Application Development Trends' News


Free SunOne version due on Linux, AIX and other OSes

Sun Microsystems said it will make its application server available for free on HP-UX, Windows, AIX and Linux. -June 19

Data Junction head: “Web services need standard data-in/data-out API”

There just aren't enough programmers in the world to continue writing custom adapters, says Mike Hoskins. New as they are, Web services still have to confront this issue. -June 20

Process Management Cutter survey: BPR is back

New software technologies may deliver on an age-old promise. -June 20

They're here: Standard synchs for the wireless

Industry need some common way of describing and exchanging the data between devices and back-end systems, particularly in over-the-air environments. -June 17

Ovum Analysis: Rediscovered frameworks look familiar

Framework is a term used to describe a wide array of "things" that provide IT developers with some degree of pre-built functionality.For the more cynical, an equally valid description of a framework is "something that hasn't been finished." -June 17

Merant release matches PVCS, web content management

Long-time software configuration management player Merant has moved more deeply into the content management software space with a new release this week of Collage. -June 17

Eclipse rules at IBM

IBM moves quickly to spread Eclipse support throughout its many tool sets. -June 17

Oracle's Ellison-California 'debate' goes on

Last week, Oracle's Larry Ellison addressed questions about a controversial deal gleefully. -June 12

Informatica rolls real-time data integration system

Business software maker Informatica sees analytic implementations moving from the batch to near-real-time computing realm. -June 11

Java father Gosling on Web services

While Sun Microsystems works as hard as any vendor to enable next-generation Web services middleware architectures, company scientist James Gosling that Web services are not really new. -[WEEK OF JUNE 3, 2002]

At XML Web Services One: New XSLT debugging traits in eXcelon tool

Released at the XML Web Services One expo in San Jose, Calif., software from eXcelon is intended to speed XSLT development. -- June 8

Distributors to form UnitedLinux

Four distributors of the open-source Linux operating system have announced their intention to join in the formation of a single version of the OS. -WEEK OF JUNE 3, 2002

The case for custom analytics

ProClarity shows its platform for building analytics at the TDWI conference in San Diego. - May 29

Solaris version supports Sun ONE

The new Solaris 9 adds more than 300 new features, and Sun execs characterized the upgrade as the biggest in the 10-year history of the flagship OS. -May 29

FineGround accelerates Web page generation

FineGround Networks Inc. has unveiled the Condenser Application Acceleration Suite 4.0 for speeding page generation of Web applications.

BroadVision bets on portals

BroadVision's latest release marks its move from personalization and point tools to a broader portal offering. -May 21

At long last an Apple server

Humility descended on Steve Jobs one day in May. The occasion? A roll out of a belated Apple server market offering. - May 21

Borland JBuilder improves EJB development

Borland Software Corp introduced JBuilder 7 at Borland's BorCon 2002 developer conference in Anaheim, Calif. The product brings a number of useful enterprise development capabilities to the Java world. -May 20

VA Software forges ahead with tool suite update

VA Software Corp. has unveiled SourceForge Enterprise Edition 3.1, an updated version of its collaborative software development platform. Upgrades to the software are intended to better position SourceForge for enterprise implementation. -May 17

What works for e-government

The government's efforts to go online are troubled, but there are some good signs, according to Gartner. -May 17