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Low business demand for rich Web apps
News Silverlight and Air may give developers the platform to build more visually-stunning apps, but businesses do not require such rich Web apps yet.
Tags: Web services, Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Developer, software company, Web Application, ISV, brand
Will 2008 prove the year the Web grew up?
Insight perspective After the turbulence of the browser wars and the dotcom crash, the emergence this year of open development standards hints at a new-found maturity, argues Opera exec.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Web sites, Web 2.0, Web Browser, Document Object Model, W3C, CSS, HTML 4, HTML 5 Specification, JavaScript
Making cents of SaaS CRM pricing
News With the number of software-as-a-service customer relationship management options available today, which should you pick?
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Software-as-a-service (SaaS), SMB, Mobile, CRM, Database, Japan, sales force, marketing, Oracle Corp.
Microsoft embraces open source with jQuery
Techguide Microsoft plans to integrate the JQuery library into both the ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET Model View Controller frameworks. Tony Patton outlines how jQuery may work within an ASP.NET application.
Tags: Software engineering/development, .NET, Open source, Java, Microsoft Corp., Library, Plug-in, Animation, CSS, Plugin Architecture
Skyfire mobile browser comes out of beta
News The first full version of the browser, which can easily display Flash and Silverlight video, has been released for use on mobile phones.
Tags: Browser, Twitter, RSS, Mobile, Rich Media, Web Browser, Beta, Facebook, industry, Web
Google tech tweak reveals plan for faster search
News What's a search engine referrer string? You probably don't need to know. But when Google changed its string, it showed a plan to display search results more quickly.
Tags: Search, Java, Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, software, programming language, Search Result, JavaScript, blog, Web Site
Visualize data with new Microsoft controls
Techguide Tony Patton explains how to get and use the Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, .NET, Series, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Data, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, 3D, .NET, Microsoft Chart Controls
Web 2.0 raises vulnerability to Internet attacks
News Security is still a big concern for Web 2.0 technology, with JavaScript being its biggest culprit.
Tags: Web 2.0, Network security, Hacking, Security, Google Inc., Vulnerability, Internet Attack, software, JavaScript, researcher
Flash, HTML, Ajax: Which will prevail?
News news analysis Web apps are getting richer and more widespread, but it is unclear which of several competing technologies will power them.
Tags: Web sites, Software, Programming languages, Protocols and platforms, Network standards/protocols, Web Browser, Google Inc., Rich Internet Application, intellectual property, Programming
Windows Mobile 7 release delayed
News Microsoft's new cell phone operating system, aimed at helping the software maker better compete with Apple's iPhone, is now not expected until the second half of 2009.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mobile platforms/communications, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Google Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, software, Microsoft Windows
Moving to other pages in ASP.NET
Techguide ASP.NET provides a few ways to move to different pages. Here’s a look at the options.
Tags: Web browsers, Web servers, .NET, Security, Page, Web Browser, Method, C#, HTTP Request, .NET
Build, not test for, quality in code
News Ensuring quality early in the application development process can save precious time and money on software debugging, say industry watchers.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Services, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Security, SOA, India, Software Architects Inc., Gartner Inc., software, software development
IBM software scans for security holes in Flash, Ajax
News IBM offers software that lets Web sites run frequent and automatic scans of their Flash and Ajax-based apps for security holes.
Tags: Web sites, Programming languages, Antivirus software, IBM Corp., Security, SOA, Vulnerability, Adobe Flash Player, Internet Attack, Computer
Ballmer: Expect seamless move to cloud
News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer calls for developers to make applications Web-ready, saying customers will expect a seamless crossover from the desktop.
Tags: Web services, Web servers, Server platforms, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Piracy, Web Application, Houston, software, system administrator
Adobe tools put desktop apps in the browser
News The company will reportedly open source a set of tools allowing existing desktop and server software written in the C programming language to run in browsers.
Tags: Business applications, Web browsers, Software, App servers, Programming languages, Security, C, Web Browser, Open Source, Tool
