Application Development Trends' News


Oracle Databases Go Unpatched, Survey Finds

Most IT personnel have not applied critical security patches.

UPDATED: Microsoft Adds Dynamics Suite for Retailers

Bundled management solutions are designed to address the integration needs of specialty retailers.

Microsoft Adds Dynamics Suite for Retailers

Microsoft this week has rolled out a turnkey solution that ties front-end CRM functions with back-end ERP and supply chain management systems.

Xignite Unveils Web Service Mashup Platform

The company's hosted service lets users create applications that bring together multiple Web services.

DataSynapse To Offer FabricServer 2.5

Solution aims to help organizations increase the availability of applications and improve resource utilization.

Phase 2 Embraces SaaS for Global SMB Market

A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner is proving Redmond's Software Plus Services case by offering hosted and customized IT support to the small-to-medium business market.

EU Opens New Microsoft Investigation

European Union regulators investigating whether Microsoft is using monopoly powers to squeeze out competing Internet browsers and software rivals.

Amazon, eBay, Google Pitch Woo to Developers

A flock of new-age tech powers -- Amazon.com, Google, eBay, Facebook -- want your developers to target their pieces of "the Cloud."

LongJump Introduces Database-as-a-Service

Service supports organizations that lack in-house IT resources or that want online database functionality.

Microsoft's Head of M&A Leaving

Jaffe plans to retire next month.

Microsoft's Raikes To Retire

The president of the Microsoft Business Division plans to step down in 2009.

Study: MSN Most Dangerous IM Client in 2007

Company-generated study found security holes in instant messaging apps, with Microsoft's IM in the lead.

TopQuadrant Releases Semantic Web Dev Tools

The company added to its suite of tools that aim to help enterprises be more agile with their semantic Web development projects.

Microsoft's Raikes To Retire

Jeff Raikes will leave Microsoft next September after 28 years with the company.

Microsoft Releases Two Patches

Year kicks off with a light "Patch Tuesday."

Microsoft, Fast Combo To Yield Better Search Dev Tools

Microsoft plans to buy Fast Search to add to its search technologies.

SpringSource Offers Spring.NET 1.1

Framework provides features similar to the Java version.

Gates on Vista: 100 Million Served

Sales of the Vista operating system have hit the 100 million-mark, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Sunday night at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in what is expected to be his last keynote address.

Tech Giants Woo Developers Seeking JavaScript Turf

The software tools war is getting more interesting as Microsoft-Google square off with Volta vs. GWT and Adobe seeks to preserve its dominance in dynamic app development technology.

First Patch Tuesday of 2008 Expected To Be Light

There will be only two fixes to worry about.