http://www.computerworld.com.au Software Development by Computerworld en-us Copyright 2009, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:25:02 +1000 60 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=915714989&rid=-301 Looking to focus on the budding -- and game-changing -- HTML 5 specification, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) said Thursday it plans to increase available resources for the effort by discontinuing further development of XHTML 2. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:07:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=227582356&rid=-301 The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easier for people to distribute multimedia content. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:48:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=173411251&rid=-301 For developers, Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g rollout on Wednesday emphasizes Java technologies, particularly the company's JDeveloper IDE, along with concepts including declarative programming and ALM (application lifecycle management). Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:48:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=453360618&rid=-301 Atlassian this week introduced FishEye 2, which adds social networking capabilities to source code repositories, including Subversion and CVS, and boosts agile programming projects. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:02:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1217527568&rid=-301 The just-released version 3.5 of Firefox is a winner, offering significantly faster Web browsing, better tab handling, a host of interface tweaks and, like just about every other browser on the planet, a "porn mode." If you already use Firefox you'll want to upgrade right away. If you're not a Firefox user, this version represents a very good opportunity to give the browser a test run. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:55:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1943360474&rid=-301 Micro Focus International raised its offer for Borland Software to $US1.50 per share on Tuesday, up from $1 in early May, to counter a rival offer from a mystery bidder. It's the second time Micro Focus has had to raise its offer. Another bidder dropped out of the running last month. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:59:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1565773313&rid=-301 The PostgreSQL project has released version 8.4 of its namesake open source database system with some 300 new or improved features and a renewed focus on administration and monitoring tools. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1397826227&rid=-301 The native Linux virtualisation hypervisor Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) has reached milestone 87 and now integrates the qemu emulator into a single package. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1668878041&rid=-301 Mozilla launched Firefox 3.5 today, ending six months of delays to wrap up its newest browser almost exactly a year after its last major upgrade. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:16:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=846283936&rid=-301 JetBrains is offering a milestone release of the upcoming IntelliJ Idea 9 IDE for Java application development, featuring capabilities ranging from OSGi backing to improved performance and PHP support. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:33:00 +1000