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All Rights Reserved.News180At Java One this week, Neal Gafter, a software engineer at Google, presented his proposed specification for adding closures to Javahttp://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22589http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22589#0Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTIt's not efficiencies -- it's cutting costs.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22581http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22581#1Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft issued the second community technology preview of its scripting and management tool for servers using Windows operating systems.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22587http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22587#2Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTBorland agrees to sell its CodeGear unit for $23 million to Embarcadero Technologies.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22584http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22584#3Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTNeil Young, RIA, JavaFX and other notes from this week's Java One conference. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22582http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22582#4Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTExec says Live Mesh key for tying together various online and offline solutionshttp://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22580http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22580#5Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTUpdated solution includes improvements to help service-enable legacy applications on the mainframe.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22563http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22563#6Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTDevelopers expand Eclipse's ability to run applications across different systems; new languages, SOA tools expected in next release.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22562http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22562#7Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTTechNet and MSDN subscribers now have access to the "slipstream build," but Microsoft also released XP SP3 generally via Windows Update.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22561http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22561#8Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT15,000 Java developers get together this week in San Francisco.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22558http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22558#9Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTYahoo's next steps could be with Google or AOL.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22556http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22556#10Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTSun plans to announce news about open source products and partnerships at the San Francisco event.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22552http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22552#11Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTCiting a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22551http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22551#12Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTSpeculation Microsoft may walk away from deal if increased offer of $33 per share rejected.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22547http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22547#13Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft is expected to announce further details this week on its Yahoo takeover plans.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22542http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22542#14Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTNew capabilities added to HP's SOA software.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22541http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22541#15Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTResearch firm says SaaS, SOA continue to be the most important technologies for "enterprise software customers."http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22540http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22540#16Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTNew hardware appliance is designed to help accelerate the performance of Web services.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22537http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22537#17Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTResearch firm Gartner is predicting that the current economic downturn in the U.S. will mean more IT and development positions will go overseas. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22539http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22539#18Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe blogosphere debates SOA vs. WOA -- both the techniques and the terms. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22538http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22538#19Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTKoders.com is slated to become another asset in Black Duck's software compliance toolset.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22532http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22532#20Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe availability of new service pack for the Windows XP operating system has been postponed until Microsoft fixes an application compatibility problem.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22530http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22530#21Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft has enhanced its datacenter monitoring solution by releasing three public betas.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22529http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22529#22Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTLatest version features more RIA and Web 2.0 support.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22526http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22526#23Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTCollaboration and social networking technologies may find space in the enterprise.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22524http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22524#24Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTPoor security practices are to blame, Microsoft says.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22520http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22520#25Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTDevelopers can code for actions based on simple voice commands.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22519http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22519#26Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTLatest release includes a test utility that helps Microsoft Windows users try out the Linux-based operating system.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22514http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22514#27Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft's Chief Architect lays out a strategy for a device-connected world.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22510http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22510#28Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTNew Microsoft solution is designed to support file synchronization across devices, using the Internet cloud. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22509http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22509#29Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTHowever, a Yahoo deal is still the preferred way to support Microsoft's search ad strategy.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22508http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22508#30Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTReport, covering late 2007, found a 300 percent increase in Trojan bugs.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22507http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22507#31Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTSun Microsystems and the Java Card Forum have released version 3.0 of the Java Card smartcard specification. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22498http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22498#32Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTLooking to broaden the reach of high performance .NET applications across multiple clustered tiers and platforms, Microsoft this week will release a sample application, tutorials and benchmarks to help simplify the development and deployment of service-oriented architecture (SOA) composite apps.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22497http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22497#33Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTChinese companies agree to buy support for Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise via licensing issued by Microsoft.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22495http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22495#34Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTCompany is moving its Curl dev tools to the Eclipse platform.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22493http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22493#35Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTHosted rich Internet application development platform lets developers tap into Google App Engine.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22491http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22491#36Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTNew version enables database support for Web applications.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22490http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22490#37Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTOrganization expands into another segment of the development community.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22489http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22489#38Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTPlatform adds new tools to support the application development needs of large organizations.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22488http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22488#39Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe last planned service pack to Windows XP is out.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22486http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22486#40Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTDevelopers can use the .NET Framework and integrate applications in Java or CORBA environments.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22485http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22485#41Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTRFI seeks advice on using SOA without disrupting mission-critical operations.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22484http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22484#42Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft unveiled a new project to deliver a bundled suite of applications to consumer users as part of its "software plus services" strategy.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22475http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22475#43Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe bug reportedly allows authenticated users to elevate privileges on networks using some Windows operating systems.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22474http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22474#44Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTVersion 2.6.25 of the Linux kernel has been released.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22472http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22472#45Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft announced a solution to help build mobile applications for radiofrequency identification use.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22467http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22467#46Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft releases an incremental update in the mean time, Cumulative Update 7. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22466http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22466#47Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft has rolled out Vista Service Pack 1 in all supported language versions, but some existing SP1 users have had problems with USB-based devices after applying a security patch.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22464http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22464#48Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTYour guide to the latest read-worthy posts in the SOA blogosphere. