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Software development tools
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November 02, 2006
02
Nov'06
European ERP firms go bust
Java-based enterprise resource planning software companies Semiramis Software of Germany and Semiramis Software of Austria have filed for bankruptcy.
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October 23, 2006
23
Oct'06
Customisation made easy for Salesforce CRM users
Salesforce.com has signalled a major change in strategy with the announcement of application development tools that will help users to hone and customise its on-demand customer relationship management applications.
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October 10, 2006
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Oct'06
SAP to boost openness with addition of Java EE
SAP's pledge to incorporate the newest version of the Java platform in a technical preview of the next version of SAP Netweaver should be good news for users, according to analyst firm Gartner.
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October 02, 2006
02
Oct'06
SAP achieves Java EE5 compatibility
SAP has announced that its NetWeaver platform has compatibility with Java Enterprise Edition 5, allowing users to develop robust Java applications based on the platform.
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September 04, 2006
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Sep'06
Hallam cuts build time with eScript
Hallam Land Management has shaved a third off development time for a web-based workflow application by using a modular framework.
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August 22, 2006
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Aug'06
CfH “to learn” from nurse disquiet over IT programme
Connecting for Health, the organisation in charge of the NHS’s £12.4bn National Programme for IT, has pledged to learn from a survey that showed nurses losing faith in IT developments.
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July 31, 2006
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Jul'06
NEC develops multiprocessor virtualisation technology
NEC Corporation has announced that it has succeeded in the development of multiprocessor virtualisation technology.
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July 24, 2006
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Jul'06
LCH.Clearnet to write off £32m in clearing project development costs
Clearing house LCH.Clearnet has abandoned its Generic Clearing Systems project to build a single integrated IT platform, after the firm’s latest internal review of the programme concluded that it was not technologically or economically viable to ...
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July 17, 2006
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Jul'06
UK hurtles towards software skills crisis
Levels of students applying to study computer science have halved in five years, according to the “Developing the Future” report, which examines the state of the UK software development industry.
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July 10, 2006
10
Jul'06
Collaboration from ashes of Kinnect
The closure of the Kinnect electronic trading platform in January has enabled new developments in the relationship between Lloyd's of London's back-office and RI3K, a commercial electronic trading hub serving the market.
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July 04, 2006
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Jul'06
Thomas Cook signs IBM to integrate worldwide IT platform
Thomas Cook has signed a deal with IBM to manage the development of a new IT platform for its huge travel operation.
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June 27, 2006
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Jun'06
Microsoft axes WinFS data storage and management system
Microsoft has axed its WinFS data storage and management system, under development since 2003.
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June 23, 2006
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Jun'06
IBM unveils new Java security tools
IBM has released two free security tools to enable software developers to enhance automatic data encryption and increase security in Java applications.
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June 13, 2006
13
Jun'06
Hot skills: Take on the Java world as Atlas battles with Ajax
Free Microsoft extensions will help .net developers
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June 13, 2006
13
Jun'06
IBM’s latest DB2 database server lifts off
After five years of development, IBM has finally launched the next generation of its DB2 database server.
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June 06, 2006
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Jun'06
Hot skills: Use of Ajax development grows despite controversy
Ajax is a collection of technologies and techniques intended to make web applications as responsive, interactive and rich as their desktop equivalents.
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May 23, 2006
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May'06
Hot skills: Tcl/Tk offers easy way to expand coders' skillset
Scripting language supports speedy development.
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May 19, 2006
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May'06
Developments on the web
The way we use the web is changing. Every day, businesses are finding new ways to improve how they work by exploiting web-based technologies.
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May 16, 2006
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May'06
Sun simplifies creation of web services with Java EE 5
The Java Platform Enterprise Edition 5 specification has been approved by the Java Community Process (JCP), providing what Java owner Sun Microsystems describes as a simplified model for component-based software development.
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May 16, 2006
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May'06
Compatibility hope for Java and .net
IT directors are still struggling for an efficient, cost-effective and stable method to link together Java and .net and applications, despite a commitment from Sun Microsystems and Microsoft to work together.
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May 05, 2006
05
May'06
Release of Java Enterprise Edition 5 imminent
Sun Microsystems is to launch an upgraded version of its web services development platform on 16 May.
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April 19, 2006
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Apr'06
SAP launches development partnership programme
SAP has launched an Enterprise Services Community, a collaborative programme to give its customers and partners input into future development of the SAP platform.
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April 11, 2006
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Apr'06
Councils pool Microsoft development knowledge
Ten local authorities have set up a forum to share their knowledge about Microsoft systems and applications they have written in Microsoft development environments.
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March 23, 2006
23
Mar'06
Microsoft unveils third-party web services development site
Microsoft has launched a developer website to encourage programmers to write applications that connect to the company’s web-based applications.
