The early draft of Sun's JSR 270 specification, which governs the content of the Java SE 6 Mustang release, is now available, says Sun's chief Java2 engineer, Mark Reinhold in a recent blog post (http://weblogs.java.net/blog/mreinhold).
The Apache Software Foundation has released Apache Geronimo 1.0, its Java app server.
ClearNova is releasing ThinkCAP JX, a visual dev environment for building rich Internet apps with AJAX, as open source.
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 recently expanded its partnership with open-source database vendor MySQL by notching a new OEM referral agreement.
SOA software provider Flashline is offering consulting services to help companies better govern SOA and manage Web services.
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.
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.
Recently, iConclude launched a product suite called Repair System aimed at making problem resolution more efficient.
Project mangers at Eclipse went live with the Web Tools Platform Project last week.
SANDev has released the first production version of SANDev 1.0.0.
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.
Open-source software has gone far beyond the Linux operating system.
The Storage Networking Industry Association has received and reviewed a proposed new spec for an application/storage interface from a consortium of storage providers.
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 announced a portfolio of managed security utility services it calls the SAVVIS Security Utility.
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.
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 released on Tuesday enhancements to its app, The Compuware Application Reliability Solution, and Compuware QACenter Enterprise Edition.
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.