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MuleSource Enters Hosted Data Integration Biz

New software-as-a-service offering lets companies reach into the Internet cloud.

IBM Goes After Office With Free Desktop Suite

Big Blue looks to open up desktop apps with launch of Lotus Symphony.

CodeGear Touches 3rdRail With New IDE

Development tool facilitates Ruby coding using Rails framework.

SOA Report: BEAWorld Brings New Initiatives

No stone was left unturned as BEA Systems announced new products and initiatives at its BEAworld event.

CollabNet Rolls Out Improved ALM Solution

New Enterprise Edition product makes it easier for companies to manage software development projects through the use of templates and improved collaboration tools.

MySQL Upgrades Flagship Database, Services

Latest version of open source database is designed to improve performance and simplify management of large applications.

Is Microsoft Office In Trouble?

Recent events bode ill for the dominant productivity suite.

Linux-Powered Smartphone Use on the Rise

Analyst firm predicts high growth rate for Linux use in smart devices over next five years.

Polarion Unveils ALM 3.0 Open Source App

Solution helps track software development projects and enables team collaboration.

Microsoft Releases Silverlight

Web development platform to compete with Flash.

Microsoft Document Format Voted Down

OOXML format loses two ISO votes.

W3C Publishes Web Services Policy 1.5

Group devises a more flexible method of handling policy changes for Web services and service-oriented architectures.

Site Quantifies Efforts of OSS Java Developers

A Web portal aims to do a better job crediting Java coders who have contributed to open source software projects.

Agitar Unveils Improved Java Test App

The solution helps Java programmers handle legacy code without breaking applications.

Microsoft and Open Source: Friends or Foes?

Both views have their advocates.

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