Moves discussed at last year's Lotusphere -- that promised an accelerated migration to Java (and J2EE) for Notes and Domino application developers -- appeared fuller fledged at this year's Lotusphere get-together.
News about smart cards underscores the
opportunities for software developers with the know-how to create applications for these
credit-card-sized slices of plastic embedded with microcontrollers.
OK, so it's rotten, evil software, and whoever wrote it should be flogged. But
what software development lessons can you learn from the latest uber-virus?
Microsoft Corp. joined business intelligence (BI) software maker Business Objects last week to reassure developers that popular reporting software from the recently acquired Crystal Decisions will continue to ship in both the
current version of Visual Studio .NET and the next release, code-named "Whidbey."
The recent LinuxWorld conference tried to answer the question of Linux's next moves.
Seeking to capitalize on the emerging market for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in business process management, Tibco Software Inc. has disclosed plans to join forces with RFID provider Alien Technology, Morgan Hill, Calif.
Web-design software maker Macromedia's recent acquisition of help-authoring company eHelp Corp. bore fruit last week with the release of new versions of two eHelp products: RoboHelp and RoboInfo.
Embedding the Portal framework on the server side will extend Domino's reach to anyone with a browser or microbrowser. It will also enable integration of Domino and non-Domino apps in a consistent user interface on demand for any user
role, said Ambuj Goyal in his keynote.
Intel Corp.'s Sean Maloney, EVP and general manager of Intel's communications group, believes that another wave of users is coming -- about 5 billion of them -- and that those users will be drawn to the 'Net by broadband wireless technologies.
Visual Basic developers transitioning to Java, and even veteran Java developers, struggle with building the Web browser interface for their Java applications, contends Eric von der Heyden, managing director at Innoopract. But help is now available.
As XML Schema definitions proliferate in e-business Web services applications, developers face the almost overwhelming task of finding ways to process them, according to Peter Lacey, director of field engineering at Systinet Corp.
Bill Gates says the spam problem will be "solved" by 2006. This time he's bit
off more than Microsoft can chew.
The wounds inflicted on the regional heart of high tech by the economic downturn appear to be healing -- at least the area is bleeding jobs at a slower rate, according to a new report from Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network.
Just because you live in the middle of nowhere doesn't mean you need to do all
of your development solo. In our connected world, the right tools can make all
the difference
Joe McKendrick, database analyst for Evans Data Corp., is finding growing support for Linux and open-source software.
One of the biggest potential uses for Web services technology is providing business users with transparent links to data from disparate sources, according to Ken Newberger, who helped develop a new BI plug-in for Information Builders Inc. (IBI).
A group of software suppliers led by IBM and Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. this week proposed new Web services specifications that officials said can be used to integrate Grid computing and Web services standards.
After betting on the 802.11a/b Wireless LAN standard, Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel Corp. has announced its first 802.11b/g chipset
Novell head Jack Messman kicked off LinuxWorld Expo in New York City today with a keynote address in which he told attendees that his company was prepared to wager its future on open-source software.
Hyades framework project, a subgroup of the Eclipse open-source tool group, supports better tool interoperability and help developers avoid vendor lock-in. A recent example of a "Hyades savvy" tool is Scapa StressTest-Express from Scapa Technologies, Edinburgh, Scotland.