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Adobe aquire Macromedia

With its US$3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems is buying into a crucial battle to shape the next generation of Web application development. Read more »

Longhorn Server updated

Microsoft has released an update to the second beta of its Windows Server "Longhorn" software, offering bug fixes and improvements in performance and reliability. Read more »

AJAX spurs Web rebirth for desktop apps

Slicker development techniques like AJAX, a way of building interactive browser-based applications, are fuelling a surge in consumer Web applications. Read more »

Plugging the Linux holes

You can easily surf the Web and run a spreadsheet on a Linux-powered PC, but good luck if you want to balance your cheque book. Read more »

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Tim Buntel and the Tale of Scorpio

Chatting about the upcoming release of ColdFusion 8 called Scorpio with Tim Buntel, Adobe's ColdFusion Marketing Manager. Read more »

Review: Reporting for duty

In this round-up of some of the most popular reporting tools for developers, we put these tools to the test to see how they stack up against real-world scenarios. Read more »

What .NET developers need to know about Daylight Saving Time changes

One of the most talked about topics in the industry right now is how the U.S. government's changes to Daylight Saving Time (DST) will affect IT resources. We'll show you how you can make your adjustments on time. Read more »

Encrypting configuration data in ASP.NET 2.0

Learn how to protect data stored in a configuration file via encryption and describe new features available in ASP.NET 2.0. We'll begin with an overview of the encryption options and continue with the actual encryption of data values in a configuration file. Read more »

First Look: ActivePDF Toolkit

In this "First Look", we take a look at ActivePDF Toolkit, a flexible API-driven toolset that ASP and .NET developers can use to manipulate PDF files and forms. Read more »

Simplify report creation with .NET's various reporting options

Developers often cringe when they have to create reports, but there are numerous options available with .NET to simplify the process. Tony Patton offers you a look at .NET's various reporting options. Read more »

Ask Chuck: Displaying graphs in VS.NET (part two)

As part two of Chuck's answer on displaying graphs with VS.NET, Alan Eldridge takes an alternative answer using Crystal decisions. Read more »

Why developers should check out ColdFusion 8

The recent release is by far the most compelling version since they moved to the Java platform -- and possibly even the most compelling version ever. Read more »

PHP, ASP or ASP.NET?

Local tech commentator Daniel Winter looks beyond the hype and FUD slinging to show you where and when to use PHP, ASP and ASP.NET for your Web apps. Read more »

Extract high quality MapPoint images using VB.NET

Extracting a quality MapPoint image requires some programmatic footwork via Microsoft Office Document Imaging and the .NET Framework. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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