Application Development Trends' News


Guide to cooking up Web projects

"ASP.NET Cookbook" by Geoffrey LeBlond and Michael Kittel is aimed at programmers who want a quick way to create dynamic, data-driven Web sites with Active Server Pages running on Microsoft Web servers.

Digital Evolution buys Flamenco Networks to strengthen SOA portfolio

Seeking to position itself at the top of the heap among vendors in the emerging market for SOA management software, Digital Evolution, announced this week that it has acquired Flamenco Networks.

Sun turbocharges with ARM Jazelle

The need to provide "a better mobile experience" to users running Java apps on cell phones and handhelds has led Sun to partner with ARM, a U.K.-based maker of 16- and 32-bit embedded RISC microprocessors.

J2ME scores with developers of wireless apps

The number of developers using J2ME to create applications on wireless platforms has reached new heights, according to Evans Data in its "2004 Wireless Development Survey."

JBoss and Sleepycat partner to 'cache in' with persistence

Marc Fleury, founder and CEO of JBoss, says "high-end Java developers" will appreciate the significance of integrating JBossCache with Sleepycat's Berkeley DB.

When shared code bites back

Develop any software that processes JPEG files lately? Microsoft's latest security bulletin may spell bad news for you.

Metrowerks sells Symbian tools to Nokia

Metrowerks has agreed to sell a portfolio of application development tools based on the Symbian smart-phone operating system to Finnish handset maker Nokia.

Tinkering with build notifications

Want to keep developers informed about the current build status and give them that warm geeky feeling? Try an ambient status notification system.

A developer Bill of Rights

What should a developer be able to expect from their employer? Here's my take on the subject.

ACS Healthcare turns to Segue to 'fill the holes'

ACS Healthcare (ACSH), a division of Affiliated Computer Services Inc., is an outsourcing provider of diversified business process and information technology for enterprises and government clients. It has recently won contracts and renewals for medical benefits claims processing in North Carolina, Texas and Mississippi -- a $600 million a year business.

Kalido lets Unilever compose Sinfonia

Unilever Latin America has embarked upon an enterprise-scale data warehouse and business intelligence project called Sinfonia that will eventually become one of the largest databases in the world.

Aldon manages development process, life cycle

Aldon, out of Emeryville, Calif., has been making the rounds of trade magazines to tout its recent support for IBM eServer i5, as well as its certification by IBM of its application life-cycle manager plug-ins for WebSphere V5.1.

Compuware partnerships to drive CARS

Compuware has partnered with Spherion Corp. and Sogeti USA to advance its offering of QA tools and consulting packaged as the Compuware Application Reliability Solution, says Gery Plourde, CARS director.

Sun partners with Hyperion for business process management on Solaris

Sun is partnering with business intelligence vendor Hyperion to develop and market business performance management solutions running on Sun's Solaris OS. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun and its Sunnyvale, Calif.-based neighbor made the announcement recently.

OpenLogic designs BlueGlue to hold open-source infrastructure together

As Java coders make greater use of open-source tools, they need a way to organize and coordinate software downloads from the groups that make up the open-source community, argues Andy Grolnick, VP marketing at OpenLogic.

EJB circulation application delivers for LA Times subscribers

Many companies have valuable legacy mainframe applications but need to link them to new e-business applications, observes Markus Nitschke, VP of corporate marketing at Attachmate. As a case study of how this can be done successfully, he points to the circulation department at the Los Angeles Times.

WS-I promotes profiles to 'final material' status

The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) announced the publication of three new profiles. The long-awaited promotion of Basic Profile 1.1, Attachments Profile 1.0 and Simple SOAP Binding Profile 1.0 to "Final Material" status marks the start of work on testing tools and sample applications for those profiles.

It's all in the DB2 family: IBM buys Venetica to boost data integration offerings

The need to get a handle on unstructured data drove IBM's announced acquisition of Venetica, a privately held company developing technology for gathering and integrating unstructured data.

LogicLibrary develops open-source compliance module

Development teams working with open-source software need to make sure they don't get themselves into legal problems with license agreements, warns Brent Carlson, vice president of technology at LogicLibrary.

Perspective on XML: Enterprise data goes high-fashion

Trends in UML and the success of XML signal an increasing respect for data models. But with appreciation sometimes comes gigantism. If data models are good, then isn't bigger better?