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ObjectWeb's Jonas gets J2EE nod

The vanilla open source application server has become the second piece of open source software to pass the tests needed for J2EE certification. Read more »

ALE brings OOP to the Web 2.0 party

A Web-based clipboard is one of several new tools aimed at bringing desktop functionality to Web apps. Read more »

Microsoft wins HTML application patent

Microsoft on Tuesday won a patent for launching a certain kind of HTML application within Windows. Read more »

JBoss reaches certification landmark

The new version of JBoss Application Server claims to be the first open-source application server to be J2EE certified. Read more »

Microsoft gets hip to AJAX

Not to be left out of any development trends, Microsoft is working to simplify the job of building so-called AJAX applications, or Web applications with sophisticated graphics. Read more »

IBM doubles down on software services

IBM is in discussions with its partners to create a prepackaged set of hosted applications, a move that could ultimately create an online analogue to traditional packaged applications and spur market adoption of software services. Read more »

Business Objects signals Eclipse move

Business intelligence software maker Business Objects has signalled its intention to join the Eclipse Foundation and move several products onto the open source platform. Read more »

Business Objects to buy SRC Software

Business Objects plans to acquire privately held SRC Software for about US$100 million in cash. Read more »

SAP to acquire Business Objects for $7bn

SAP announced Sunday afternoon it plans to acquire Business Objects in a cash deal valued at slightly more than US$6.8 billion. Read more »

Zope launch next-generation application server

The open-source organisation has released the first version of Zope X3, which has been completely rewritten to improve the architecture. Read more »

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Create powerful Flash applications with shared objects

Learn how to leverage shared objects to create more robust Flash applications. Read more »

Get your apps moving with Java streams

Managing the files in your application doesn't have to be confusing. This article will show you how to work with Java streams and File objects. Read more »

Manage memory effectively with Java reference objects

Java's automatic garbage collection is something of a mixed blessing: Although it reclaims memory of unused objects, it can take away some of the programmer's freedom. Read more »

C++ Tip: Turning unions into first-class objects

The use of unions in this day and age is few and far between. In this article we'll show you how to turn unions into real objects. Read more »

ActiveX Data Objects for Windows CE

ADO on a Pocket PC? You better believe it--ActiveX Data Objects Compact Edition provides the framework for data access on a Pocket PC. We show you how to use it in your own projects. Read more »

Facilitate type conversions with stringstream objects

You can easily employ to conduct automatic type conversions in C++. Find out the advantages of over . Read more »

Create singleton objects in .NET to improve performance

Explore how to convert your objects into single instance objects (a singleton) within the .NET Framework to improve performance and reduce resource usage. Read more »

Get started with Java servlets

Java servlets are server-side objects that enable developers to take advantage of the Java API and HTTP protocol to conduct transactions. Find out how to leverage them in your apps. Read more »

XSL-FO makes XML documents flexible

XSL formatting objects (XSL-FO) can provide versatility in formatting for Web and print. Learn more about this emerging dialect. Read more »

Implement Java-based distributed computing

The remote method invocation (RMI) framework allows J2EE apps to invoke methods on Java objects in virtual machines. Here's how to harness RMI. Read more »

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AJAX applications and security

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Douglas Crockford, the creator of JSON, gave a talk entitled "AJAX Security" at the recent Web Directions South conference. In this talk, Crockford discussed some of the security concerns with AJAX applications and what can be done to address them. Read more »

Application Threat Modeling v2

[blogs:] -- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »

Down to Semantics

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Web Directions South conference in Sydney, David Peterson presented "Semantic Web for Distributed Social Networks". Read more »

Apple's iPhone engineers to tour Sydney, Melbourne

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Aussie developers will be able to get up close and personal with some of the iPhone engineers in November to learn how to build applications for the platform. Read more »

Microsoft's Surface goes to Vegas

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This might not be what Bill Gates originally envisioned with his "information at your fingertips" concept, but in Las Vegas, the Rio hotel will unveil a new Surface computer application called Flirt, that will let bar patrons "interact" with each other through video cameras and text messages. Read more »

Confessions of an accessibility sadist

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- If your mouse dies because of a software update, most people would rollback the update -- a small minority will continue to move forward regardless. All in the name of science and testing the world of accessibility. Read more »

Drupal gets a Second Life framework

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Objects in the Second Life virtual world can now be more easily integrated into Web sites running the Drupal content management system thanks to a new third-party module creator released this week. Read more »

Virtualisation -- threat or menace?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It sounds like VMware's Rosenblum has this opportunity figured out, and I suspect that Microsoft's Virtual PC managers do too. It'll be interesting to watch this market develop over time. Read more »

Google: Don't give up on OpenSocial

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When Google unveiled its OpenSocial developer initiative at the end of October, observers hailed it as the future of the social Web. But is the search king already too late to the party? Read more »

Enterprise Architecture has failed in a big way

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Most EA initiatives failed. My guess is that more than 90% never really resulted in anything useful. Read more »

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