Application Development Trends' News


Microsoft's Oslo: Putting SOA on the Map

Microsoft has unveiled a multi-year, multi-product initiative, code-named "Oslo," that reflects a number of its recent enterprise solution strategies.

New Google-Microsoft Squabble Seen on Social Networking Front

Google's attempt to take a leading role in social networking has some pundits saying yet another Google vs. Microsoft battle scenario is playing out.

Symphoniq and F5 Offer User Monitoring Solution

Companies partner on real-time monitoring solution that helps detect client-side problems in service-oriented architectures.

Visual Studio 2008 Available at End of November

The new integrated development environment will feature LINQ, dev tools for Office 2007 and improved .NET Framework support.

Microsoft Officials Detail Visual Studio 2008 Rollout Plan

In announcing today that it will release to manufacturing Visual Studio 2008 this month, Microsoft is meeting the most optimistic forecasts for when the long anticipated upgrade to its flagship IDE would ship.

Google Seeks Social Networking High-Ground

Open API's for social networking portal fosters a write-once approach for developers and enables portability.

Microsoft Separates Sharepoint Services from Windows Server; Developers Shrug

It's no big deal, unless Microsoft starts charging extra for it, some developers say.

Google Seeks Social Networking High Ground

Google's attempt to grab moral high ground in the social networking development is a step in the right direction, according to industry analysts.

Medical Software Firm Joins Eclipse Foundation

Misys signs up for Open Healthcare Framework project.

Zend Takes PHP Studio to Eclipse

Zend Technologies announces Eclipse version of Zend Studio.

20 U.S. Resellers Sued in Microsoft Piracy Crackdown

Microsoft filed federal lawsuits against 20 companies allegedly distributing "counterfeit or infringing" software.

Open Source Adoption Low but Growing

Security and support were key concerns in Independent Oracle User's Group survey.

First Look: The Curl Development Environment

Going into this review, I was not at all sure what to expect. I had no prior knowledge of Curl, although some preliminary research revealed it to be an object-oriented hybrid markup language with similarities to HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

RoboDevelopment Show Highlights Software Behind the Hardware

Complex software development shown off at annual RoboDevelopment Conference.

First Look: The Curl Development Environment

The Curl language offers an alternative to AJAX through its fat-client approach, and the latest release features open source code.

IBM Targets Problematic SOAs

The company launched a consulting initiative to address service-oriented architectures that have gone awry.

Adobe Offers Free Flex Builder 2 to Educational Users

Company reaches out with rich Web app development environment.

Web 2.0 Entails 'Sleeping Giant' Security Risk

The cross-site request forgery attack can wreak havoc on Web 2.0 apps, security expert says.

GT Helps Racing Company Stay Agile

Solution helped turned mainframe COBOL assets into services.

Windows Security Program Accused of Changing Update Settings

OneCare may be behind Auto Updates snafu.