Application Development Trends' News


WSDL editor jumpstarts new Web services wave

Cape Clear Software wants to speed Web services development by offering corporate users a real graphical editor without charge.

Are developers plumbers? We ask SOAP author Don Box

Don Box says a continued emphasis on "plumbing" -- or building out middle-tier infrastructures -- is not good for the careers of developers.

HP boosts grid computing strength

The move by computer suppliers to the Grid computing model moved along today with news that Hewlett-Packard Co. has signed a systems integration agreement with grid pioneer Avaki Corp., Cambridge, Mass.

Digital rights debates set at Seybold conference

Issues surrounding Digital Rights Management (DRM) and piracy protection take center stage this week at the annual Seybold conference.

TI's OMAP platform gains support

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sensory Inc. recently announced that it has ported its Fluent Speech embedded speech engine to the Texas Instruments platform.

Delphi takes on .NET development, improves MDA support

The latest version of Borland's popular Delphi Studio toolset is poised to play a major role in the next phase of Microsoft Windows-oriented application development.

Gartner warns IT on Bluetooth

As support for the Bluetooth wireless specification slowly expands in the U.S., Gartner Inc. warns that in three years, Bluetooth-based technology will cost businesses and consumers worldwide an additional $5.6 billion annually due to increased support and usage costs.

UDDI gets a committee

Observers predict that UDDI will likely move forward now that the standard has its own technical committee at OASIS.

Search is on for Web services testing tools

In a research paper on Web services testing, Jason Bloomberg, an analyst with Boston-based ZapThink, concluded that Web services testing has a long way to go to achieve quality assurance.

DataWatch looks to bring XML to the masses

DataWatch is betting that small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and departmental groups are finally ready to tackle XML projects -- and are looking for an affordable, tactical solution with a clear ROI.

Toshiba and iPass join forces in Wi-Fi effort

Toshiba's Computer Systems Group and iPass Inc., joined forces to integrate hot spots based on Toshiba's technology into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming (GBR) service.

Team management key to development success

Trusting your development team to do their jobs, speaking the same language as your team and backing up your team are key attributes for managing software development efforts, according to a panel discussion at the XML and Web Services One Conference held last week in Boston.

Cisco draws a line in the SAN

Cisco Systems has finally made its long expected move into the burgeoning storage area network (SAN) market with the recent announcement of a definitive agreement to acquire privately held data storage equipment maker Andiamo Systems Inc.

XML for business-line data digging

DataWatch is betting that small- to medium-sized businesses are ready to tackle XML projects. --Aug.30

Managing XML 'services creep'

Swingtide Inc. is developing applications to deal with problems such as 'XML service creep.'

Client/Web aims to boost I-performance

Curl Corp. offers a 'client/Web' solution that focuses on speeding up client-side processing.

Tivoli sells developers on autonomic computing

As part of its new focus on developers, Tivoli has started opening up its APIs to developers.

Fujitsu marries COBOL and Linux

Last week, Fujitsu unveiled Linux implementations of its mainstay COBOL products.

Inmon boosts dynamic analysis concept

Sagent Technology Inc., Mountain View, Calif., last week brought out a set of adaptive project mart tools dubbed Enterprise Information Integration (EII).