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22461http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22461#49Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTSun's "secret agenda" in paying $1 billion for MySQL is to serve the open source community, says Sun's CEO.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22460http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22460#50Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTCompany hopes to expand embedded development efforts on the .NET Framework.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22459http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22459#51Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTRumors that Windows XP Service Pack 3 will appear this month continue to flourish.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22458http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22458#52Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTAda, used mostly by the aviation industry, is forgotten, but not gone.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22452http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22452#53Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTIntegrated solution suggests potential threat to Microsoft's hosted CRM offering.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22450http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22450#54Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTOffice-like suite combines multiple programs into one.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22440http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22440#55Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe next version of Windows may address some of the limitations seen in Vista.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22437http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22437#56Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTCompany releases testing and quality assurance tools for development teams.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22436http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22436#57Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTOnly 10 percent of budgets showed an increase, according to Gartner survey.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22435http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22435#58Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTSolution adds text tagging collaboration and AJAX-enabled features.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22434http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22434#59Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTVectors include Web 2.0 apps and client-side browser attacks.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22429http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22429#60Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTOther rumors include a joint bid for Yahoo by Microsoft and News Corp.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22428http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22428#61Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTAnnouncement of a trial with Google generates blunt response from Redmond.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22424http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22424#62Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft Wednesday released the first community technology preview (CTP) of Robotics Developer Studio 2008.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22422http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22422#63Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTBrowser test version adds CSS improvements and JavaScript 1.8 support.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22421http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22421#64Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTRSA Conference opening speech emphasized that innovation can be facilitated by considering security as a form of risk assessment.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22418http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22418#65Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft's integrated security solution, code-named "Stirling," is currently available as a public beta release.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22416http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22416#66Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe company plans to release final protocol documentation and patent information by the end of June for Office, SharePoint and Exchange.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22414http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22414#67Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFixes are for client-side vulnerabilities.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22411http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22411#68Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTNew subscription version of Java SE offers extended support and enterprise deployment tools, among other features.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22410http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22410#69Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMainsoft has released a new 2.2 version of Mainsoft for Java EE. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22409http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22409#70Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTUsing model-driven SOA may be the best way to ensure you'll get a project that will actually solve business problems.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22400http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22400#71Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTBallmer threatens to replace Yahoo's board members in three weeks' time.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22399http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22399#72Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTA VSLive! talk on Redmond's application lifecycle management system described some of its upcoming features.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22385http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22385#73Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTNovell and Microsoft use virtualization technology to demonstrate running Novell's Linux on Windows server, and vice versa.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22384http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22384#74Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft added another two years of life to its popular operating system, but only for OEMs building devices with limited hardware capabilities.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22383http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22383#75Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTPatches address remote code execution attacks and other potential problems.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22377http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22377#76Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTAcquisition will enable a greater focus by IBM on large-industry systems.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22373http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22373#77Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTSecurity is still a concern among IT professionals in both business and government sectors.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22372http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22372#78Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTResearch firm points to server virtualization as infrastructure boost for IT.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22371http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22371#79Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTHalf of CIOs surveyed aim to deploy virtualization solutions during the next 18 to 24 months.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22370http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22370#80Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMajority are stumped, and increased network complexity has added to their burdens.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22368http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22368#81Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTControversy may continue over Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, which underwent fast-track approval by ISO/IEC.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22362http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22362#82Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTRuntime governance is the key to healthy SOA applicationshttp://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22361http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22361#83Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft itself is pointing to publicly disclosed information.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22356http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22356#84Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTRedmond gets behind open source network authentication protocol, which is already used in its operating systems.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22354http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22354#85Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTVote count is close on ratifying Microsoft's Office Open XML document format as an international standard.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22352http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22352#86Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe trial version can improve desktop search performance, company reps say.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22342http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22342#87Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTThis latest Java IDE release includes Ruby, JavaScript and MySQL integration improvements.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22341http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22341#88Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTSecret project appears to involve hosted Office-like applications aimed at the consumer market. http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22335http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22335#89Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTLatest release is designed to get feedback via Windows Update.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22333http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22333#90Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe company partnered with Sourcesense to broaden the use of Office 2007 file formats by Java applications.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22331http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22331#91Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTSome PCs using Intel chips can't be upgraded , and PCs using some Symantec solutions will have to wait for a fix.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22330http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22330#92Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTEvent drew experts to speak on Hadoop, a Java-based framework for running data-intensive applications on computer clusters.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22329http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22329#93Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTCurrent economic conditions favor open source, survey respondents say.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22327http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22327#94Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTEmerging markets represent a growth area.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22325http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22325#95Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTIndustry coalition wants to drive the development of APIs for social networking apps.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22324http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22324#96Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe new tool supports imaging for IT desktop deployments and updates Microsoft's Business Desktop Deployment solution.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22318http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22318#97Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTAddressing specific vertical markets through the use of customized solution bundles may be the latest wave in software-as-a-service.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22317http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22317#98Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTThis latest Ruby IDE release features improved installation, plus a few customization features to suit your coding preferences.http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22313http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=22313#99Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT