Application Development Trends' News


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.

News Analysis: Why Vista Was Vulnerable

Microsoft's new operating system used some old code that was hard to spot.

AmberPoint Awarded Gold Partner Status From Microsoft

Company recognized for its governance solution, which helps manage enterprise applications in a service-oriented architecture.

IBM SOA Institute Targets U.S. Federal Organizations

Center will focus on SOA development and education to aid U.S. Federal agencies.

Microsoft Unveils Silverlight Streaming

Hosting service supports streaming data for applications using Microsoft's Silverlight technology.

SOA Report: Enterprise Deployments Predicted To Grow

A research firm expects to see a spike in SOA use as enterprises add new solutions, with a boost of 50 percent predicted for this year.

Open Source Slowly Gains Momentum on Wall Street

Finance companies seek more mature open-source solutions that will meet legal requirements, among other concerns.

ADO.NET Entity Framework Slips Beyond Orcas

Microsoft's promised data access technology is now delayed until next year.

Adobe Takes Flex SDK Open Source

Move aimed at boosting use of Adobe's Flash-based development environment for rich Internet applications.

Telerik Already Prepping Silverlight Tools

Telerik is readying a set of tools for creating applications with Microsoft's Silverlight rich media plug-in.

Virtual Machine Manager Completely Revamped for Beta 2

Microsoft added new features to virtualization management solution with latest beta release.

Report Concludes SharePoint Poorly Suited for Traditional Web Publishing

Latest edition of semi-annual Web CMS Report shows strengths, weaknesses of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

'Longhorn' Server Public Beta Arrives

Microsoft's next-generation server promises enhanced scripting and configuration capabilities.