Application Development Trends' News


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.

Red Hat supports certification and production for software stacks

Red Hat said on Tuesday that it has launched a new service to provide certification and production support for open-source software stacks.

JBoss acquires technologies from Arjuna and HP with plans to open source

JBoss said on Monday that it has acquired distributed transaction monitor and Web services technologies owned by Arjuna Technologies and HP and will open source them for the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite (JEMS).

Sonic Software delivers its idea of an enterprise service bus

Sonic Software on Monday introduced its technical definition of the enterprise service bus, a product it has been selling for some time. "Sonic ESB: An Architecture and Lifecycle Definition" examines the core capabilities and usage of an ESB, from development to production.

AmberPoint releases upgrade of its governance software

AmberPoint announced on Monday a new release of its SOA runtime governance software, AmberPoint 5.0, which the company says has new capabilities such as improved management control and an enhanced user interface.

Logistics and transportation customers get more respect

The Customer Respect Group, an international research and consulting firm that focuses on how corporations treat their online customers, has released findings from its Fourth Quarter 2005 Online Customer Respect Study of Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Industry. This is the fifth study conducted on the industry.

Mindreef intros Web services lifecycle collab platform

Mindreef has released a Web services lifecycle collaboration platform for organizations building Web services and service-oriented architectures. Mindreef Coral, as the new platform is named, enables users, service teams and service consumers to collaborate and share information, regardless of role, skill set or development environment, the company says.

IT employment bucks national trend

Look at this month's National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB) IT employment index and you'll find two things: good news and great news.

A feeding frenzy for storage encryption

Numerous research and analysis firms are already projecting information security to be the next big boom in technology spending, and the storage guys are hoping to go along for the ride with encryption products.

IBM gets behind master data

To the buyer belong the spoils, especially when the buyer in question has ponied up $1 billion or more. So it was that IBM co-opted last week's Ascential World customer confab and turned it into a showcase for its stack of data integration products.

Netmanage joins JBoss Certified Partner Program

NetManage announced on Tuesday it has become a JBoss Certified Solutions Partner. NetManage will offer Librados pure Java JCA Plus Adapters to enterprises building and deploying solutions on the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite.

Sun Microsystems offers developers Sun Studio 11 at no cost

Earlier this month, Sun released the Sun Studio 11 development suite at no cost to developers.

LiveTime Software releases service management appliance

LiveTime Software, a provider of Java 2 Enterprise Edition-based service management software, has announced the general availability of the LiveTime Appliance, which the company claims is the industry's first service management appliance.

Netezza and SPSS get the hook up

When you think of companies that are naturally synergistic, Netezza and SPSS probably aren't the first two that come to mind. Nevertheless, Netezza and SPSS entered into an accord recently, when SPSS' Clementine data mining workbench was certified for use with Netezza's Performance Server (NPS) data warehousing appliance.

Microsoft launches hosting partner program

On Monday, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Hosting Program, a free offering that provides hosting companies with technical tools and resources to help them deploy and manage Microsoft products. According to Microsoft, hosting service providers can streamline their operations for quicker app and service deployment and better manage their systems.

Autodesk contributes Web mapping software to open-source community

Autodesk announced on Monday it is releasing the code for MapServer Enterprise, the company's new Web mapping platform, as open source. A snapshot of the source code is available through the new MapServer Foundation, an independent non-profit organization with the mission of supporting and promoting open source Web mapping.