspot.com represent vectors for attack.

Survey: Vista Adoption Weakens, as IT Pros Eye Apple

Interest in adopting Windows Vista has slipped among IT professionals, according to a recent survey.

DNS Flaw Unfixed as Experts Argue Protocol

Speculation continues as to what the ultimate systemic Domain Name System (DNS) flaw could be.

VMware To Give Away Hypervisor

VMware has launched its first counter-attack to Microsoft's pricing structure for its virtualization products, announcing that ESXi, its lightweight hypervisor, is going to be given away for free.

Microsoft's DNS Fix Leads to More Problems

The blogosphere is awash with talk about the possible overall weakness of the Domain Name System (DNS) architecture.

IT Cost Cuts in 2008 May Be a Trend, Study Says

A study surveying 201 CIOs found a general slowdown in IT spending and staffing.

Open Source Needs Better Security Focus, Study Says

The open source software community lags behind the commercial software sector in secure code development, according to a recent study of some commonly used open source packages.