Web Development News & Resources


Cape Clear releases free WSDL editor

New Web service application development tool available.

Sybase refashions PowerBuilder; preps 4GL+

Preview of latest version of a rapid application development tool.

Principles of SOA

If Web services are to reach the ''next level,'' IT must adopt loosely coupled, standards-based Service-Oriented Architectures. A new perspective on the role of IT.

Can SOA bring out Web services' potential?

A preview of the cover story on SOA and web services.

Principles of SOA

If Web services are to reach the ''next level,'' IT must adopt loosely coupled, standards-based Service-Oriented Architectures. A new perspective on the role of IT.

Web services meet chaos theory

The expansion of web services leads to a new way of looking at applications.

Web services cut state health costs

New application saves health care dollars.

BEA brings Tuxedo to Web services dance

BEA reaches out to legacy applications.

Web services invade wireless world

Microsoft believes technology is aligning to make 2003 the year XML Web services "take off" in applications for mobile devices, according to Steve Lombardi, technical product manager, Microsoft's MapPoint .NET.

J2EE 1.4 delay won't slow Web services: developer

Sun Microsystems last week disclosed its decision to delay the release of its J2EE 1.4 spec until this summer. Developers predict the move won't slow the shipping of Web services slated to be completed this spring.

Stemming "XML service creep"

Swingtide Inc., a Portsmouth, N.H.-based start-up, has unveiled its initial product line aimed to stem "XML service creep" and provide a knowledge base for designing Web services and Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs).

Web services invade content management

According to Ron Schmelzer at ZapThink LLC, Web services will become an important technology in content management systems.

Droplets boost server-side graphic rendering

Droplets Inc. markets technology to create "rich, thin client" systems. To do this, the company puts specialized presentation logic and rendering algorithms on the mid-tier server.

Getting started with Web services

LogicLibrary has recently initiated a QuickStart program to push forward Web services initiatives.

Book Review: Building Web Applications With UML, Second Edition

Getting serious about Web applications? Then this is the book for you.