Application Development Trends' News


Competing standards hurt Web services growth

How different kinds of SOAP might cloud the waters of Web services.

IBM adds WebLogic link

Company takes on rival with new WebSphere tool.

WebMethods, Informatica team up on business monitor

New product combines integration and analysis functions.

What is an enterprise service bus?

The enterprise service bus has the potential to change the way developers work, in the sense that it may lead to corporate interconnection standards for all in-house applications.

Rule of secure coding: 'See input as evil'

We recently asked security maven Steve Orrin to tell us some of the tenets of secure coding today.

Tool captures user info, not simulation

Updated management product adds automatic script creation.

Sun joins collaboration race

Communication services field gets another player.

Oracle, Dell extend partnership

Software and hardware makers announce more joint projects.

Oracle 'transforms' development operation

Company allows secure access for developers around the world.

XML promises to boost eBooks

The Open eBook Forum has unveiled a new version of its XML-based Open eBook Publication Structure (OeBPS) that booksellers hope can boost acceptance of the eBook concept.

Is BI ready for the masses?

Version 7 of the Actuate BI toolset incorporates an object-oriented development environment, a server-based infrastructure and drag-and-drop templates that officials say allow the less-technical user to develop their own reports and database queries.

Standards fights slow Web services

Wrangling among vendors seeking competitive advantage is slowing the adoption of protocols to support commercially viable Web services, contends Ray Valdes, research director at Gartner Inc., a Stamford, Conn.-based consulting firm.

Music retailer modernizes inventory tracking

Engineers at Musician's Friend, a catalog- and Web-based music equipment retailer, create a better way to track and route returned items.

New Java environment focuses on up-front modeling

Compuware seeks to reduce development time.

Microsoft sets sail with SALT-based speech apps

Adding voice control to Web applications.

Migration tool draws 'genetic map'

Software now said to integrate with Microsoft, CA, and Symantec platforms.

Appliance promises XML security

New appliance said to provide security and monitoring of XML Web services.

Sun bundles collaboration tools

Company offers a new way to acquire and deploy its products.

Oracle, Dell sign new pacts

Software and hardware companies team up.