Application Development Trends' News


Borland hits 20, unveils life-cycle bundle

Borland Software Corp. cranked up the volume on its application life-cycle management (ALM) strategy last week at its annual user conference.

Review: XtraGrid Suite

A grid control for .NET that's so customizable that it would be almost overwhelming if not for all the great documentation and code samples.

Briefing: RoboHelp X5

Source code control features improve the team experience with this help and documentation tool.

Review: SQL Deploy

SQL Deploy provides an easy way to upgrade SQL Server databases without losing customer data.

Microsoft touts XML for mobile devices

Company says XML Web services applications are ideal for the new Motorola MPx200 with Windows Mobile software, as well as existing Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and other mobile devices.

Web services, SOA ready for next step

The next step in Web services may be figuring out how to maintain, update and manage the XML standards-based technology.

Review: MindManager X5 Pro

MindManager X5 Pro is a mature and flexible brainstorming tool that interchanges data with many other products.

Can telematics slow developer job woes?

Advances in computer technologies for the automotive industry -- better known as telematics -- are creating important markets for software developers.

Eclipse overshadows wildfires and solar flares at OOPSLA

Despite wildfires and solar flares, the man-made Eclipse was a hot topic at the 18th Conference on Object Oriented Programming, Systems and Applications.

Q&A: Can your application handle the load?

With Jim Floyd, Compuware's QACenter Performance Edition product manager.

Father of C# grilled at Microsoft PDC

Discussing the guiding philosophy behind the C# programming language, Anders Hejlsberg quotes Albert Einstein.

BorCon: Delphi 8 targets .NET

Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework, released at the toolmaker's 14th annual BorCon event, is designed to enable Delphi developers to create .NET Framework-based applications and migrate existing Win32 Delphi applications to .NET.

Letter: The real issue

Programmer calls for an end to outsourcing.

Update: Novell buys SUSE

Network operating system mainstay Novell today agreed to acquire Nuremburg, Germany-based SUSE Linux, long a leader in Linux operating system and administration tools. Novell also announced that IBM intends to make a $50 million investment in Novell convertible preferred stock.

Review: SQL Stripes

A free monitoring application for SQL Server DBAs that packs quite a punch.

Microsoft launches Voice Command for Pocket PC

Program said to allow users to perform basic functions, such as placing phone calls, launching applications and accessing contact information via voice commands.

Post-PDC Developer Resources

A selection of resources for the developer who wants to learn more about Microsoft's recently-unveiled Visual Studio .NET "Whidbey", SQL Server "Yukon", and Windows "Longhorn".

.NET, SQL Server push Merant into Microsoft camp

Company has supported Oracle and IBM’s DB2 databases as the repository for its change management system.

Review: OmniView Professional

OmniView provides a serious tool for the power user who needs to work with SQL Server data.

SourceGear Announces Vault 2.0

New version of the SQL Server-backed source code control tool will include improved diff and merge, shadow folders, Linux client support, and other improvements.