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Google's App Engine: No Waiting

Google opens App Engine to all.

AtMail Opens Possibilities for Developers

Company rolls out an open source alternative to Microsoft Outlook and Exchange.

Microsoft To Adopt ODF, Support Other Document Formats

Microsoft Wednesday posted plans for expanding file format support in the next major revision of Office 2007.

Yahoo's Monkey Goes Live

SearchMonkey, a new online development platform and toolset from Yahoo, officially launched Thursday.

Widgets Revolutionizing App Development

According to Sun's Chief Java Architect Todd Fast, these "disposable" applications are changing the face of development.

Java Seeks Closure on Closures

At JavaOne this week, Neal Gafter, a software engineer at Google, presented his proposed specification for adding closures to Java

JAVA ONE: Java Seeks Closure on Closures

If there is one topic that seems to get Java programmers excited, it's the question of whether to include a new feature called closures in the next version of Java.

Borland Finally Finds A Buyer For CodeGear

Borland agrees to sell its CodeGear unit for $23 million to Embarcadero Technologies.

Eclipse Expands Runtime Scope

Developers expand Eclipse's ability to run applications across different systems; new languages, SOA tools expected in next release.

OpenSolaris and NetBeans Featured at CommunityOne

Sun plans to announce news about open source products and partnerships at the San Francisco event.

JavaOne Preview: Virtual Sessions, 'Show Devices,' and Two Kinds of Rock Stars

15,000 Java developers get together this week in San Francisco.

Yahoo Stock Falls on Failed Microsoft Bid

Yahoo's next steps could be with Google or AOL.

Open Source Search Site Acquired by Black Duck

Koders.com is slated to become another asset in Black Duck's software compliance toolset.

Betas Boost Capabilities of Operations Manager 2007

Microsoft has enhanced its datacenter monitoring solution by releasing three public betas.

First Look: Ubuntu 8.04 'Hardy Heron'

Latest release includes a test utility that helps Microsoft Windows users try out the Linux-based operating system.