Application Development Trends' News


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.

BEA to rock on in service-oriented environments

BEA said on Tuesday that its JRockit Java Virtual Machine hit a SPECjbb2000 benchmark result of 861,647 operations per second, apparently a new record, according to the company.

Apache Software Foundation releases Maven 2.0 and Continuum 1.0

Apache Maven 2.0 and Continuum 1.0, the fastest-growing build system for Java-based projects, are now generally available, according to the Apache Software Foundation.

Appliance goes live and on time

LiveTime Software, a provider of service management software built on Java 2 Enterprise Edition, has announced the general availability of the LiveTime Appliance.

CIOs plans to boost IT staffing, survey says

Thirteen percent of CIOs interviewed for the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report plan to add full-time IT staff in the first quarter, while 1 percent anticipate personnel reductions.

Business Objects and MySQL offer new BI solutions

Business Objects and MySQL announced the signing of a new OEM referral agreement on Monday.

Black hats increasingly target apps

A major shift in Internet attacks is under way. “For 5 years, the majority of attacks targeted operating systems like Unix and Windows, and Internet services like Web servers and mail systems,” notes a new study from SANS, a computer security education and information security training firm.

App net services move up the advanced tech list at Cisco

Cisco is touting its new app net services as a performance booster for critical business applications, while also claiming that they lower costs and expand IT flexibility.

ETL ain't dead, it's just taking a breather

There's new research from market watcher Gartner that says the Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) data tools market had a surprisingly successful 2004.

The fix is in for network identity access control apps

Several vendors offer network access control programs. Now Identity Engines, a start-up vendor with a Cisco-heavy pedigree, is launching its own variation on this theme.

Sun sets NetBeans IDE free

Sun said on Tuesday that it has launched the NetBeans WorldTour, an initiative for distributing and sharing the NetBeans software worldwide.

Fujitsu introduces Interstage Business Process Manager Studio

On Tuesday, Fujitsu Software announced the release of Interstage Business Process Manager Studio (IBPMS), a graphical process modeling studio.