Stories by: Paul Krill

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Java founder emphasizes Oracle's commitment 18 March, 2010 06:20

Oracle's commitment to Java and the ubiquity of the technology were stressed Wednesday by Java founder James Gosling in a presentation that also centered on the recently released Java Enterprise Edition (EE) 6 specification.
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Microsoft embraces HTML 5 specification in IE9 17 March, 2010 08:40

Potentially toughening the competitive landscape for its own Silverlight rich Internet application platform, Microsoft will expand support for the HTML5 specification in its Internet Explorer 9 browser, under a plan revealed Tuesday.
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Google opens Google Apps Marketplace 10 March, 2010 14:09

Google will launch on Tuesday evening Google Apps Marketplace, providing a venue for third-party, cloud-based applications to supplement Google's own online applications.
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IBM looks to pair security technologies for software development 08 March, 2010 23:09

Honing in on the need for more security in application development, IBM Rational is planning an enterprise-level product that features two separately acquired technologies for security testing and code scanning.
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Microsoft sets app dev investment priorities 24 February, 2010 09:33

Microsoft's to-do list in the software development space includes continued or new investments in multiple areas, including cloud computing, the Web, parallel computing, devices, and agile and distributed development, a company executive said in a blog entry on Tuesday.
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Attackers going after end users rather than servers 23 February, 2010 11:48

Rather than targeting Web and email servers, attackers these days are prone to going after enterprises from the inside out, compromising end user systems and then using them to access confidential data, according to a Web traffic analysis report by security-as-a-service provider Zscaler.
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Oracle set to merge Java virtual machines 19 February, 2010 00:04

Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle official said during a Webcast this week.
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CodePlex open source group moves beyond Microsoft 18 February, 2010 05:47

CodePlex Foundation, a Microsoft-backed open source projects initiative, has accepted its first non-Microsoft project, the foundation said on Wednesday.
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iPad SDK's surprise: There are no surprises 17 February, 2010 22:17

Apple iPhone application developers have taken a look at the nuances of building software for the the larger iPad tablet and find it strikingly similar to building for the iPhone, though with the added benefit of more screen real estate.
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Microsoft gives a glimpse of Windows 8 12 February, 2010 10:02

Windows 8, the theoretical next version of Microsoft's ubiquitous OS, will be different from what has been expected of the platform, according to a cached version of a Microsoft blog post.
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Oracle shutting off Sun project-hosting site 04 February, 2010 07:44

In the wake of its merger with Sun Microsystems, Oracle is discontinuing access to Project Kenai, which was developed by Sun as an open source project-hosting site.