Application Development Trends' News


Microsoft Acquires Danger Inc., Makes Other Mobile Plays

Redmond picks up a company and unveils a new SDK for Windows Live development.

Allchin, Nash Questioned 'Vista Capable' Label

E-mails suggest that Microsoft execs had concerns about labeling plans for Vista versions.

Sun To Acquire Virtualization Developer

Sun Microsystems yesterday announced plans to purchase German software developer innotek, the maker of VirtualBox, a set of open source x86 virtualization tools for home and enterprise users.

Alfresco Survey Polls Enterprise Stack Practices

Respondents said they are using a mixture of open source and proprietary solutions.

Yahoo Seeking Deal with News Corp.

Yahoo seeks to duck Microsoft's acquisition bid by offering a "more than 20 percent" stake to News Corp., according to press account.

UPDATED: Yahoo Seeking Deal with News Corp.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Microsoft is facing another suitor for Yahoo: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Study: Servers Lead Virtualization Pack

Lower cost of ownership found to be a key driver.

Microsoft Releases Six Critical Patches

Batch of security fixes is the biggest seen in a year's time.

Gates Outlines Future of Office

Keynote speech describes vision for Microsoft Office as a development platform.

Denodo Enhances Data Mashup Platform

New version includes automation and performance improvements, company says.

Microsoft Demos New Silverlight Capabilities

Redmond suggests online banking might find uses for its Rich Internet Application development platform.

Gates on Yahoo: 'You Need Scale'

Microsoft's Chairman favorably comments on Yahoo's technological approach in the wake of an acquisition rebuff.

Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo Join OpenID Board

Industry coalition forms around single sign-on effort.

Enterprise Architects as Agents of Innovation

Achieving business innovation depends on having good communication processes in place between IT architects and business personnel, a Forrester Research talk suggested.

Microsoft Will Release Vista SP1 Early to 'Technical Customers'

IT pros voice complaints, and Redmond reschedules release date.

Study: Servers Lead Virtualization Pack

A global enterprise virtualization survey released today confirms that virtualization is becoming stronger and stronger in the enterprise, with server virtualization leading the wave.

Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo Join OpenID Board

In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification.

GlobalLogic Expands, Offers R&D Dev Support

Outsourcing firm initiates new service to support startups and others needing software engineering expertise.

DataDirect Offers MySQL XQuery Product

Solution features querying power across both relational and XML stores.

IT Pays a Price for Poor Requirements Practices

A new survey quantifies the costs for poor requirements gathering. Companies should focus on process, rather than documentation, report argues.