Application Development Trends' News


Architect offers Web services reading

While programmers probably won't need to read the 551 books on XML available via Amazon.com, it doesn't hurt to dig through a few for the information you need, according to Frank Barbato, chief systems architect at Lydian Trust Company.

Gartner: Web services projects roll along

While the sluggish U.S. economy is slowing Web services development, it has not stopped it by a long shot, according to a survey this summer by Gartner Inc.

Pervasive to buy Data Junction for $51.7M

Pervasive looks at building "a significant data management infrastructure company."

From the XML Web Services One Conference: Profiles will help in Web services building

A look at the emerging role of standards in the Web services world.

IBM adds Viacore tools to WebSphere

Company officials said the move is part of a move toward machine-to-machine B2B integration.

Blue Titan, BEA build integration into apps

Integration moves to the top of the list in development.

Sun gets Mad Hatter

Company previews new desktop.

Ximian goes to Novell

Company acquires key role player in Gnome Linux desktop initiative.

Ovum Soapbox: Don't pay SCO a penny without a money-back guarantee

Analyst tells users of open source code to wait for word from the courts.

JRockit puts on Red Hat

BEA now able to certify WebLogic JRockit and WebLogic Server to run on Red Hat Linux Advanced Server.

SCO, Red Hat make legal Linux news

Open source fight makes its mark at LinuxWorld.

Users judge BEA's XQuery play

Closer look at company's efforts to take the lead in XQuery integration.

XML Beans: Where Java meets data

According to Frank Martinez, chairman and chief technology officer at San Francisco-based Blue Titan Software Inc., XML Beans solve a very significant impedance mismatch problem that exists between the world of Java and the world of XML.

BPM-based app automates Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Software for automating financial controls required by the new federal regulations mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is the goal of a new Supervisory Control Application (SCA) developed by Fuego Inc., a Dallas-based BPM software vendor, and Deloitte & Touche LLP based in suburban Plano, Texas.

Microsoft touts its Web Parts for XML data transforms

Web Parts are probably not the best known of Microsoft's .NET-based technologies, but they can make life easier for developers working to bring XML data from a variety of sources to a portal application.

Ascential to buy struggling Mercator

Continuing a recent trend toward consolidation in BI, Ascential Software plans to acquire struggling Mercator Software for $106 million in cash.

Planner goes with Comshare for SQL Server tie-in

Managers at RSA Security Inc. are now able to compare plan vs. actual performance on a monthly basis through the use of Comshare tools.

Is open-source Tomcat buggy? No more than 'commercialware'

Company disputes claim that app server is prone to problems.

Aberdeen says information integration growing

A recent report from market watchers at the Aberdeen Group (''Enterprise Information Integration -- The New Way to Leverage E-information,'' Second Edition) pegs that market's growth rate at 80% and claims that it is ''on the brink of strong growth and implementation by a wide variety of Fortune 1000 companies.''