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Apache releases Geronimo 1.0 Java server

The Apache Software Foundation has released Apache Geronimo 1.0, its Java app server.

ClearNova AJAX platform released as open source

ClearNova is releasing ThinkCAP JX, a visual dev environment for building rich Internet apps with AJAX, as open source.

Mendocino tightens Office with SAP

Microsoft and SAP recently hosted a technology preview of Mendocino, an initiative to more tightly couple Microsoft's Office productivity suite with SAP's application stack.

Business Objects dips into the MySQL well

Business Objects recently expanded its partnership with open-source database vendor MySQL by notching a new OEM referral agreement.

Flashline announces best practices for service-oriented architecture

SOA software provider Flashline is offering consulting services to help companies better govern SOA and manage Web services.

Wanted: app dev skills

According to management consultancy Foote Partners, average compensation for certified and uncertified programmers is on the rise—and there’s a chance that the best is still to come, as enterprise CIOs shift their focus from compliance requirements back to innovation.

Spyware hampers complicance plans

In the wake of multiple data-breach disclosures and additional state laws governing such breaches, many companies are surveying the conduits through which sensitive information can escape the enterprise.

Efficient problem resolution reaches a conclusion

Recently, iConclude launched a product suite called Repair System aimed at making problem resolution more efficient.

Eclipse Web and J2EE Tools Platform Project rolls out

Project mangers at Eclipse went live with the Web Tools Platform Project last week.

Build apps using Structs and Nodes environment

SANDev has released the first production version of SANDev 1.0.0.

New NetBeans Profiler is add-on technology to open source NetBeans IDE 5

Sun Microsystems announced NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11, the latest release of its Java app profiler, and an add-on to the upcoming open-source NetBeans IDE release 5.

Large orgs saving $3.3 million on average with open-source software, study shows

Open-source software has gone far beyond the Linux operating system.

The SNIA receives proposed new storage interface standard

The Storage Networking Industry Association has received and reviewed a proposed new spec for an application/storage interface from a consortium of storage providers.

Enterprises advised to consider epidemic's impact on continuity plans

About 80 percent of enterprises worldwide haven't considered the potential impact of a global epidemic, such as avian flu, might have on business continuity plans, according to Basex, researchers on the productivity of knowledge workers and how technology affects them.

SAVVIS introduces managed security services

SAVVIS announced a portfolio of managed security utility services it calls the SAVVIS Security Utility.

Retailers' efforts to safeguard consumer data not enough, survey shows

A Retail Data Security Benchmarking Study based on 71 respondents from various retailers and merchandisers, shows greater vigilance is needed by retailers to protect consumer information.

Spyware hampers compliance initiatives

In the wake of multiple data-breach disclosures-and more state laws governing such breaches-many companies are surveying the conduits through which sensitive information can escape the enterprise.

Compuware releases upgrades to its enterprise-wide quality-management software

Compuware released on Tuesday enhancements to its app, The Compuware Application Reliability Solution, and Compuware QACenter Enterprise Edition.

New consortium sets out to establish app security guidelines

Security Innovation, Microsoft, Red Hat, Oracle and several other companies have formed Application Security Industry Consortium (AppSIC) with the intent of helping establish and define app security guidance and metrics.

HP intros system to increase face time

HP has introduced what it claims is a first-of-its-kind collaboration studio for simulating face-to-face business meetings across long distances.