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Spring Web Services 1.0 Released

Java programmers who like the open source Spring Framework can develop applications for Web services using the newly released Spring Web Services 1.0 stack.

SOA's 'Lack of ROI' Cited in Report

A benchmarking report that tracks how well service-oriented architecture (SOA) fits with return on investment (ROI) found an underwhelming correlation so far, based on a survey response. Of 106 enterprises surveyed, just 37 percent indicated a positive ROI from SOA.

Microsoft To Launch Communications Tools in October

The next generation of Microsoft's efforts at unified communications will be unveiled on Oct. 16.

Microsoft On Skype Outage: Don't Blame Us

Microsoft's official stance on the recent Skype outage that left millions of users without phone access for two days last week? "Hey, it's not our fault."

Federation and Management Spec Unveiled

The CMDB Federation (CMDBf) announced the availability of a draft specification that describes a way to share information between configuration management databases (CMDBs) and management data repositories (MDRs).

CodeGear To Release Eclipse Plug-Ins

CodeGear, the development-tools arm of Borland Software Corp., is set to release a group of specialized plug-ins for the Eclipse open source development platform next month. Collectively called JGear, the plug-ins are designed to address pain points faced by Java developers using Eclipse-based tools.

Judge's Ruling Signals 'Game Over' for SCO

The Utah federal court judge's ruling on August 10 -- that SuSE Linux distributor Novell does, in fact, own the copyrights to the UNIX operating system -- signals a major legal blow for The SCO Group. It ends a nearly-five-year-old legal campaign that sowed fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) among Linux users and developers.

ComponentOne Releases Studio Enterprise 2007 v2

ComponentOne LLC issues update to enterprise toolset.

Ozzie Reveals More Details of Cloud Development Platform

Ozzie dishes more details on Microsoft’s platform in the cloud.

'Avalanche' Could Ease In-House App Deployment

Microsoft steps into the BitTorrent file-sharing space with 'Avalanche.'

Second SQL Server 2008 CTP Released

Boasts several new features for testers to evaluate.

Microsoft's App Server Technology Close Competition to Oracle

Study gives Microsoft’s application server technology high marks.

Borland, VMware Partner on Testing

VMware Inc. and Borland Software Corp. team up around testing.

VS Beta 2: Bug Fixes, Final Features, Polish and Shine

Microsoft's flagship IDE should ship by December.

App-Scanning Security Tools Fall Short

Vendor’s test finds no clear winner among app-scanning tools.

Hands-On Review: SlickEdit 2007

SlickEdit 2007 scores points with its user interface options and code-writing capabilities, but it’s not for beginners.

Watchfire Joins IBM, Focuses on Microsoft

Watchfire Corp. official says .NET focus will continue following sale to IBM Corp.

Microsoft Calls on the Ruby Community

Microsoft to host IronRuby on RubyForge, not CodePlex.

VS Beta 2: Bug Fixes, Final Features, Polish and Shine

The folks in Microsoft's Developer Division probably didn't mind the damp and drizzle of summer in Seattle as much this year, as they worked feverishly to polish the next iteration of the mothership. So far, it looks like the long hours paid off. Beta 2 of Microsoft's Visual Studio (VS) 2008 IDE and .NET 3.5 landed, fully loaded, the last week in July.

Microsoft Releases Vista Updates to Public

Microsoft on Tuesday officially released several updates for Windows Vista -- fixes that were initially released to the public last week, before being pulled down.

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