Open Source Development News & More


IBM Partners With UCLA, N.C. State on Web Development

Colleges will get support from IBM on the use of some open programming tools.

Alfresco Survey Polls Enterprise Stack Practices

Respondents said they are using a mixture of open source and proprietary solutions.

Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo Join OpenID Board

In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification.

GlobalLogic Expands, Offers R&D Dev Support

Outsourcing firm initiates new service to support startups and others needing software engineering expertise.

DataDirect Offers MySQL XQuery Product

Solution features querying power across both relational and XML stores.

SugarCRM Solaris Installer To Come

Solution will facilitate deployments on Sun's OSes.

Q&A: Spring.NET Founder Mark Pollack

The latest version of Spring.NET, made generally available in December, is a major upgrade to the original port of the popular Spring Framework, a layered Java/J2EE application-programming model.

Apache Synapse Bumped to Top Project Status

A new version of the enterprise service bus was released.

SpringSource Acquires Covalent Technologies

Companies combine forces to deliver one-stop open source enterprise solutions, combining Java-based middleware and Apache server solutions.

Hyperic Enhances Its Web App Diagnostic Tool

The company's latest reporting solution helps enterprises monitor large Web applications that need to scale.

Joyent's Hosted Apps Back Up, Going Open Source

Hosted app provider describes plans after server failure.

WSO2 Unveils Open Source Mashup Server

The company also rolled out a beta of a new hosted mashup service.

EnterpriseDB Jumps Into the Cloud

Beta of hosted relational database management system is planned to start in March.

Nokia To Acquire Trolltech

The deal opens the way for Trolltech's cross-platform Qt app framework to get a wider foothold across desktop and mobile devices.

Zimbra Selects Webtide's Dynamic Web Solution

Company added push server technology to support its dynamic Web-based e-mail and collaboration software.