Open Source Development News & More


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.

SpringSource Releases New App Server

OSGi-based Java server is designed to run Spring applications in the enterprise.

Pentagon: Open Source Good To Go

Military information technology folks wondering if their use of Apache, Perl, Linux and other open source software is copacetic with the brass will soon get some answers from the Defense Department's Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Mono 2.0 Takes Flight

Mono version 2.0, an open source effort to implement the Microsoft .NET development framework for Unix, Linux and other platforms, was formally released Monday.

Mono 2.0 Takes Flight

Mono version 2.0, an open source effort to implement the Microsoft .NET development framework for Unix, Linux and other platforms, was formally released today.

Red Hat Expands HPC Solution Availability

The company's Linux-based high-performance computing solution is now available worldwide with support.

LongJump Addresses 'Long Tail' of IT Development

New Java-based, Eclipse-compatible rapid application development suite for cloud computing focuses heavily on reuse.

MyEclipse Mixes in More Maven

Genuitec has implemented Maven2 in the latest milestone release of its MyEclipse integrated development environment (IDE).

Visual Studio To Include jQuery Library

Microsoft plans to incorporate an open source JavaScript library in Visual Studio and ASP.NET, and contribute to the project.

Mike's Rails Zone: Handling Many-to-Many Relationships in Rails

Mike Gunderloy walks you through the steps and code needed for handling this kind of relationship in the user interface.

Integrated Collaborative Environment Leverages Web 2.0

Bluenog ICE integrates CMS, BI and RIA portal features.

Serena Acquisition Takes Aim at Microsoft Project

The Projity acquisition will bolster Serena's PPM product line by adding two open source management solutions.