Application Development Trends' News


Microsoft Delivers Next Vista Ultimate 'Extra'

DreamScene is released; other Extras are delayed again.

Office 2008 for Mac Coming in January

The suite includes a new version: Special Media Edition.

New Visual Dev Tool Unveiled at Dreamforce

Salesforce.com broadens its appeal to developers with new Interface-building tool.

Ipedo Boosts Data Virtualization App

Enterprise information integration solution gets improved data caching and querying power, plus MySQL support.

First Update for Windows Home Server Released

Very few of Microsoft's new servers for the home are available in the United States.

TeamDrive Embraces ODF and OpenOffice.org

Product lets users collaborate across the Internet via Office-like suite.

Major Day of Windows Releases From Microsoft

Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 take big steps forward.

DMTF Hammers Out SMASH 2.0

The Distributed Management Task Force, an industry organization advocating the development of interoperable server management, has released Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware 2.0.

Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate Imminent

The RC is expected to be released this week, barring potential quality contol delays.

Report Recommends Unbundling Windows From Computers

Think tank says such a move would spur competition, lower prices.

SQL Server 2008 CTP Slips, but Key Features Promised

Testers of Microsoft's database server can expect a delayed release.

DMTF Hammers Out SMASH 2.0

Industry organization's latest spec supports the use of Web services to exchange management data.

MuleSource Enters Hosted Data Integration Biz

New software-as-a-service offering lets companies reach into the Internet cloud.

Solaris Gets Virtualization Boost

Sun adds support for Linux virtualization to OS, plus PostgreSQL support.

Eclipse Introduces First Integrated PHP Dev Tools

New PDT 1.0 plug-in for Eclipse features tight PHP and Java integration.

UPDATED: Microsoft Ships PerformancePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Corp. today officially unveiled PerformancePoint Server 2007, its highly anticipated performance management (PM) software.

Embarcadero Enhances Data Modeling Tool

Solution helps create standard data definitions for use across SOA-type environments.

IBM Goes After Office With Free Desktop Suite

Big Blue looks to open up desktop apps with launch of Lotus Symphony.

New WPF Reference App Displays 'Juicy' Capabilities

Source code for online catalog app, named Tangerine, released by Infragistics.

Google Unveils PowerPoint Competitor

"Presentations" is latest member of Google Docs family.