You don't have to travel to the arctic to test the next version of SQL Server,
but it's still worth thinking about what you need to pack for the journey.
If SOA is going to move from "academic" to practical application, developers will need better mechanisms for managing identity issues from single-sign-on to service-level agreements, says Ian Goldsmith, VP, product marketing at Digital Evolution.
Whether the W3C vision of the Semantic Web can be implemented in the real world may be debatable. But XML-based semantic technologies do have potential to be useful within the enterprise, contends Mike Champion, senior technologist with Software AG Inc., Reston Va.
IBM is harvesting the fruits of its April 2004 acquisition of Trigo Technologies in the form of new middleware designed to help businesses better track, manage and control product information. The company has unveiled IBM WebSphere Product Center Version 5, which is designed to help users develop a central repository of product information that is synchronized with internal systems and shared across supply chains.
Telelogic has released a new version of its TAU/Logiscope software testing tool. The 6.1 version, which actually began shipping at the beginning of June, focuses on the quality of C, C++, Ada and Java code. It also includes a number of enhancements designed specifically to boost productivity early in the development process.
Visual Studio 2005 is Microsoft's third iteration of a .NET IDE. Is it worth the
wait?
The future of the world will involve more software, but not necessarily more coding, IBM Fellow Grady Booch asserted at the IBM Rational User Conference 2004 in a keynote alternately historical and futuristic.
In June 2004, Microsoft made a move to buttress the company’s position in the academic world when it announced a set of low-cost Microsoft Express product lines for Visual Studio and SQL Server. In July, at the IBM Rational User Conference 2004, IBM countered this move by announcing its own initiative to help colleges and universities that train students for careers in information technology.
RSA, Bsafe SWS-J, may spell relief for Java coders working on Web services applications. The new product provides security mechanisms based on the Oasis WS-Security standard that developers can simply add to their application.
Finding increasing interest in business process management (BPM) among corporations, Oak Grove Systems is seeking to expand the market for its business process engine (BPE) from ISVs to enterprise customers.
There are lots of small software vendors that dream about getting bought out by
Microsoft. It actually happened to Lookout.
BEA Systems is characterizing a new high-end version of its WebLogic Server -- the BEA WebLogic Server Process Edition -- as the convergence of business process management (BPM) and service-oriented application development.
IBM Rational lifted the lid on improved developer technologies, including a new diagram navigator for Rose; support for UML 2.0 capabilities, including diagram sequencing, client remoting and management for ClearCase; as well as faster UI building with JavaServer Faces (JSF) technology.
After devoting a major effort to integrating with a variety of IBM Software Group offerings, IBM Rational is now devoting attention to the next release of its established software suite, albeit a suite now buttressed by the IBM WebSphere Studio toolset.
Like second-place baseball teams looking to acquire .300 hitters, software vendors, in what continues to be a difficult business environment, are seeking to gain a competitive edge through acquisitions.
Future Electronics chose tools from webMethods Inc., Fairfax, Va., to integrate its non-stop-based ERP system with its quoting system residing on a Microsoft platform, said Bob Lapointe, CIO. Because data about customers and industries was part of the ERP system, Future Electronics wanted to integrate those applications rather than duplicate files back and forth, he added.
PeopleSoft Inc. has unveiled a new version of its EnterpriseOne Tools, which officials said adds features that can help mid-market companies with limited IT resources more easily deploy applications.
Many developers are entering the job market without an academic
background in software development. If you're one of them, what can
you do to fill in the gaps?
The KDE Project last week announced the availability of the first beta of the 3.3 version of its free graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix workstations.
If you develop distributed applications, Windows XP Service
Pack 2 is bringing surprises - and they might not be pleasant
ones.