Application Development Trends' News


Microsoft Joins Open Source Census Group

Group tracks the use of open source software at the enterprise level.

Microsoft Patches Blocked for Some Admins

Microsoft works to correct issue that kept some administrators using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 from downloading the latest security updates.

Architects Craft Their Future

International Association for Software Architects aims to establish a support network for architects nationwide.

Majority of Data Breaches Go Unnoticed, Study Finds

Verizon Business reports that more than half of the data breaches on enterprise systems go undetected and are caused by general negligence and lax security.

Curl Announces RIA Dev Tools Beta for Eclipse

Developers can create dynamic Web apps in the Curl language via Eclipse.

Yahoo: Microsoft Talks Done, No Deal Coming

Acquisition and deal talks have ended, according to Yahoo.

Yahoo, Google Strike Advertising Deal

Yahoo inked an online ad search deal with Google shortly after ending talks with search rival Microsoft.

EC Official Talks Open Standards, Raps Microsoft

European Commission official Neelie Kroes urged governments to use software incorporating open standards, to avoid vendor lock-in.

Microsoft Edges Further Into HPC

The company cites gains in the high-performance computing market, with nine universities adopting Microsoft's technology.

Sun Releases JCAPS 6 with MDM Suite

Sun Microsystems has released the latest version of its business integration and service-oriented-architecture (SOA) package.

ISO Benches Microsoft OOXML

Four countries' appeals put previous approval on hold.

First Look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 Public Beta

Highlights of the latest open office productivity suite include Mac OS X support and converters for Office 2007 documents.

VMware Unveils ThinApp 4.0 for Application Virtualization

'Agentless' offering comes thanks to VMware's acquisition of Thinstall earlier this year.

Verizon Teams Up With LiMo Foundation

Telco joins organization advocating the use of Mobile Linux.

Microsoft Releases 7 Patches, 3 Critical

Critical patches focus on IE, DirectX and Bluetooth.

Tech-Ed Keynote Highlights 'Dynamic IT' and Virtualization

Microsoft's Tech-Ed North America event for IT professionals kicked off today with a keynote address on enabling "dynamic IT."

Webroot Launches Web Security SaaS Solution

Company's E-mail Security SaaS product also gets an update.

RC0 Version of SQL Server 2008 Available

MSDN and TechNet Plus subscribers can now test a full-featured version of the relational database management system.

Mac OS X 'Snow Leopard' Previewed at WWDC

Next version will focus primarily on performance. QuickTime X, Safari update also announced.

IBM Computer Achieves Petaflop Performance

A National Nuclear Security Administration supercomputer reaches an operational rate of 1 petaflop, making it the world's fastest computer.