Application Development Trends' News


Cassatt automates Java app virtualization

Cassatt announced general availability of its Collage Web Automation Module. The software, which supports BEA WebLogic Server 8.1, is designed to help IT orgs with their server consolidation efforts by providing Java app virtualization and management for J2EE apps.

Sun Laboratories showcases Small Programmable Object Technology

Sun Microsystems is preparing to roll out Project Sun Small Programmable Object Technology, a battery-operated platform for development of wireless sensor networks, robotics and personal consumer electronics.

Salesforce.com extends on-demand service

Salesforce.com is launching a new level of service designed to allow customers to extend their on-demand apps across the enterprise.

Information Builders collaborates on intelligent search

Information Builders is rolling out WebFOCUS Intelligent Search, an enterprise search tool.

How to manage business process changes

If anything can put the brakes on the best-laid plans of business process automaters, it's that people and processes change.

Ten times the application development platform

TenFold announced a major release of its EnterpriseTenFold applications development platform, EnterpriseTenFold SOA 2006.

Sonic takes action

Sonic Software today announced the availability of Actional 6.0, the latest release of its service-oriented architecture platform.

Business gets across to IT

Software AG today unveiled crossvision, a comprehensive approach to synchronizing business with IT.

Microsoft's Windows Live Expo opens for beta testing

Yesterday, Microsoft released a beta version of Windows Live Expo, which the company says expands the traditional classified ad concept by providing social networking and community features through a trustworthy, convenient and free online service.

Business Objects goes deep

Business Objects either threw down a gauntlet to its competitors or manufactured a heck of a controversy. That seems to be the takeaway from the company's ~$70 million acquisition of data quality specialist Firstlogic.

DataFlux offers best practices bundle for customer data

DataFlux execs bill the company's first branded CDI deliverable as a software- and best practices-based bundle designed to help companies get their own CDI practices up and running.

SQL Server 2005 takes on BI pure plays

Many would-be SQL Server 2005 adopters are staying put on SQL Server 2000, now 3 months after the upgrade's release.

Rx for dashboard-driven analysis

Last month, business intelligence start-up AppFusion announced Advanced Modeling, the newest deliverable for its BI & Collaboration platform.

BEA acquires Fuego

In a move squarely aimed at continued market leadership in the explosive SOA software market, BEA Systems said yesterday that it has acquired Fuego, a leader in the business process management software.

For some, commercial is still cool

Open source may be hot in some circles, but for SOA user Furrukh Khan, the convenience of a commercial platform just makes sense.

Commitment to train IT pros is low

Mainframers seem to get all worked up over the issue of training. It's not that they're opposed, on the whole, to training--far from it.

Shortage of talent impedes enterprise RFID deployment

Deployment of radio frequency identification technology continues to be hampered by a shortage of individuals skilled in the technology, according to a new survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association.

EMC announces e-Discovery solution

EMC introduced yesterday its EMC eDiscovery Solution, an integrated offering of EMC information and content management software, networked storage and professional services designed to help customers better manage the legal discovery process.

Splunk Touts Troubleshooting Rx

Splunk markets a search and analysis tool that parses log and configuration files from hardware, operating systems, apps, databases, message queues and even enterprise service buses to help IT organizations troubleshoot performance and reliability problems.

Aldon offers up DB change management

Aldon says it has added database change management capability to its Application Lifecycle Management, which adds levels of process management, integrity and predictability to database development.