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OpenScape builds presence
Electronics giant Siemens released the first major update Monday for OpenScape, a business application that manages communication via e-mail, instant messaging and telephone. Read more »
Google takes Web apps offline
Google today announced the availability of a new open-source browser plug-in, Google Gears, that promises developers the ability to create applications that work within a browser -- even without Internet connectivity. Read more »
Yahoo announces social networking app for iPhone
Yahoo on Wednesday released a preview version of a free new iPhone application called oneConnect that can centralise communications and social-networking activity. Read more »
Microsoft pretties Office for business apps
Office Business Applications is meant to encourage third-party application providers to write code that will integrate closely with Microsoft Office applications. Read more »
Symbian boosts security and enterprise apps
Symbian OS v9 should power smartphones with better functionality, and more powerful protection against viruses. Read more »
Google launches secure Apps for enterprise teams
Google Apps Team Edition is a free service that lets people within the same e-mail domain collaborate easily with Google Apps, a package that includes Docs, Calendar, Talk and Start Page. Read more »
BEA transforms mobile apps with Alchemy
The server software and tools maker aims to simplify the creation of mobile Web applications that have the same rich graphical user interface as desktop applications. Read more »
MySpace launches Facebook-like app platform
In a bid to keep up with Facebook, social network behemoth MySpace launched its beta application platform to Australian developers last night. 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 »
Business apps giant SAP gets Web 2.0 bug
Business software companies are looking to the consumer Web for product inspiration -- and potentially profit. Read more »
Features (117)
Follow these steps to secure your data layer
A secure data layer is essential for a truly secure application. Learn how to nurture a secure environment for the pivotal Data tier of your application with the correct tools. Read more »
Create a Web form data format mask with JavaScript
You can easily validate Web form data by creating a format mask in JavaScript. We'll give you the code so you can get started immediately. Read more »
Simplify .NET SQL queries with the DAAB
Microsoft's Data Access Application Block (DAAB) makes connecting .NET applications to SQL databases easier--if you know how to use it. Read more »
Handling Web app data
When converting an aging, off-the-shelf ERP system to a Web-based app, a Builder reader had trouble with list data. Here's how a user-defined function can solve the problem. Read more »
Handle Web app list data with this simple database function
While converting an aging, off-the-shelf ERP system to a Web-based application, a Builder reader and his team ran into trouble handling list data. See how they implemented a user-defined function to solve the problem. Read more »
Gather Web server stats with a custom PHP app
You can't always trust the server statistics provided by a third-party hosting company, so developing your own monitoring application is a wise move. See how to use PHP to create a stats-generating app that produces reliable logs. Read more »
Improve the performance of your app with ASP.NET caching
Get the details on what can be cached and how to control the numerous caching options and parameters. Read more »
Apache's Torque project
Torque is an object-relational, persistence toolkit that generates all of the database resources required by your application. We'll help you choose a persistence layer for your application and explain what you need to start using Torque. Read more »
Evaluate the hidden enterprise design tasks before committing to an API
Here are the reasons why the right API choice can make complex enterprise application development run more smoothly. Read more »
An introduction to Miva scripting
If you're building an e-commerce presence via sites like Yahoo, you should learn Miva's scripting language. We'll show you the basics of this powerful Web application server. Read more »
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Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone
-- Google already has customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Read more »
StartupCamp Melbourne: The review
-- StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0. Read more »
Lets Shindig!
-- At this year's Google Developer Day in Sydney, Dan Peterson and John Hjelmstad talked about Apache Shindig, an open source implementation of OpenSocial and gadgets. Read more »
Social Skills
-- With Facebook usage on the decline, is OpenSocial the next big thing? Read more »
The Portal of the Future
-- At this year's Gartner Application Development, Integration and Web Services Summit, I attended Gene Phifer talk: "Portal of the Future: What's Beyond Web 2.0?". Read more »
Web Mashups the next frontier
-- Web Mashups are the next frontier for savvy developers looking to cash in. 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.