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March 22, 2006
22
Mar'06
Unisys to hire 1,000 for expanded China operation
Unisys has opened a new outsourcing and software development centre in Shanghai, as part of a move to hire an extra 1,000 staff in China over the next three years.
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March 21, 2006
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Mar'06
Microsoft releases ALM platform
Microsoft will this month release Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, a code development platform designed to help maintain the quality of application code.
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March 21, 2006
21
Mar'06
Developers turn on to free Oracle download
Oracle's recently released free database development tool is already among the top three downloads on Oracle's website, according to the firm.
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March 20, 2006
20
Mar'06
Microsoft releases delayed development product
Microsoft has released its latest software development product, Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, after a four-month delay.
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March 17, 2006
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Mar'06
Adobe hires Sun's Java expert
Adobe Systems has snapped up Sun Microsystems’s top software executive, John Loiacono, as its new senior vice president, creative solutions.
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February 17, 2006
17
Feb'06
IBM invests $1bn in information management
IBM is to plough $1bn (£0.6bn) into information management software development over the next three years.
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February 01, 2006
01
Feb'06
Adobe to release Flex 2.0 beta for web development
Adobe is releasing a beta edition of its Flex 2.0 web development platform.
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January 26, 2006
26
Jan'06
Amex implements Java ES for critical systems
American Express has chosen Sun Microsystems’ Java Enterprise System (Java ES) to support mission-critical systems in its global IT infrastructure.
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January 09, 2006
09
Jan'06
Apache releases open-source Java application server
The open-source Apache Software Foundation has released Apache Geronimo 1.0, an open Java-based application server.
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
EMC expands business information grid development
EMC is expanding in the grid computing arena by buying a grid business information software platform from Acxiom for $30m (£18m). With the acquisition, it will also take on on 100 of its development staff to aid research into the technology.
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January 03, 2006
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Jan'06
Hot skills: Microsoft's C# wins new friends and influences .net developments
What is it? C# is an object-oriented programming language from Microsoft that is based on C++ with elements from Visual Basic and Java.
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December 19, 2005
19
Dec'05
Microsoft to boost project management offering with UMT technology
Microsoft has unveiled plans to acquire the software and intellectual property of the development arm of UMT, which provides project and portfolio management technology alongside consulting services.
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December 14, 2005
14
Dec'05
App dev revs up in 2006
Research from managed hosting supplier Globix suggests application development will top the 2006 IT budget at 20.7% of spend, even outstripping investment in network security.
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December 05, 2005
05
Dec'05
Your shout: outsourcing, mergers, developments, tools
Computer Weekly readers have their say
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December 01, 2005
01
Dec'05
Sun patches critical JRE security holes
Sun Microsystems has patched serious security holes in its Java Runtime Environment (JRE), that allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on users' systems.
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November 21, 2005
21
Nov'05
Rapid roll out for UN's global ERP
The United Nations Development Programme has deployed Oracle's PeopleSoft enterprise resource planning software across 145 countries in just 14 days, enabling its international offices to collaborate more effectively and improve many of its business...
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November 17, 2005
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Nov'05
Intel moves to support clustering development
Intel is shipping five new software development tools that make it easier to create distributed applications used in high-performance computing clustering.
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November 07, 2005
07
Nov'05
Visual Studio 2005 ships minus teamwork tool
Visual Studio 2005, the latest version of Microsoft's .net development environment, is released this week, but without a much-anticipated component, which will not ship until 2006.
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November 01, 2005
01
Nov'05
IBM opens patents to help create standards
IBM has promised royalty-free access to its patent portfolio for the development of selected open healthcare and education software standards.
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October 31, 2005
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Oct'05
Microsoft updates key products
Microsoft will next week launch two crucial product updates for corporate users: a new version of its flagship relational database server and an update of the .net development environment.
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October 24, 2005
24
Oct'05
IBM boosts software standards with royalty free offer
IBM has pledged royalty-free access to its patent portfolio for the development and implementation of selected open healthcare and education software standards.
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October 18, 2005
18
Oct'05
Zend initiatives promote wider use of PHP
Zend Technologies is launching the Zend PHP Framework initiative, a development environment for applications using the PHP scripting language.
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October 07, 2005
07
Oct'05
Service approach will bring benefits to applications development says Gartner
Service-oriented development of applications (SODA) is the best way to approach globally distributed application development and maintenance, according to a new report by Gartner.
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October 03, 2005
03
Oct'05
Philips creates 900 more programmer jobs in India
Philips is increasing the number of software development staff at its Bangalore research and development centre from 1,600 to 2,500 by the end of 2007.
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September 22, 2005
22
Sep'05
Added sparkle for developers
Adobe and Macromedia get competition in graphics development market
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September 21, 2005
21
Sep'05
Ovum praises Borland IT development engine
JBuilder 2006 gains analyst's praise for its collaboration features.