Web Development
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Microsoft targets biz apps with Silverlight 4
News Software giant releases beta version of technology for rich Web apps, revealing new features it says will make greater impact on enterprise software.
Tags: Web services, Software engineering/development, Software, Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Development Platform, News Agency, Silverlight Team, Microsoft Corp.
Apps to flourish on mobile, games
News Developers should bet on Android, games, navigation and music, to reap returns, suggest industry watchers, who say business apps can also prove viable.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Nokia Corp., Ovum, Phone, Operating System, App, mobile, Business applications
Report: Still jobs for retrenched IT workers
News Despite downturn, opportunities remain for retrenched IT candidates in Asia-Pacific region, where companies face skills shortage, says recruitment firm Randstad.
Tags: Human resources, Employer, COO, IT Professional, Tool, business analysis, information technology worker, social networking, career, job
AT&T buys application developer
News Phone giant nabs Plusmo to help it build more apps and widgets for mobile phones, PCs, and TV.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Applications and tools, Apple iPhone, Phone, TV, cell phone, Web development, mobile, Business Strategies & Functions, Plusmo
BlackBerry dev tools target Eclipse, Visual Studio
News Research In Motion has released updated tools for developers who want to build BlackBerry Web applications within the Eclipse and Visual Studio environments.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Smart phones, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Plug-in, Tool, Eclipse, Web Application, Environment
RIM launches BlackBerry developer blog
News Blog is intended to get developers more engaged with the BlackBerry at a time of increased competition between smartphone platforms.
Tags: Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Plug-in, Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, blog, advisor
Adobe Creative Suite to abandon PowerPC Macs
News Adobe announces its decision to discontinue support for PowerPC-based Macs in its future releases of Creative Suite.
Tags: Business applications, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Apple Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Intel Corp., Video Editing, Apple Macintosh, Adobe Creative Suite, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), graphic design
Facebook wastes no time putting FriendFeed to work
News Newly acquired start-up has become the face (pun intended) of not just Facebook's further development of real-time streaming technology but also its forays into the open-source community.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Server, Facebook, IM, Python, Web, team, Web 2.0
The current state and future of C++
Techguide Days of C++ as a general purpose programming language are quickly ending for most developers, but there is still great potential for C++ developers to do well.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Personal development, Developer, Cloud Computing, COBOL, C++, Justin James, Microsoft .NET, application development, Java
Netflix: Silverlight 3 could help with glitches
News The next version of Silverlight promises to help ease issues that some users have had in streaming videos on lower-end computers.
Tags: Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, computer, phone, Apple iPod, Vancouver, NBC, NetFlix Inc., MLB
Mozilla's crowdsourcing mystique
News For-profit companies such as Google and LinkedIn, strain to copy the Firefox Web browser maker's model of relying on volunteer developers.
Tags: Linux, Directory services, Web browsers, Employee communications, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Web services, Analyst reports, Outsourcing, Google Inc., Web Browser
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
10 skills developers need in next five years
Techguide For those looking to get ahead in your field or simply stay employed, this is not the time to be complacent. Find out what skills to work on now to maximize your future job prospects.
Tags: Programming languages, Personal development, Recruiting, Functional Programming, Mobile, Web Service, Developer, Rich Internet Application, Justin James, Environment
Microsoft updates hosting package
News Microsoft released a software package that includes the latest version of the company's database and .Net programming software.
Tags: Databases
LibertyOne continues Hong Kong shopping spree
News Australian Internet company LibertyOne continues its spending spree in Hong Kong this week with the purchase of a stake in a Chinese online book store.
