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Microsoft to offer hosted security for Exchange
Microsoft will begin offering its first hosted security service under the Forefront brand on Thursday, dubbed Forefront Online Security for Exchange and designed to help keep malware and spam out of email inboxes. Read more »
LCA '09: Sysadmins after the cloud
The uptake of cloud computing was rendering many traditional systems administrator functions obsolete, tech author and Google sysadmin Tom Limoncelli told attendees at Linux.conf.au (LCA) in Hobart this week. Read more »
Firefox 2 support to be cut off
The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. Read more »
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
The Linux Foundation has released a guide for developers who wish to contribute Linux code. Read more »
Vista is "New Coke"
In a new study, Forrester Research uncovers some good news for Microsoft: Vista usage among US businesses is up by more than 40 percent since January. The bad news: still, less than 10 per cent of the 50,000 companies surveyed use Vista. Read more »
Microsoft readies revamped database, security software
Microsoft says it's set to release near-final versions of its key database server and other business-oriented software. Read more »
NZ Ministry of Justice: We want open source
The New Zealand Ministry for Justice believes that open source software is a more stable, supportable, and cost-effective choice compared to proprietary solutions. Read more »
Microsoft exec kicks off new browser security war
Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox, according to a senior Microsoft executive, who compared how many vulnerabilities were found in the two browsers -- but critics say his study is flawed. Read more »
Businesses will dodge Vista in 2008
Vista uptake is unlikely to increase dramatically during 2008, according to security vendor McAfee, who said that businesses are "leery" of upgrading from current Microsoft operating systems. Read more »
VMware buys virtual-machine management firm
Dunes Technologies' virtual-machine automation tools will become part of VMware's management portfolio. Read more »
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Message Interaction Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 14 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at the more advanced messaging constructs supported by the Oracle BPEL PM. Read more »
Microsoft details plans for Visual Studio and .NET
In the wake of the recent PDC and TechEd developer events, Microsoft has decided to put some of its key executives out on the road to explain the innovations that Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 have in store. Read more »
The importance of design symmetry in your Java types
Design symmetry means that if one method causes an effect, the logically opposite method should cause the opposite effect. While this can be a subtle point the results may be very significant. Read more »
Building Microsoft code inside the tornado
Q&A -- Vice president S 'Soma' Somasegar shares his views on how interoperability and open source will help Microsoft. Read more »
Use prototyping to visualise project requirements
Prototypes are built early in the development lifecycle, and they're used to provide valuable insight into the look, feel, and general workflow of an application. Read more »
Case Study: Switching places from Lotus to .NET
For almost a decade, Sydney-based software developer Just OnePlace (J1P) had been a loyal devotee of the IBM/Lotus platform. But following the strategic review that commenced two years ago the company made a strategic switch to the rival Microsoft .NET camp. Read more »
Developer Spotlight: Hitting the Seam with Gavin King
Gavin King is the founder of Hibernate and JBoss Seam, open source projects that attempt to make life as an enterprise Java developer easier. We sat down and discussed enterprise Java, open source and other tidbits related to Java. Read more »
Extend ASP.NET with HTTP modules
While HTTP modules have been a part of ASP.NET since its inception, I still encounter developers with no idea of their existence or usage. HTTP modules allow you to process incoming requests and outgoing responses to and from an ASP.NET application. Read more »
Holocentric CEO: "Visio is a waste of time"
We sat down with Holocentric CEO John Forrest recently to discuss how process modeling and lifecycle management should be approached. Read more »
Know your options for developing with SharePoint 2007
As the popularity of Microsoft SharePoint continues to grow, the demand for SharePoint developers also increases. If you find yourself developing solutions with SharePoint 2007, this overview will help you sort out the differences between the two available editions, learn what tools are included, and more. Read more »
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Visio is a waste of time: Holocentric CEO
We sat down with Holocentric CEO John Forrest recently to discuss how process modeling and lifecycle management should be approached. Read more »
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Oracle's Agile PLM gains popularity
-- I recently spoke to Oracle about their Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, an integrated tool for managing information about a product throughout its lifecycle. Read more »
What to Expect in Java SE 7
-- 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 »
Windows 7 to get more touchy-feely
-- For those wondering when touch features such as those found on the Surface PC or iPhone would make it into mainstream PCs, the answer appears to be "whenever Microsoft gets around to releasing Windows 7." Read more »
Newbie guide to Google's Android
-- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »
CodeGear Q&A
-- 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 »
Vegas: Elvis, Blue Men and the world's biggest Flash enabled
-- I'm in Las Vegas this week for MAX, Adobe's annual user conference, and this morning's opening keynote went off with a bang. And a loud one at that! Read more »
The break-up of Borland
-- This week I caught up with David Intersomone, VP of developer relations worldwide, and Malcolm Groves, regional product director for Asia Pacific, from Borland's Developer Tools Group to talk about the immediate and planned future of the group once this division is sold by Borland. Read more »
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