Application Development Trends' News


Federation and Management Spec Unveiled

The CMDB Federation (CMDBf) announced the availability of a draft specification that describes a way to share information between configuration management databases (CMDBs) and management data repositories (MDRs).

CodeGear To Release Eclipse Plug-Ins

Java developers can expect to see new JGear Eclipse plug-ins, which are arriving next month.

Judge's Ruling Signals 'Game Over' for SCO

Linux Foundation exec discusses ruling against SCO on UNIX copyrights.

Federation and Management Spec Unveiled

Group releases CMDBf draft with the aim of helping enterprises better manage IT information across platforms.

SOA Security Basics

Get an early grip on the security issues involved with SOA, an expert advises.

SOA for Your Home

An IBM architect turned his home into a service-oriented architecture demonstration project.

AMD Spec for Easier Multithread Development

Chipmaker publishes a proposed spec, aiming to help developers boost application performance in computers with multiple cores.

Script Start Going Open Source

Tool for network administrators will be offered as a free resource next month.

Eclipse Process Framework 1.2 Gets Released

Plugin offers a more agile way to manage open source development projects.

OpenSolaris: Murdock Speaks on Project Indiana

It's not about making the Solaris operating system "Linux-like," says Sun exec.

Microsoft: Windows XP Product Keys Running Out

New keys to be in system builders' hands by September.

Exchange Beta Released

Service Pack 1 expected to be publicly shipping late this year.

Oracle 11g Ships, But New Features Cost Extra

Database server gets new features and pricing options.

Microsoft Releases Nine Patches

Six of the patches fix "Critical" vulnerabilities.

Virtualization Rules the Day at LinuxWorld

Show's speakers give thumbs up to virtualization-Linux combination.

Terracotta Forms Global Partner Network

Company expands support for its Java Virtual Machine clustering solution.

Server-Side AJAX for the Enterprise

The ThinWire framework helps developers write AJAX apps that execute entirely on the server, meeting the data-centric, high-security needs of an enterprise.

Microsoft To Release Six 'Critical' Patches Tuesday

Three "Important" updates also coming on that day.

Java and .NET Camps Split Over SOA

But use of .NET shows decrease in survey results.

VS Beta 2: Bug Fixes, Final Features, Polish and Shine

Features of Visual Studio 2008, code-named "Orcas," get near finalization with the release of Beta 2.