Application Development Trends' News


Patch Tuesday Looks Light

Five patches to be released, with one 'Critical' vulnerability.

CodeGear Unveils IDE for Rapid Web Development

Platform aims to help developers quickly create database-driven Windows and .NET applications for the Web.

W3C Publishes Web Services Policy 1.5

Group devises a more flexible method of handling policy changes for Web services and service-oriented architectures.

'Windows Live' Gets a Step Closer To Live

A host of new betas is released.

Microsoft Releases Silverlight

Web development platform to compete with Flash.

Microsoft Document Format Voted Down

OOXML format loses two ISO votes.

W3C Publishes Web Services Policy 1.5

Group devises a more flexible method of handling policy changes for Web services and service-oriented architectures.

What's Behind the Windows Server 2008 Delay?

Some analysts believe it's tied to Vista SP1.

Site Quantifies Efforts of OSS Java Developers

A Web portal aims to do a better job crediting Java coders who have contributed to open source software projects.

iTKO Bolsters SOA Load Testing Capabilities

An upgrade to the company's flagship product lets users automate test cases in service-oriented architectures.

Microsoft To Buy Parlano

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it intends to buy Parlano, a Chicago-based company it has already worked closely with on enterprise communications software.

Windows XP SP3 Coming Next Year

Expect fixes, but no new features, when a new service pack is released next year for Windows XP.

Windows Server 2008 Pushed Back -- Again

RTM delayed until next year.

Windows Vista SP1 Due in Early 2008

New service pack to include multiple fixes, new features.

Search Changes Coming in Vista SP1

Although Microsoft didn't mention it in today's announcement about the upcoming release of Windows Vista SP1, the company confirmed today that one of the major changes will be to open up desktop search functionality to competition.

Agitar Unveils Improved Java Test App

The solution helps Java programmers handle legacy code without breaking applications.

Stem the Flood of User Account Control Popups

If there's one feature in Windows Vista that's almost universally reviled, it's User Account Control, or UAC. But help may be on the way in the form of BeyondTrust Privilege Manager 3.5.

Governance Is Key to SOA, Panelists Say

A SOA Consortium panel describes why businesses need governance to properly steer their service-oriented architecture (SOA) efforts.

Microsoft and Open Source: Friends or Foes?

Both views have their advocates.

IBM Launches Federal SOA Cert Program

New educational program for SOA novices and federal IT professionals will start next month.