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Developer's Notebook: The ALT.NET Conference

Scott Guthrie turns heads at ALT.NET conference.

BI Consolidation

IBM snaps up Cognos after SAP agrees to acquire Business Objects.

VS Extension Targets Outlook + Services

Microsoft’s S+S blueprints bring Visual Studio into the picture.

Electric Cloud, VMware Team Up

Electric Cloud’s ElectricCommander runs on VMware’s virtual machines.

Intel and Microsoft Boost High-Performance Computing

Intel and Microsoft up the stakes in high-performance computing.

Database Vendors Improve XML Handling

XML finds a place in enterprise RDBMSes.

SQL Server '08 Adds Dev Perks

It took longer than expected, but the latest CTP is now available, adding clear encryption, better reporting and geospatial support.

IIS Embraces PHP

Zend Technologies and Microsoft optimize PHP for IIS.

VSTS 2008 Release Brings LINQ to Fore

Microsoft’s Meijer wants to use LINQ to improve Web programming.

Reller Lands at Microsoft's Platform and Services Division

Tami Reller, a Microsoft Business Solutions veteran, has a new job as CFO of Microsoft's Platform & Services Division.

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Coming Friday

Microsoft on Friday launches its first major Exchange Server 2007 update, pushing Service Pack 1 out the door.

Telelogic Adds UML 2.1 Modeling to Architect Solutions

Telelogic has improved components of its overall "enterprise lifecycle management" software product suite, which combines model-driven development with application lifecycle management.

Affero General Public License V3 Released

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) recently published GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3), a derivative of GPL version 3. Unlike the standard GPL, Affero has an additional clause that allows users who interact with AGPLv3-licensed software over a network to receive the source code for that program.

HP Unveils Automated Operations Suite

HP Software has further developed its business technology optimization</a> (BTO) solutions. The company's bundle of BTO solutions just got easier to use with a new product integration milestone. The announcement came from the HP Software Universe users' conference in Barcelona, Spain.

Verizon Wireless To Open Its Network

In a major shift by a large wireless network provider, Verizon Wireless will open its network next year to applications and devices not provided by the carrier.

Rails Yet To Make Dent in the Enterprise

The eardrum-rupturing buzz around Ruby on Rails (RoR or just "Rails") among Web developers is understandable. So why is this free, open, easy-to-use, passionately advocated Web-app framework having such a hard time gaining serious traction in the enterprise?

Microsoft Not Giving Thanks for Vulnerabilities

Microsoft finds itself continuing to fend off two security threats, both coming about during the Thanksgiving holiday.

IBM and Mainsoft Ink Deal To Integrate .NET Apps

It just got a little easier for developers using Microsoft's .NET Framework technology and SharePoint to integrate their .NET applications with IBM's Java-based portal technology. In a global reseller deal, IBM agreed to sell Mainsoft Corp.'s .NET Extensions solution with the IBM WebSphere Portal solution.

Coverity Adds Java Support to OSS Scan Service

San Francisco-based Coverity Inc. has expanded its static source-code analysis scanning solution. The solution now supports Java-based open source software (OSS) projects. Developers can check their OSS Java applications for free using Coverity's hosted solution. The solution scans applications and points out security and quality problems in the code without actually running the tested application.

GoldenGate 9.5 Boosts Data Management

San Francisco-based GoldenGate Software is offering a new version of its database optimization and solution. Version 9.5 adds improvements to the company's Transactional Data Management solution. It's typically used by enterprises that want high-availability data or disaster assurance protection. The solution also lets users move data across different databases in real time, according to company literature.

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