Open Source Development News & More


Sun To Cut More Than 15 Percent of Global Workforce

Exec VP of software leaves the company.

Agile Solution Provider Rolls Out Java SDK

VersionOne added support for Java developers in the latest release of its agile management tool.

Open Source SOA Project Gets Axed

The Eclipse Foundation's archiving process for the Application Lifecycle Framework (ALF) project has already started.

Open Source Java Libraries Debut for uPortal

Cernunnos 1.0.0 now available to everyone.

Java-Based Data Integration Tool Supports Eclipse

Providing the services layer will drive SOA adoption, XAware argues.

Microsoft Joins Standards Effort on Ubiquitous Messaging

The company will add its efforts toward developing the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol open standard.

Google Android Flaw Reopens Open Source Security Debate

A security flaw in Google's new Android operating system discovered recently by independent researchers further underscores the security debate between open source and proprietary software.

First Look: Google Chrome

Chrome has the makings of a good, lightweight browser, but it still lacks a few important features.

First Look: Ubuntu 8.10 Beta

The latest version Ubuntu Linux features some improvements, but a few problems still persist.

Open Ajax Alliance Offers New IDE and Mashup Tools

OpenAjax Hub 1.1 among debuts at this week's AjaxWorld RIA Conference & Expo.

Merb: The Rails Alternative

New Ruby framework offers a modular approach.

First Look: OpenOffice.org 3.0

The Microsoft Office alternative is getting better, little by little.

Ballmer Drops Hints About Windows 7, Cloud Computing

Microsoft is gearing up to describe a few of its cutting-edge software technologies in late October.

Microsoft Unleashes Tool For Web Developers

Web App Installer centralized management of ASP.NET and PHP-based open source Web apps.

Silverlight 2 Now Available

Microsoft today released the latest version of its multimedia browser app plug-in, which utilizes the .NET Framework.