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Piggyback developers in a bind over IE

Internet Explorer's state of suspended animation has never much bothered Web entrepreneur Adam Stiles, but now he's worried. Read more »

Sun releases developer tools for NetBeans

Sun Microsystems announced the availability of two new sets of developer tools for NetBeans IDE on Wednesday. NetBeans is a free, open-source environment that lets developers create cross-platform software applications for the desktop, the Web, the enterprise or mobile devices. Read more »

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Is whitelisting the new blacklisting?

The IT security industry has come to a frank realisation that the current approach to preventing malware is simply not working. Is whitelisting, which is the reverse of our current approach, the answer? Read more »

Apple plugs 17 OS X flaws

Apple today has announced a new security update -- its fifth for the year -- with patches for 17 OS X vulnerabilities. Read more »

User group tips new Oracle products

Oracle's Australian user group is tipping the software giant could announce new versions of its e-business suite, application server and database at its annual OpenWorld conference in the US next week. Read more »

Microsoft is not bound by GPLv3: Lawyer

Microsoft should be able to extricate itself from the implications of the new GPLv3, according to a leading Australian Intellectual Property lawyer. Read more »

Open-source database Ingres targets software firms

Database company Ingres is creating a package of its namesake open-source database and a version of Linux, a combination it hopes will appeal to hosted application providers. Read more »

Is Microsoft rigging OOXML standards vote?

The Free Software Foundation Europe has accused Microsoft of "stuffing the ballot boxes" in a vote designed to establish Office Open XML as a recognised industry standard. Read more »

Open-source middleware tends Petals

Open-source middleware consortium ObjectWeb has announced the Petals project, a step forward for its year-old Enterprise Service Bus initiative. Read more »

Internet2: 2004 and beyond

Internationally acclaimed violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman doesn't let a little thing like a few thousand miles stand in the way of reaching his students. Read more »

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Java-XML offers best of both worlds

Working with XML is now the norm, but handling XML within Java is not as straightforward as often advertised. Follow these techniques to make it easier. Read more »

PHP and LDAP authentication

LDAP provides a standard directory interface that makes it easy for disparate systems to work together. These code samples explain PHP's ability to bind to an LDAP server. Read more »

Partial function application in Python

Python is not an inherently functional language, but with the help of the functools library you can write some programs in a functional style. One of the key tools do to writing functional code is partial function application, which is available through the functools module. Read more »

Windows Presentation Foundation: Another piece of the .NET puzzle

Windows Presentation Foundation is just one of the major enhancements to the .NET Framework introduced alongside Windows Vista. Read more »

WSDL for your B2B back-end application?

You may have an ideal prospect for a WSDL app. But you need to answer several questions before launching the project. Here's how to get started. Read more »

Who owns your application code?

A company can get burned when it comes to deciding who owns the code to an application. Outside developers could cause trouble if the details aren't ironed out in the beginning. Read more »

Create distributed services with Java's RMI-framework

RMI allows one Java object to make a call to another regardless of where the second object resides. With RMI, you can create transparent distributed services and applications. Find out how to set up an RMI application in your enterprise. 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 »

Utilise Web services in the real world

Need to get your Java and .NET components working together? Web services could be the perfect fit for your project. Read more »

Client-side data validation with XML

There is nothing more frustrating than submitting a long Web form and waiting on an entire unload-reload cycle, only to be told you forgot the post code. This approach to creating a data validation routine uses a bit of XML to keep the data organised. Read more »

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What to Expect in Java SE 7

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- At the Sun Tech Days Australia Conference last week, I attended Chuk-Munn Lee's presentation "Java SE 6 Top 10 Features and Java SE 7". Here are some features we can expect to see in Java SE 7. Read more »

Microsoft's two faces of SharePoint

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- One way or another, proprietary and open-source companies need an answer to SharePoint. Content is the center of the enterprise ecosystem, when all is said and done. SharePoint is Microsoft's answer for controlling the next decade of IT. Read more »

Builder AU's June book giveaway

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Help out in the Builder AU forums and win a book! Read more »

Competition: Send me to WebDU

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- We have five passes to give away to the upcoming webDU conference in March, worth $800 each. Read more »

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