Web Development News & Resources


Use the Ruby on Rails Alternative

Take a more expedient approach for developing MVC Web applications than you might take using J2EE technologies.

Guarding Against the Network Menace

Minimize the risk of the unknown when deploying Web applications. Discover a three-step process to monitor performance securely in real time from the browser back to the database.

BEA Upgrades Enterprise Integration Tools

BEA Systems, Inc. unveiled a collection of integration tools this week aimed at easing adoption of service-oriented architectures. The integration portfolio strategy is on the heels of the company's ambitious SOA 360 platform announcement in September, which outlined the BEA microService architecture and its supporting WorkSpace 360 collaborative tooling environment, slated for release in 2007.

Seagull’s BlueZone: Terminal Emulation with an SOA-Friendly Tip

Customers can service-enable terminal-based applications and effectively transform them into full-fledged SOA assets.

Profile: Above All Software's New Way to SOA

Above All Software helps turn legacy applications into business services.

iTKO Enhances SOA Continuous Testing Service

Dallas-based iTKO is releasing an upgrade to its SOA testing platform this week. The LISA 3.5 Complete SOA Test Platform is a Java-based toolset designed to automate testing without requiring any coding.

The Role of the ESB

ESBs provide a multitude of services for an enterprise committed to optimizing IT in support of business processes.

Service Orchestration and Windows Workflow Foundation

Building and executing workflows without a traditional Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is possible using Microsoft .NET 3.0 technologies.

The Year of the Build

Is wrestling with your software builds a fact of life? Not necessarily.

New Dev Community Delivers 411 for SQL

A new program launched this week places SQL under the limelight, as one company looks to laud and standardize the programming language for data queries and analysis. And build a developer community in the process.

Biz Process Dev Tool Integrates Visual Studio

The building blocks for speedy biz app development just got more inclusive. A tool that lets .NET developers envision their apps during the programming process, now integrates Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

SOA drives need for XML security

Deliberate attacks on Web services is one obvious risk enterprises take when building such apps, and sloppy data can wreak just as much havoc. But one expert says XML security is where it’s at for adopters of service-oriented architectures (SOA).

Oracle moves beyond the bundle for SOA

Oracle's latest version of its SOA Suite offers substantial upgrades to the January 2006 release. The key enhancement, available now to developers in a preview, is integration of all components into a "cohesive" platform.

The Web Inside

What happens if you apply the REST design pattern to its logical conclusion?

Web 2.0 and New Approaches to Software

Web 2.0 is about more than the technology and coding.