Application Development Trends' News


Report: Google, Microsoft To Battle Over Digg

Bid for news aggregation site allegedly may hit the more than $200 million mark.

Flux 7.7 Java Management App Released

Flux Corp. last month released the latest version of its Java-based commercial job scheduler, file transfer and workflow management solution, which is designed to support the needs of Java application development teams.

Ballmer Acknowledges Mistakes, Offers Insights on Roadmap at MIX08

Microsoft's CEO acknowledged frustration with the acceptance of Windows Vista and the company's failure to upgrade its Internet Explorer browser more routinely, as well the questionable decision to pursue separate development paths for Internet Explorer and the .NET Framework.

Microsoft Creates IT Job Portal for Students

Portal points college students to entry-level IT jobs.

Trustworthy Computing: Examining Trust

Microsoft's Trustworthy Academic Advisory Board has been keeping tabs on security issues -- external as well as internal -- that continue to challenge Microsoft's developers. Here's a peek into the board, which marks five years on watch.

VMware Supports BEA's Effort To Virtualize Java Apps

The collaborative effort is aimed at supporting BEA's LiquidVM platform.

Apple To Add Exchange Support to iPhones

A beta of the Apple iPhone software development kit was released.

Document Interoperability Initiative Unveiled by Microsoft

Move aims to assure the interoperability of OOXML, ODF and other document formats.

Microsoft To Release 4 Critical Office Patches Tuesday

The fixes will address remote code execution security issues in Office products.

Study: All WLANS Not Created Equal Under 802.11n

Aruba Networks claims that a recent study shows that not only do various vendors' 802.11n access points deliver dramatically different performances, some vendors' equipment is much better than others at working with third-party client adapters.

Google-Hacking Made Easy

With a name like "Cult of the Dead Cow" you know these guys are probably up to no good, and they are living up to expectations with the release of Goolag Scan, a tool to automate the use of search engines to scan for vulnerable applications, back doors and sensitive information on Web sites.

Zend Core PHP Certified for Windows Server 2008

Companies assert that past performance and reliability issues have been settled.

MIX08 Kicks Off With First IE 8 and Silverlight 2 Betas

Highly anticipated betas get a debut.

Enterprise Software Future Profiled in Report

A Forrester report describes software-as-a-service and open source solutions as potential agents for change.

Enterprise Software Future Profiled in Report

A newly released report from Forrester Research makes predictions about enterprise software trends within the forthcoming decade.

With Launch Show on Road, Microsoft Seeks Early Adoptors

One week after Microsoft officially launched the 2008 versions of Windows Server, Visual Studio and SQL Server, the company has taken its show on the road.

VSLive! San Francisco Preview: LINQ to SQL Q&A with Perry Birch

Perry Birch shares his take on the best LINQ to SQL features, and walks you through the biggest changes from ObjectSpaces and more.

Microsoft Expands Office Live Workspace Beta Worldwide

Online extension to Microsoft Office enables collaboration.

Standards Will Be Default in IE 8

Redmond changed course due to "Interoperability Principles," according Microsoft blogger.

Microsoft and Google Square Off for Long-Term SaaS Battle

Microsoft rolled out new software-as-a-service betas, while Google added to its Apps offerings.