Application Development Trends' News


Oracle offers $5.1 B for PeopleSoft

Database and applications giant Oracle Corp. today launched an effort to take over applications competitor PeopleSoft Inc. for about $5.1 billion.

SCO Group says it has proof of Unix copyright ownership

CEO says newly-discovered document key to claim.

Company Update: Microsoft in 2003

A look back at a busy first half of the year.

XML helps add Flash to online Help

Video combines with traditional text help.

Serena buys TeamShare to enhance ECM product

Acquisition boosts companay's ChangeMan system.

CyberSource announces payment support for Web services

New suite of interfaces supports SOAP, XML, and WS Security.

WiMAX standard will augment Wi-Fi, report says

New broadband standard could outdo 802.11.

SCO promises to show allegedly copied code

SCO fires back in legal fight over Unix and Linux.

HP turns to Jabber for enterprise IM

Company teams up with instant messaging and presence technology firm.

Update: PeopleSoft to buy J.D. Edwards for $1.7 billion

Enterprise software maker buys enterprise applications firm.

Book Review: Managing risk on software projects

Ways to beat the odds while putting a product out on time.

Novell disputes SCO’s Linux moves

In a letter to UNIX-champion SCO, Novell's Jack Messman said SCO did not own copyrights and patent rights to Unix -- rights it has recently asserted versus Linux vendors.

Quad Graphics builds Sybase-DB2 gateway

First look at a new integration product from IBM.

Wi-Fi Standards Watch: 802.11g OK nears

A look at a new standard which combines high bandwidth and low cost.

IBM Rational unveils RAD tool

New development tool from new division of Big Blue.

Cobol meets Web services

New field of operation for mainframe language.

XML standards contest heats up

Why competition between standards groups may be a good thing.

Rational unveils J2EE RAD toolset

First releases from tool vendor since becoming part of IBM in late 2002.