News Briefs
By SD Times News Team
June 15, 2006 —
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Fortify Software has announced FindBugs’ integration with Fortify Source Code Analysis. Findbugs is an open-source software tool, developed by University of Maryland professor William Pugh, that looks for bugs in Java programs and also can locate common coding mistakes. Developers can use Findbugs in conjunction with Fortify’s tools, such as Source Code Analysis, Audit Workbench and Software Security Manager, to get a single view of all bug catches and code problems
. . . RedGate Software announced in late May that it acquired the SQL Prompt add-in for SQL Server from Atadore, a tool for enhancing queries created with Microsoft tools, including SQL Server Management Studio, Query Analyzer and Visual Studio.
NEW Products
AttachmateWRQ has announced the availability of Verastream Bridge Integrator, a CICS-focused integration solution that enables customers to rapidly transform business-critical CICS functionality into reusable services without requiring deep CICS skills. Features include support for Web services managed on EJB, COM(+) and .NET platforms, among others, as well as direct access to 3270 applications across multiple CICS sites when using IBM Transaction Server. It does not require modification of the 3270 apps or generation of BMS maps.
UPGRADES
Fiorano Software has announced the release of its updated Fiorano SOA 2006 E Software Suite. It allows business and IT users to view business processes and to configure supporting business services and IT infrastructure. New to the suite are improved life-cycle management of services and processes, the ability to perform event process profile management via a single-click process, and new PDF writer and report generator services . . . DataDirect Technologies has released an update to its DataConnect for ADO.NET data drivers with a new common programming model for data from most any major database, Visual Studio 2005 integration, and support for IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and Sybase metadata . . . Enea has announced the availability of its OSEck real-time operating system for Freescale’s MSC8144 multicore digital signal process . . . 4D’s update of its 4th Dimension 2004.4 database application development and deployment platform now runs on the new Mac Intel Platform . . . Version 1.1 of Execution Engine was released from Gorilla Logic with new Eclipse plug-ins for IBM Rational Software Modeler and IBM Rational Software Architect, bringing the ability to create application simulations from models to the Rational Software Development Platform . . . DevComponents has released DotNetBar Suite 5.8, which includes a new Office 2007-style Ribbon Control for saving space on screen. It also includes improved menu control that allows developers to create two-column Office 2007-style menus. It is compatible with the latest Visual Studio .NET 2005 . . . Compuware’s performance load-testing solution, Compuware QALoad 5.5, was released in late May. The tool, part of QACenter Performance Edition, introduces reusable scripting rules to automate test scripting and accelerate performance testing. This revision adds improved server monitoring capabilities . . . DBI Technologies has released Component ToolBox 7.0, a collection of 53 OLE-compliant components. New to ToolBox 7.0 are ctGrid and ctExplorerBar, while ctToolBar, ctCombo, ctList, ctTree and three edit controls have been enhanced for creating Windows-style user interfaces . . . mValent has introduced Integrity 4.0, an update to its change and configuration management software that now offers enhanced reporting capabilities for auditing and regulatory compliance by providing visibility into application changes as they occur.
PEOPLE
Greg Lund has been named VP of the Asia Pacific region by software simulation provider Virtutech. Prior to joining Virtutech, he served as managing director for Rational Software for South Asia.
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