Application Development Trends' News


Free Software Identifies Applications Requiring Administrator Rights

Application Rights Auditor finds software that requires elevated privileges.

NetBeans 6.1 Beta Features New JavaScript, Ruby and Spring Support

This week Sun Microsystems launched a beta of NetBeans 6.1, the next version of its Java-based, open source integrated development environment.

Citrix, HP Team Up on Embedded Hypervisor

Lightweight preinstalled solution will give customers the ability to try out virtualization.

Flash, AIR Get Media Rights Management

Adobe this week began shipping Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, a $40,000 (per CPU) system designed to integrate with Adobe Media Player and Adobe AIR software to "safeguard video content created for Adobe Flash technology against misuse."

Scientists Take Step Toward Molecular Electronics

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built working electronic devices using a thin layer of organic molecules on a traditional silicon platform, setting the stage for the next step toward practical molecular electronics.

IBM Expands Information Server, Sets Delivery Dates for Collaborative Software

The company is planning collaboration solutions releases in the next few weeks.

Yahoo Makes Case for Independence

The company is poised for "accelerated financial growth," CEO says.

Nexaweb Offers 4.0 RIA and AJAX Dev Tool

Solution plugs into Eclipse and other environments to help modernize legacy apps.

Hyper-V Continues on the Fast Track

Microsoft's virtualization product is at the release candidate stage.

Microsoft Takes First Steps Toward Eclipse Support

A Microsoft exec talked about enabling Eclipse tools with Windows Presentation Foundation technology in order to support Java developer needs.

Vista SP1 Goes Live

The update is expected to improve the OS' reliability and application compatibility.

Intel, Microsoft Collaborate With Universities on Parallel Computing Initiative

Effort will be focused on making parallel computing accessible to mainstream developers.

HP Bundles Datacenter Services in Name of Efficiency

The company is offering planning and virtualization services to help CIOs oversee datacenter use.

Microsoft and Aspect Team on Unified Communications

The strategic alliance involves a solutions integration agreement, based on the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 platform.

Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 May Arrive This Week

Multiple sources predict imminent release.

Security Experts Weigh In on Excel Bug

Microsoft offers a workaround, but a fix will take a little more time.

Eclipse Announces New Runtime Initiative Around Equinox

Developers will be able to write or choose components across tiers and platforms.

JBuilder Integrates Swing Designer

Eclipse Java-based integrated development environment will have a new integrated visual layout tool next month.

What's New in IE 8?

Microsoft's latest Web browser beta includes new development tools and AJAX enhancements, plus features for users.

Excel Patch Causing Calculation Errors

Microsoft's security fix added a bug that is associated with the use of real-time data.