Application Development Trends' News


Amazon CTO discusses site's developer program

Online giant welcomes Web developers.

Many compilers, one IDE for C++ BuilderX

New IDE provides first time Unix support, allowing applications to migrate from Unix to Intel-based Linux.

OODB players Versant, Poet merge; shakeout in store

Both companies have repositioned their offerings since the early 90s, with Poet focusing on B2B catalog development, while Versant has positioned its object stores for performance-intensive applications.

Infragistics adds ink-enabled toolset to NetAdvantage

Includes developer tools for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft COM. And it features new .NET UI, ASP.NET date chooser and ASP.NET calendar interface elements.

Conversion made easier as Microsoft unveils JLCA 2.0

New version said to convert 80% of Java code to .NET.

Start-up touts hardware/software combo

Former IBM exec now CTO of startup.

Instantiations acquires SWT Designer, and signs on its author

Design tool said to help software developers create rich client user interfaces for Java applications.

AmberPoint adds to Web services management line

Company unveiled a management toolset officials said is designed to help prevent glitches in processing.

UML 2.0 modeling tools begin to emerge

Gentleware is among the early leaders in the race to bring out modeling tools that implement the new Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0 specs.

HP moves to indemnify its Linux base

Company takes step to protect customers from SCO lawsuit.

New DevPartner Studio 7.1 boosts .NET support

New version is said to integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and 2002 and Windows Server 2003.

Out-sourcing again in Indiana

When companies consider out-sourcing of AD efforts, they often do ‘very simple math,’ a Gartner analyst says.

Cognos unveils re-architected BI platform

New Web-based query and reporting tool part of firm's line of business intelligence tools.

Gartner sees BPM as an opportunity for developers

While systems integrators and business users were the first to jump on the BPM band wagon a Gartner vice president sees developers taking control of the space.

Web services pressuring middleware makers

XML and SOA are challenging the survival of traditional integration middleware vendors.

Java brings JOI to Revelation developers

Revelation Software has added Java capabilities for developers working with its OpenInsight product.

News from the Gartner AD Summit

Roundup of stories from the Gartner Application Development Summit in Los Angeles.

At Gartner AD Summit: Getting ready for budget time

Managers preparing for a new budget season will need to focus on a few key areas to win in the game of corporate-wide planning, said speakers at this week's Gartner Application Development Summit in Los Angeles.

Sun's initiative designed with developers in mind

New software initiative eschews point product releases in favor of a unified quarterly upgrade schedule for six systems with a total of 225 separate products.