Application Development Trends' News


Vista Speech Macros Beta for Developers Released

Developers can code for actions based on simple voice commands.

Betas Boost Capabilities of Operations Manager 2007

Microsoft has enhanced its datacenter monitoring solution by releasing three public betas.

Web 2.0 Event Draws the Bleeding-Edge Cloud Crowd

Collaboration and social networking technologies may find space in the enterprise.

Cisco and Microsoft: Clash of the UC Titans

According to market watcher Infonetics Research, both Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are tops, overall, in the UC space. In fact, buyers say that Cisco and Microsoft are their preferred Unified Messaging and Communicator suppliers.

Web Attacks on the Rise; E-mail Attacks Decline

According to a recent study from security and anti-virus specialist Sophos, servers in the U.S. and China host the lion's share of malware-infected Web sites. Meanwhile, Web attacks surged to an all-time high in the first quarter of this year, according to Sophos -- with no sign of dropping off any time soon.

Experts Focus on Future of U.S. Cybersecurity

Whoever becomes our next president will inherit a cyber infrastructure under almost constant attack and at greater risk than eight years ago, and a handful of experts and legislators have come together to ensure that cybersecurity has a high priority in his or her administration.

First Look: Ubuntu 8.04 'Hardy Heron'

Latest release includes a test utility that helps Microsoft Windows users try out the Linux-based operating system.

Microsoft Announces Extensibility Framework for .NET

Last week, Microsoft's .NET Framework program manager Krzysztof Cwalina announced that his team is working on a new framework for .NET -- Managed Extensibility Framework -- designed to improve compatibility with third-party extensions.

IDC: IT Budgets Down in 2008

IT execs are focusing on cutting costs rather than investing in technology this quarter, according to a report by research analysts at IDC.

Convergence Idea Gets Serious With Live Mesh, Analysts Say

Microsoft's Chief Architect lays out a strategy for a device-connected world.

Live Mesh: An 'Open Platform' for Developers

New Microsoft solution is designed to support file synchronization across devices, using the Internet cloud.

Microsoft Nixes XP Extended-Life Rumors

Windows XP, which will no longer be sold after June 30, will not get a reprieve despite Ballmer's quip at a press conference about relenting to customer feedback.

Microsoft's Revenues Flat in 3Q 2008 Report

Microsoft had flat revenue results as reflected in its third-quarter 2008 report.

Microsoft Could Abandon Yahoo Bid, Ballmer Hints

However, a Yahoo deal is still the preferred way to support Microsoft's search ad strategy.

Bugs Are Up, Microsoft Security Report Says

Report, covering late 2007, found a 300 percent increase in Trojan bugs.

Microsoft and Novell Take Linux Licensing to China

Chinese companies agree to buy support for Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise via licensing issued by Microsoft.

Microsoft To Release SOA Tool Paving The Path To Oslo

Looking to broaden the reach of high performance .NET applications across multiple clustered tiers and platforms, Microsoft this week will release a sample application, tutorials and benchmarks to help simplify the development and deployment of service-oriented architecture (SOA) composite apps.

Appcelerator Enables Google App Engine Portability

Open source software company Appcelerator recently updated its rich Internet application development platform so that it's compatible with Google's new App Engine platform.

Curl Announces Major Eclipse-Focused Changes for Curl IDE, Dev Tools

Earlier this month Curl, developers of the Curl development platform for RIA applications, announced that the company has joined the not-for-profit Eclipse Foundation, developers on the open source Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE).

Sun Debuts Java Card 3.0

Sun Microsystems and the Java Card Forum have released version 3.0 of the Java Card smartcard specification.