Application Development Trends' News


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.

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.