Application Development Trends' News


Next Version of SQL Server Slated for 2008

New database platform, code-named "Katmai," was announced at Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference.

VMware Launches Workstation 6, Includes Dev Features

Virtualization solution provider adds support for Vista OS in latest release, plus tools for developers.

Java SE Development Kit Goes Open Source

Sun announced at JavaOne that the development kit for its Java Platform Standard Edition platform will be available to developers on an open-source basis with GPLv2 licensing.

Oracle's New Dev Tools Rolled Out at JavaOne '07

Oracle had three developer-related announcements at this week's JavaOne event.

Microsoft Patches a Septet of Critical Flaws

Windows, Office, Exchange, Internet Explorer and BizTalk Server products get patched today.

Sun Unveils JavaFX Code at JavaOne '07

New product line includes a scripting language and solutions for the device application development market.

Legacy Microsoft Products Get Security Support

A free solution from Shavlik provides security diagnostics for small-to-medium enterprise networks that can't use Microsoft's latest patch technology or MBSA 2.0.1 tool.

Dell Joins Microsoft-Novell Alliance

Computer vendor to offer SuSE Linux Enterprise solution, along with Ubuntu Linux version.

Getting Ready for JavaOne 2007

This week's event for Java developers promises a beefed-up agenda and much more on open-source development.

Open Source Goals Outlined in Report

A hybrid approach to software development, combining the best of open-source and proprietary methods, may be emerging, according to members of the Open Source Think Tank.

Managed Control Adds Capabilities to Windows Forms Development

Gobicode Ltd. HTMLLabel 1.0 aims to extend Windows Forms development (article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 1, 2007).

FileMaker Offers Exclusive Database Tech Content, Tools

New $99/year program includes online forum for developers and end users.

Next Version of VB Dubbed 'VBx'

New version will allow Microsoft's Silverlight multimedia browser plug-in to compile VB source code on the fly, blogger says.

Open-System Portal Solution Avoids Recoding

Mainsoft's solution compiled .NET code into Java for an IBM WebSphere Portal migration.

VMware Workstation 6.0 to Include Vista Support, New Dev Tools

Programmers can clean up code within a virtual machine (VM) directly from Visual Studio using latest VMware release (article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 1, 2007).

Putting Coders' Security Chops to the Test

The SANS Institute is set to launch new assessment and certification exams for .NET this summer (article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 1, 2007).

Financial Help: New RAP for 2007 Office

Recent Microsoft Office Business Applications RAP release helps guide development on 2007 Office System (article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 1, 2007).

Microsoft Moves to the Forefront of Security

Client security app gets formally unveiled as part of Microsoft's enterprise security suite.

OASIS Group To Improve B-to-B Collaboration

New WS-Federation group aims at improving how companies share data.

Presentation Toolset in Testing Phase

New tools from IdentityMine facilitate development using Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation platform.