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Taronga Zoo .NETting its menagerie
Behind the scenes at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, a small but determined group of IT specialists are working to use Web services to streamline the flow of many core business processes. Read more »
Firefox 3: New front in the browser war
Mozilla released Firefox 3 on Tuesday, opening a new front in the browser wars. Read more »
Google to unveil 'Android' phone software
Google is ready to unveil a suite of software for mobile phones based on open-source technology, backed by some of the largest wireless industry companies in the world. Read more »
Novell's Linux strategy worries some customers
Novell's ambitious strategy for Linux has led some customers to worry that the networking company may withdraw support for some of its legacy applications. Read more »
BEA lights US$87.5m fire under its SOA ambitions
Fuego has been acquired to give BEA's offerings a BPM boost. Read more »
BEA Systems acquires Fuego
BEA Systems announced on Wednesday that it bought business process management software maker Fuego for US$87.5 million in cash. Read more »
Jan Baan launches Web services firm
Jan Baan, best known as the driving force behind business software maker Baan, has shifted his attention to Web services with the launch of a new company, Cordys. Read more »
Five years of Ballmer--the effect on Microsoft
In the five years since Bill Gates surprised the technology world by announcing he would give up his title as chief executive at Microsoft, has the company changed? Read more »
XML: Extremely critical or exhaustingly complex?
Could the myriad standards and specifications surrounding XML seriously discourage users in the short-term? Read more »
Interview with Bill Gates
This week Microsoft have released a host of announcements revolved around Longhorn, Whidbey and the future of Web services. Bill Gates sheds some light on the future of their platforms in this interview. Read more »
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Legacy apps and .NET
Maximise your investments by using legacy apps in conjunction with the .NET Framework. Use Host Integration Server to integrate your old apps with .NET to save money. Read more »
Why VB6 still matters
Visual Basic 6 code is something Microsoft needs to take another look at if it wants legacy applications to play nice with .NET Read more »
Migrating Legacy Applications
Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis, takes a closer look at the steps you need to take to successfully migrate legacy applications. Read more »
The evolution of .NET
Microsoft is touting the new .NET platform, but is it really new? This article explores the maturation of the basic technologies that are the foundation of .NET. Read more »
What is '.NET' anyway?
Are you little confused about what .NET really is? You're not the only one. This article from Builder.com sheds some light on what .NET is and isn't. Read more »
Don't sweat migrating legacy .NET projects to Visual Studio 2008
Migrating to Visual Studio 2008 is a breeze. It automates the conversion process and allows you to continue working with older versions of the .NET Framework. Read more »
What tools assist with your .NET development?
If you work on big projects in .NET you've got to have the right toolset. We all have our favorite applications, but which ones increase productivity and make our job easier? Read more »
Developing your .NET certification strategy
Once you decide to pursue a .NET developer certification, where do you begin? Find out what you need to know to get started and what you should consider in choosing a cert. Read more »
Explore alternative languages for .NET development
You can leverage your existing programming skills to build .NET applications using a number of alternative languages (besides C#, VB.NET, or J#) for the .NET Framework. Read more »
What does the future hold for COBOL?
There's been a great deal of debate over the future of COBOL-written legacy applications. Will mainframe legacy systems be replaced or will they integrate into a business's IT infrastructure and e-business planning? Read more »
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On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.