Application Development Trends' News


Improve Business Productivity With AJAX and SOA

Commercial toolkits have made it easier for developers to create AJAX apps, but it also helps to work in an RIA/SOA environment, says Tibco exec at AjaxWorld.

Microsoft Takes Step Toward Opening .NET 3.5 Framework

Announcement falls short of open source as developers cannot modify or distribute the source code.

Microsoft Tries To Rope In Unlicensed XP

Redmond aims at enforcing business compliance with licensing agreements.

IBM Busts Out Its Fall SOA Catalog

October brings forth multiple upgrades to products enabling service-oriented architectures.

MIT Forms Kerberos Consortium

Group aims to foster a universal single sign-on security mechanism that will be available as an open source resource.

IT Simplicity Needed To Meet Business Plans, Report Says

Business managers don't understand how to align IT with business objectives, report suggests.

Microsoft RTMs New Phone System

Response Point hopes to obsolete traditional phone systems for small businesses.

BEA Boosts Its 'Mainframe Replacement' Solutions

New Tuxedo products help organizations running high-end systems use legacy code in service-oriented architectures.

New Microsoft Program Aims to Cut Piracy, Increase Profits

Microsoft announced a suite of offerings today.

Microsoft Opens Its Office to the Internet

New service competes with Google Docs.

Sun Changing Java Security Patch Procedure

Company revs up patch schedule for updating various Standard Edition versions.

Access Cloud Data With Astoria

A Microsoft rep shows how to create and consume data services for the Web, using a simple HTTP interface for AJAX-based Web sites and RIA apps.

Sun Makes Splash With GlassFish 2.0 Release

New Java application server features improvements for open source enterprise use.

Windows XP To Be Available Another Five Months

Action to extend the life of Microsoft's older OS is a sign of Vista's weakness.

AJAX Framework jMaki 1.0 Goes Live

New development environment helps create AJAX-enabled Web applications.

Enterprise Web 2.0: More Than a Facelift

Mashups and rich Internet applications are all fine, but enterprise developers will need a flexible framework before embracing Web 2.0 technologies.

Software AG Launches SOA Governance App

New enterprise product aims to automate governance and enable lifecycle management.

ActiveState Updates Komodo IDE

ActiveState released Komodo IDE 4.2, the newest version of its multiplatform, multilanguage integrated development environment (IDE) for advanced Web development.

PostPath Offers Exchange 5.5 Alternative

Company offers migration advice for those still holding on to older Microsoft mail servers.

Windows XP To Be Available Another 5 Months

Microsoft has decided to keep its forerunner, Windows XP, in sales and OEM channels for another five months.