Application Development Trends' News


Microsoft Warns of New DNS Attacks

Security advisory issued yesteday describes DNS vulnerability in Windows server operating systems.

New Word, Windows Vulnerabilities Surface

Bugs deteted in Word 2007 have yet to be confirmed by Redmond.

Report Reveals AJAX on the Rise

Number of AJAX developers jumped by 50 percent, year-to-year.

OASIS Group To Foster SOA App Development

Open CSA group unites to speed application development through SOA specs.

Microsoft Issues ASP.NET Glitch Fix

Patch will fix compilation problems that occur after "massive file changes," such as antivirus time-stamp modifications.

Microsoft Virtualization Products Face Delays

Redmond takes aim at performance and scalability goals in holding back Virtual Server 2005 upgrade.

User Management Program Adds Security Upgrades

Beefed-up Windows management app from Lieberman Software helps IT administrators better handle password security.

SaaS Report: How To Partner on SaaS

Partnerships in the software-as-a-service business shouldn't follow the well-trod enterprise software model, report says.

New NAS Hits the Market

Servers can store up to 3 terabytes of data for small-to-medium enterprise and home applications.

SDK for Windows Home Server Released

Microsoft released a software development kit for consumers who want to set up home networks.

Microsoft Patches Four Critical Windows Vulnerabilities

The patches released today aim to avoid Remote Code execution attacks in Windows-based systems.

CICS Gets Another SOA-Friendly Infusion

IBM officials position CICS 3.2 as the no-brainer hub for an organization’s -- any organization’s -- service-oriented architecture.

Management and Governance Key to SOA, Report Finds

A survey of companies developing service-oriented architecture solutions found that it hasn't been easy to do, although most 'best-in-class' companies have realized returns on investment from SOA infrastructure.

Microsoft Plans Five Patches for Tuesday

On top of this week's major update to Microsoft's Windows GDI implementation, Redmond next week plans to issue no less than four Windows security bulletins, including at least one "critical" update.

Software AG To Acquire webMethods, Boost SOA Presence

Software AG is expected to gain a strong 'foothold' in the North American SOA market with the acquisition.

Zend Boosts PHP on Windows

Zend Technologies Ltd. collaborates with Microsoft to offer better PHP performance on Windows.

Planix Tool Takes on Build-and-Test Guesstimates

Planix, from ALTERthought, gives the best- and worst-case time scenarios for agile-development projects.

Tibco Releases Open-Source AJAX Test Kit

A test kit from Tibco that helps debug code used in asynchronous Web development has been released as an open-source tool.

SOA Software and Red Hat Partner To Support Web Services on JBoss

SOA Software and Red Hat are teaming up to give customers deploying Web services on the open-source JBoss application server a set of tools for governance, security, management and mediation.

Microsoft Changes Tune on Expression

Microsoft will now include its Expression Web product as part of the Microsoft Developer Network Premium subscription, after initially charging extra for it.