Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoft, claiming that .NET uses Vertical's patented technology.
Version 2.0 of the free application now includes Java language generation and expanded ELT support.
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools and platforms can help independent software vendors take advantage of the Internet browser as a standard for application distribution.
The next version of Microsoft's Visual Studio integrated development environment, called "Orcas," has been issued as a beta release.
Google hosts event for developers of Web-based applications who use the company's open-source development kit.
The W3C grants Recommendation status to XQuery, the XML query language designed to do for Web services what SQL did for relational databases. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News.)
Robert Carr, Keep and Share's CEO, talks about the Web as a delivery mechanism for software and services. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News.)
Independent software vendors can get hosting and support at Microsoft partner locations under a new program.
A number of companies released new products last week, supporting application development in a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Here are some of those announcements to date.
Number of AJAX developers jumped by 50 percent, year-to-year.
Open CSA group unites to speed application development through SOA specs.
Partnerships in the software-as-a-service business shouldn't follow the well-trod enterprise software model, report says.
IBM officials position CICS 3.2 as the no-brainer hub for an organization’s -- any organization’s -- service-oriented architecture.
A survey of companies developing service-oriented architecture solutions found that it hasn't been easy to do, although most 'best-in-class' companies have realized returns on investment from SOA infrastructure.
Software AG is expected to gain a strong 'foothold' in the North American SOA market with the acquisition.