Application Development Trends' News


Latest Preview of Visual FoxPro Ships

Microsoft announced it is shipping the latest preview of its upcoming Visual FoxPro “Sedna” project.

Microsoft Starts Business Process Alliance

Microsoft announced Monday the formation of what it’s dubbed the Microsoft Business Process Alliance, or BPA, an organization created to boost deployment and use of business process management tools with a focus on the BPEL standard.

New Component Suite for Windows, ASP.NET AJAX Apps

ComponentOne released the latest version of its drag-and-drop tools suite for Windows, Web, mobile, and ASP.NET Ajax applications.

Microsoft Ships Vista Deployment Tools

Microsoft is shipping final versions of six tools to aid in deployment of Windows Vista and Office 2007, although some had been previously released.

Survey Reveals Global Sourcing Trends

From smaller deals to an increased interest in China, the face of outsourcing is changing, a new survey reports.

Microsoft Ships SQL Server 2005 SP2

Microsoft announced Monday it is shipping Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005 – an update that brings its premier database server current with features in Windows Vista and Office 2007.

Sun Releases New Dev Tools for OpenSolaris

Sun Microsystems is releasing new tools and expanded services to make it easier for developers to build and deploy Web infrastructures on the open-source Solaris 10 operating system.

webMethods, iTKO Partner on SOA Governance and Testing Solution

webMethods and iTKO are joining forces to untangle the knotty problem of testing and governance in the service-oriented architecture (SOA) lifecycle.

Microsoft and IBM Face Off Again Over Doc Formats

The latest dust up swirls around a Microsoft four-page open letter published on the Web on Valentine’s Day that accuses IBM of trying to block users’ choice when it comes to document formats.

IBM and Nortel Team Up on SOA

IBM and Nortel last week announced an agreement to use each other’s technology, with the goal being to foster development of new applications.

Analyst: Leverage the Mainframe's Strengths in SOA

Zapthink analyst Jason Bloomberg writes in a whitepaper that enterprises must leverage legacy assets like mainframe computers when pursuing a SOA.

Microsoft Releases Sample SaaS Application

For developers who are interested in Microsoft’s plans for software as a service (SaaS), the company has published a sample application illustrating how it’s done.

Taking a Look at CodeGear Turbo Delphi 2006

When CodeGear, the new development tools subsidiary of Borland, offered Peter Varhol a preview of the new Turbo development tools, he jumped at the opportunity. While he looked at Turbo C#, he spent the most time working with Turbo Delphi--a language that can be described as Pascal on steroids.

See SPOT Develop . . . Apps, That Is

At Embedded World 2007 in Nuremberg, Germany Tuesday, Microsoft announced it is shipping a developers kit for the smallest of its device systems.

Novell and Microsoft Deal – Making Progress

Novell and Microsoft on Monday presented an update on the two firms’ progress in their November deal to make nice and work more closely together.

Microsoft Preps Identity Lifecycle Manager

Microsoft is preparing a spring release for an identity management infrastructure tool aimed at simplifying credential administration across the enterprise.

Microsoft's PerformancePoint Server Coming Into Focus

With last week’s release of a new PerformancePoint Community Technology Preview (CTP), Microsoft has at least a plausible reason to crow.

Oracle Unveils Oracle Data Integrator

Oracle Corp.’s other data integration and ETL tool, acquired just months ago from the former Sunopsis, has arrived.

ODF Add-in For Word 2007 Available

Open source group SourceForge.net is shipping version 1.0 of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) add-in for Microsoft Word 2007, the organization said in a statement.

BI Heavies Look to the Mid-Market

Over the last twelve months, business intelligence (BI) vendors have really talked up the importance of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers.