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Bob Muglia named president of Microsoft STB
Muglia joins Robbie Bach and Stephen Elop as a president of Microsoft, with Muglia heading the Server and Tools Business division. CEO Steve Ballmer was effusive in his praise of the 21-year Microsoft veteran.
1/6/2009 5:00PM EST
Curl's new data services kit works with AMF
According to Curl executives, users who need to bring data into Adobe Flash or Flex applications can use Data Kit Data Services. It uses Action Message Format, which can be used on Adobe's Flex LiveCycle Data Services and BlazeDS.
1/6/2009 2:01PM EST
SCO asks for Jan. 16 deadline for reorganization plan
The Chapter 11 reorganization plan was originally due last Wednesday, but SCO asked for an extension. SCO's president, Jeff Hunsaker, is hopeful that the eventual plan will help the company come out of bankruptcy.
1/5/2009 2:13PM EST
Pegasus acquires AccuSoft imaging SDKs
The acquisition brings the ImageGear imaging SDK and NetVue document management software into Pegasus' stable, and over the next three months, AccuSoft customers will be shifted over to Pegasus.
1/2/2009 1:00PM EST
CVSDude tries to smooth out version control issues
In the quest for a more secure CVS server, CVSDude allows users to back up their data to onsite and offsite locations, as well as to configure open-source version control and issue tracking tools. Customization is also featured in the tool.
12/31/2008 8:30AM EST
SCO to file bankruptcy plan tomorrow
After failed lawsuits, particularly against Novell, ate up funds, SCO declared bankruptcy last year. The company hopes to emerge from bankruptcy with a possibly renewed focus on its mobile development platform.
12/30/2008 4:00PM EST
Short Takes: January 1, 2009
In this issue, the editors take a look at Bjarne Stroustrup and his ideas about computer education, Douglas Engelbart and how what he did cannot be replicated, and the potential for Windows Azure to let Microsoft open itself up to developers.
Zeichick's Take: Remembering the ‘Rules of the Garage’
Hewlett-Packard has long been an inspirational company, not just because of its current prowess in the hardware and software markets, of course, but because of the many stories about its origins in a Palo Alto, Calif., garage, back in 1939. Considered by many to be the true founders of Silicon Valley, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard epitomized the startup, turning an investment of US$538 into a tremendous success.
Letters to the Editor: JavaFX for Eclipse?
A reader criticizes Sun for its inability to get JavaFX out there, while another clarifies OMG's position regarding IBM and Microsoft. We also receive a quick lesson on preflight builds.
Integration Watch: Maven goes commercial
Sonatype, Jason van Zyl's company, has expanded its array of software and support products. The result is a more comprehensive set of tools for Java developers and lowers the usual risks involves with free and open-source software.
Windows & .NET Watch: Add to cart? Maybe not
For those setting up e-commerce websites, cart software looks like it would be a good way for you to get started. But the programming aspects of cart are not that conducive to maintaining a commercial website, and developers should not use cart to avoid real software development.
A year of peace
What a year! In the past 12 months, we’ve seen a lot of change – some good, some bad. The global economic meltdown, top of mind for so many SD Times subscribers, is squarely in the “bad” category. Across the board, and across the world, jobs are in peril, due to business closings, downsizing, cutbacks, hiring freezes and salary freezes. I hope that all of you have jobs and homes – and that you’re able to keep them in the New Year.
Do you twitter?
Social Media! You can love it or hate it, but it’s revolutionizing communications. People don’t send e-mails, they text. Oh, sorry, that’s so two-weeks-ago. Now, instead of texting, they twitter.
Wind River unveils test automation framework
Due by the end of September, Wind River Test Automation will include collaboration tools as well as data collection and planning features. The company says that special builds and additional test harnesses won't be required.
Openwave's client business sold to Purple Labs
Announced June 30, the deal puts US$30 million of Purple's cash into Openwave's hands. Purple intends to expand its presence in the mobile software business while Openwave will focus on its network-based services.
Microsoft reveals next-gen Windows Embedded
With a release to original equipment manufacturers due before the end of the year, Microsoft is previewing the successor to Windows XP Embedded, which includes features such as the latest versions of Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.
Palm developers get device-testing service
A new service from DeviceAnywhere allows users to manipulate a virtual Palm phone as if they were actually holding it, allowing them to test a device without exposing design features.
Nokia's mobile road map still hard to follow
Until Nokia's deal with Trolltech closes, developers will have to wait to see what Nokia's long-term plans are. Qt has been examined as a possible lead platform for making applications on Nokia phones.
Dead Scripts, High Risks
In most places that are not Long Island, people obey traffic signals— they stop when the light is red and go when it turns green. But when a red light stays red, people get impatient. And the longer it takes for people to get their turn, the more inclined they are to take their chances with law enforcement (and their lives) and run the red light.
The same is apparently true in Switzerland, at least according to Torsten Zelger, a test automation specialist at Audatex Systems there. He recently wrote me likening such risky behavior with projects in which test automation is not understood as an important part of minimizing risks.
EdNotes: Community Awards Open
Nominations are now open for the Eclipse Community Awards, awarded each year to "individuals and technologies that make Eclipse a stronger community," according to the foundation's website. Awards are granted for individual performance and for the best product or technology.
The Cost of Testing Solutions
If you attended the Software Test & Performance Conference in Boston last September and you walked through the exhibit hall, chances are pretty good that you were asked for an opinion about offshoring and testing. QualiTest Group, a global testing and QA consultancy, and a conference sponsor, surveyed more than 200 people about the perceived effectiveness of their QA teams in relation to their proximity to developers and users.
EdNotes: Banking Day
Remember when we were kids in elementary school, and once a month we'd have banking day? A representative from some local bank would come to school and open student savings accounts for all of us, and then we'd get to deposit whatever lunch money we had left over, or the dollar or two our parents would give us to put in the account. He'd collect all the deposit envelopes, and the next month we'd get a little statement showing what we earned in interest.
Web Security You Can Take to the Bank
Attendees of FutureTest 2008, BZ Media's first annual conference for senior software testers and QA managers, heard nine plenary sessions by nine of the test industry's brightest minds helping to set the direction for testers and test-industry tools. On Feb. 24 and 25, 2009, the two-day conference will feature testers from the country’s top corporations, sharing secrets for keeping their Web applications safe, secure and responsive.
EdNotes: NYC conference Registration’s Open
Registration is now open for FutureTest , BZ Media’s annual conference for senior software testers and QA managers. The two-day conference will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel Feb. 24-25, 2009.
Browser Bug Hunt Opens Tonight at Midnight
I love finding bugs. Even better is telling someone about a major bug that no one else could find and seeing it fixed before it does any harm. Here's your chance to do both, and maybe even get paid for it.
Use-Case, Suit Case
Have developers ever given you a hard time when you've suggested how an application might be used?
Eclipse-a-Palooza: October 8, 2008
Eclipse Plug-in Central (EPIC) and Eclipse.org are great places to find Eclipse downloads, but they're not the only ones. Plug in to more Eclipse packages and plug-ins, and the developers who build them.
PDF’s new status: stable
Since becoming an ISO standard, PDF has not changed, giving relief to many developers. Under the ISO's auspices, it's hoped that the format can evolve without causing turmoil for developers and users.
Agile for a new age
The 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto still ring true, agree agile experts at IBM, Serena and training consultancies. But they offer different views on how agile development can work in today's development environment, where cloud computing, multicore and global projects add complexity.
Pondering best agile practices
Companies are still trying to find best practices for their own agile development implementations. Agile practitioners from FoxHedge, IBM and Serena Software give their ideas of what agile best practices are.
SQL still serves
When it came to database programming, SQL was supposed to give way to other languages. But new technologies, such as LINQ, JPA, and improvements to SQL itself have allowed it to persist as the language of choice in this field.