OptimizeIt cleans up code, cuts costs
The debugging and troubleshooting cycles of software development can often be the most tedious and time-consuming. Java programmers looking to reduce the total time to market - while continuing to...
View ArticleCast neatly manages software changes
Imagine you've just been assigned the task of implementing a relatively innocuous change to an existing client/server application. The less-than-comprehensive source-code documentation leaves you with...
View ArticleBluestone steels mid-tier for e-commerce
Businesses looking to leverage new and existing applications and data sources for electronic commerce will do well to consider the latest Java-based server framework from Bluestone Software. I was...
View ArticleClearswift makes a clean sweep of Web threats
Mitigating network-borne threats has been an imperative to companies of all sizes and statures. As if malware and viral infestation weren't enough, today's corporations must contend with even bigger...
View ArticleUltimus jump-starts BPM deployment
The success of a BPM (business process management) initiative hangs on a good plan. Spend too little time developing a snapshot of your company's inner workings, and the resulting system of misfiring...
View ArticleAdobe breathes fresh AIR into RIA
Adobe AIR 1.0 brings new hope to Web developers looking to combine the global connectedness of browser-based applications with the persistence and functionality of first-class, local desktop apps.
View ArticleAdobe Flex Builder speeds RIA development
For improving the look and feel of browser-based applications, AJAX technologies work wonders, but RIAs (rich Internet applications) take the browser to a whole new level. RIAs deliver a consistently...
View ArticleZoho CRM aims big, hits small
AdventNet's Zoho CRM Enterprise Edition is a new, low-cost subscription-based SaaS offering that may be impossible to ignore. Building on a Professional edition that combines sales, service, marketing,...
View ArticleTest Center preview: Sun JavaFX Preview SDK
Sun Microsystems recently unveiled the first public beta of its JavaFX framework for RIAs (rich Internet applications). There's a lot to like about the new SDK. It's rich in capabilities, and its...
View ArticleKing of the dynamic IDEs
Komodo IDE 5 from ActiveState is the most comprehensive code editor and debugger available for enterprise teams that develop applications using a range of dynamic languages. Komodo's strong debugging...
View ArticleAdobe Flash, Flex ignite with Flash Catalyst
If only it were as easy to build a Web application as it is to design one in Illustrator and Photoshop. Maybe it will be someday, and maybe that someday is closer than we might think. Adobe has...
View ArticlePhoneGap: Mobile development made easy
Mobile development is as much about UI artistry and screen flow as technical programming. This premium on presentation means that the most important skills for building mobile apps are more likely to...
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