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BEA looks to new products for licence growth

BEA Systems is looking to new products to stimulate licence revenue and allay concerns about the company, according to its CEO Alfred Chuang. Read more »

IBM brings relational XML tools to mainframes

IBM has made its Viper engine available on mainframes, and the company predicts a bright future for Viper in driving through service-oriented architecture environments. Read more »

Microsoft criticises single-platform strategy

Microsoft said this week that companies with a single-platform IT strategy would spend more on maintenance in the long term. Read more »

BEA Systems acquires Fuego

BEA Systems announced on Wednesday that it bought business process management software maker Fuego for US$87.5 million in cash. Read more »

Dirty data: IT, it's not your fault

The blame for poor quality data is too often laid at IT's door, when it should be the business taking responsibility, according to analysts. Read more »

Small business to fuel Web services explosion

Midsize and small businesses will drive a tenfold spike in spending on Web services software in the next four years, IDC analysts predict. Read more »

UK degree to include legacy app migration

UK Cobol specialist is aiming to make IT graduates aware of the importance of skills in legacy applications Read more »

BEA lights US$87.5m fire under its SOA ambitions

Fuego has been acquired to give BEA's offerings a BPM boost. Read more »

Firefox 3: New front in the browser war

Mozilla released Firefox 3 on Tuesday, opening a new front in the browser wars. Read more »

Big Blue poised to grow Australian software lab

IBM's Gold Coast software development laboratory is expected to increase its staff numbers by 20 percent by the end of March, after last year taking on the role of integrating IBM software with legacy applications. Read more »

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Migrating Legacy Applications

Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis, takes a closer look at the steps you need to take to successfully migrate legacy applications. Read more »

Why VB6 still matters

Visual Basic 6 code is something Microsoft needs to take another look at if it wants legacy applications to play nice with .NET Read more »

Legacy apps and .NET

Maximise your investments by using legacy apps in conjunction with the .NET Framework. Use Host Integration Server to integrate your old apps with .NET to save money. Read more »

Windows DNA to .NET migration considerations

One of the most difficult decisions facing any organization that's considering a move to .NET is how to handle existing applications. Such legacy applications generally fall into three categories: non-Microsoft, desktop, and Windows DNA. Read more »

Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for J2EE

Owners of this certification are ready for advanced design responsibilities and lead roles in creating applications. Learn more about earning it. Read more »

The seven deadly sins of integration

Software that is open, approachable and agnostic enables customers to cut costs and increase revenue and business opportunity. Does "on demand" fit that bill or is it just the next fad? Read more »

Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?

The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »

Digging code: Software archaeology

At first glance, business software developers have little in common with Indiana Jones. But the emerging field of software archaeology applies some of the same skills, if not the dashing adventure. Read more »

Almost as good as being there

Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages. Read more »

Web-enabling COBOL applications with EJB

COBOL applications have involved huge investments in both money and resources. The last thing you want to do is throw this investment away and rewrite it all in Java. Read more »

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Be wary of the rip and replace guy

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Ever come across a consultant, developer, or manager who wants to rip everything up and start fresh? Change may be what your business needs but don't be afraid to question their convictions before embarking on the new plan. Read more »

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