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Standards body embraces Web services

The Object Management Group, a standards body, is taking steps to make its back-office software collaborate with newer Web services standards. Read more »

Amazon chief: Web Services ready for takeoff

Launched five years ago, Web Services business "is an investment," says CEO Jeff Bezos. Read more »

Microsoft Web services plan targets Java

The company aims to turn up the heat on Java rivals with plans for software that could simplify the creation of heavy-duty Web services applications. Read more »

Web services: Beyond the hype

He still has a tough sell ahead but IBM's Bob Sutor has already collaborated with Microsoft and others to fashion the underlying plumbing necessary to turn his vision of Web services into reality. Read more »

Microsoft details Windows Live 'platform'

Microsoft has spelled out its strategy to make its Live Web services accessible to third-party developers, part of its push to capitalise on online services. Read more »

Microsoft hopes Windows Live finds common ground

Microsoft hopes product bundles and links to rival services will help it make headway with its online strategy. Read more »

Microsoft's strategy for online success

The software giant is striving for greater compatibility with its rivals to ensure it plays as central a role online as it does on the desktop Read more »

Windows on the Internet a pipe dream?

A Web-based replica of Windows on the desktop won't be ready anytime soon if Microsoft's latest releases of Web-based services are any indication. Read more »

Microsoft hires IBM's chief architect

Ray Ozzie has appointed Donald Ferguson to spearhead platform development at the software giant Read more »

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 »

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Build next-generation applications

Reduce time to market and meet the requirements of Web-aware applications by adopting one or both of the new virtual machine standards. Read more »

Do you need an application server?

If you're big on technology trends, you may be considering which application server to put in place. But the first question you should ask is whether you truly need one. Read more »

Conflict between Rich Internet Apps and SOA? Say it isn't so

This article says the issues between Rich Internet Applications (and mashups) and the ServiceOriented Architecture-based infrastructure need to be resolved because these issues represent the path of least resistance to service orientation. Read more »

Powerful Web Services with PHP and SOAP

We show you how to take your Web applications to the next level with SOAP, the "powerhouse of Web services", building high-end Web services with pure PHP. Read more »

Sharing COBOL business logic through Web Services

What's causing the delay in the adoption of web services and what's all the hype about anyway? Builder Australia columnist Keith Mante investigates. Read more »

Examining two Web services architectures

Others take a more open approach between systems, applications, and people in an infrastructure. Read more »

Web services: Messiah or mirage?

Software vendors keep telling us that Web services are the answer. But what is the question? ZDNet Australia explores the state of Web services today. Read more »

Smart planning reduces Web services security risks

Web services have great potential, but security concerns are preventing many organisations from taking advantage of the technology. Here are several suggested policies that CIOs can follow to develop a solid Web services plan. Read more »

Five myths about Web services

IBM's director of Web services, Bob Sutor, punctures the misconceptions, half-truths and outright fantasies that accompany this next big thing. The good news: There's still a lot to be excited about. Read more »

XML Web services need a firewall

With business imperatives driving an increasing need for cross-organisation integration, this challenge is getting ever more complex. Read more »

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The Portal of the Future

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- 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 »

Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

Clusters bucking Microsoft's desktop dominance

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- The latest TOP500 shows that you can takes Microsoft's percentage in the desktop space, invert it and you have the percentage of supercomputers using Windows. Read more »

Builder AU 5th Birthday Competition

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Builder AU is turning five and we are offering readers the opportunity to win one of six big ticket prizes! Read more »

Warning: ads to get more annoying

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The addition of high definition video and VoIP within Flash will allows developers to create new user experiences and it's coming to a banner ad near you in all its H.264 and vocal glory. Read more »

Mercantile Mashups

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Making mashups for a living is a web developers dream - it may be closer than you think. Read more »

Adobe returns Silverlight's serve

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- At the end of September it was debatable whether Flash or Silverlight was a better solution -- by the end of the first days in October it is clear that Flash is once again the undisputed champion. Read more »

Delivering software like iTunes delivers songs

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Last Friday I got the chance to speak with Don Ferguson, IBM Fellow and SWG Chief Architect about the impending open sourcing of Java, Web 2.0, and what IBM are doing. Read more »

CodeGear Q&A

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- CodeGear is the new name for Borland's developer tools business. Builder AU spoke to CodeGear about the handover and direction of the developer tools business under the new banner. Read more »

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