Application Development Trends' News


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.

IT Should Embrace ITSM Methods, Report Suggests

The management of services by IT departments is the subject of an August 2007 report by the Aberdeen Group. The report focuses on companies that use IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)-based approaches, which is a set of best practices for IT. The report specifically hones in on an ITIL discipline called IT Service Management (ITSM).

IT Should Embrace ITSM Methods, Report Suggests

Best-in-class companies are more likely to adopt the IT Service Management (ITSM) approach to meet business needs, according to an Aberdeen Group survey.

Latest Microsoft Patent Protection Deal: Turbolinux

Live Search to be default on Turbolinux desktops as part of deal.

IBM Funds University Collaboration Studies

Universities get grants to use IBM's Jazz collaboration platform for distributed-team software development.

Microsoft Adds Mobile Device Management to Lineup

New server allows centralized management of mobile devices.

Agile Process Showcased at IT Architect Event

Architects got an earful on the proper way to do agile software development at a recent IASA event.

SAP Adds Eclipse Tool, Joins OSGi

Company contributes memory management tool to open source Eclipse environment.

Microsoft Working Toward Less Complexity With New Kernel

'MinWin' to be at heart of future Windows development.

Windows Auto Update Continues to Aggravate

New controversy swirls around update function.

IBM Grows Its SOA Partner Community

Membership increases to 4,100 partners as IBM beefs up resources for partners.

IT Must Tackle Five Trends, Analyst Group Says

Let innovation happen with Web 2.0 apps and software-as-a-service delivery.