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Developers Struggle to Keep Abreast of the 'Orcas' Wave

Developers struggle to form a sharp picture of what to expect from Orcas.

webMethods Debuts BPM and Governance Tools in Fabric 7.0

Business Process Management (BPM) and Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs) are integrated into a single platform.

Microsoft Expression to Blend Coding and Design Worlds

Will the eXtensible Markup Language finally bridge the dev-design gap?

Talking SOA with Judith Hurwitz

Longtime industry analyst Judith Hurwitz discusses how Microsoft is becoming more engaged in the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) space.

DevForce 3.3

Development shops that are .NET-focused and moving into a distributed, Web services-centric environment face a lot of challenges. IdeaBlade Inc.'s Devforce 3.3 focuses on developing core logic.

Rational Version 7.0 Tools

The Rational Software Architect product affords highly flexible model management.

Microsoft Updates Team Foundation Server Tool

Latest version of the Team Foundation Server MSSCCI (Microsoft Source Code Control Interface) Provider, lets an array of IDEs gain access to TFS

GigaSpaces 5.2 Promises Extreme Scalability for .NET

GigaSpaces' abstraction layer eliminates the complexity of writing to a parallelized environment.

AutomatedQA TestComplete 5 Bolsters Testing for Vista

New hooks for new Vista APIs.

Sun's Java SE 6 Retooled for Web Services

Sun Developer Network pulls together a host of new features for Web services, dynamic language support, diagnostics and desktop applications.

JNBridgePro Connects .NET and Java Apps

JNBridgePro lets a .NET application access existing Java classes over system, network or Web connections.

Intercept Studio 4.0 Monitors Code

Sleuth code errors. It may be near impossible to ship 100 percent clean code, but Intercept Studio 4.0 pledges to help .NET development teams come close.

Chasing VMware

BEA Systems' WebLogic Server Virtual Edition enables Java apps to run directly on a hypervisor without a standard OS.

K2.net's 'BlackPearl' Targets Developers and Business Users

A human-centric BPM tool that integrates with core Microsoft technologies, such as BizTalk Server.

Microsoft's Latest Script: Improve PHP on Windows

Microsoft and Zend expect to extend the technical collaboration to the next version of Windows Server, code-named "Longhorn."

Seeking Direction

Live Clipboard promised a rich future of Microsoft-inspired mashup applications. Where has the hype gone?

Micro Focus Net Express Bridges COBOL and .NET

The venerable COBOL programming language still powers reams of mainframe-level applications, posing a challenge for development managers seeking a way to bridge the chasm between legacy applications and active .NET projects.

A Lighter, Faster ALM Process

Is agile development at a tipping point? ALM provider VersionOne in Alpharetta, Ga., is banking on it.

Mixing up Vista's Managed and Unmanaged APIs

Mention application programming interfaces (APIs) and Windows Vista together, and many programmers assume you're referring to the much-ballyhooed managed interfaces that comprise the new .NET Framework 3.0.

Atlas Plugged: SPI Dynamics' Upgrade Secures AJAX Apps

Web application security vendor SPI Dynamics is collaborating with Microsoft to provide security testing for applications built using ASP.NET AJAX, formerly code-named "Atlas."

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