Application Development Trends' News


Component Assembly Service Has Its Head in the Cloud

A Web-based component map service helps users share applications.

Creative Commons Introduces CC+ License

Extension to CC licensing provides middle ground between open source and commercial licenses.

Internet Explorer 8 Passes Acid2 Test

Microsoft gets the smiley face, indicating better standards compliance by its latest browser iteration.

Advanced AJAX Security

Security in AJAX apps can have big problems, even for those who go by the book.

Adobe Goes Open Source With BlazeDS

Messaging solution supports real-time data push for Web applications.

Internet Explorer Problems Explode

Latest exploit affects Gmail.

Trolltech and KDE Team on Multimedia Programming Framework

Phonon Framework will help better incorporate multimedia in C++ apps.

Trojans 2 Crimeware Exploits Web 2.0 Technologies

A new exploit tries to obscure data transfers via RSS feeds and more.

Virtual Machine Use May Tilt OS Dynamic

Open source operating systems may gain prominence as ISVs gravitate toward virtual machines as a method of software delivery, report suggests.

WaveMaker Unveils Visual Web Dev Tool and Framework

Solutions are designed to enable drag-and-drop assembly of Web apps.

Patch Locks Out Some IE Users

No fix yet; Microsoft investigating.

Intel Aims To Boost SOA With XML Solutions

Software suite adds libraries that can improve XML handling, company officials say.

Microsoft Launches SaaS Push with Dynamics CRM 4.0 Release

CRM product is expected by year's end.

2008: Year of the Vista Patch?

Vista SP1 includes more than 300 fixes.

Microsoft Releases Beta of Key Virtualization Product

Hyper-V is pushed out ahead of time.

Microsoft Research Spin-Off Seeks To Better Mobile Browsing

Zumobi, until last month known as ZenZui, seeks to address key shortcoming of mobile browsers -- that they are slow and hard to navigate.

Opera Levies Antitrust Suit Vs. Microsoft

Claims that bundling Internet Explorer with Windows stifles competition.

Opera Levies Antitrust Suit vs. Microsoft

Browser maker Opera Software has cried foul, charging Microsoft with antitrust behavior in a complaint to the European Commission.

ELC and FiveRuns Team on Enterprise Ruby on Rails

Companies advocate a hosted monitoring solution to improve the performance of RoR applications in the enterprise.

Microsoft's Partners Are Up for SaaS, Survey Suggests

An IDC survey found that a majority of partners expect to see opportunities from the hosted solutions model of software delivery.