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Weave open-source data visualization offers power, flexibility
The project, three years in the making and still in beta, is just starting to be rolled out by government and planning agencies.
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HP moves load testing software to the cloud
With the release of its new LoadRunner in the Cloud application load testing solution, HP aims to provide the flexibility of software-as-a-service in tools that traditionally entailed substantial investments to implement.
HP to let partners host LoadRunner
Hewlett-Packard's LoadRunner performance validation software will become available on a hosted basis through HP partners, the company announced Tuesday.
Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say
Microsoft will scratch the 17-year-old Start button from Windows 8, according to reports based on a purported leak of the latest beta build.
Appeals court denies Google bid to keep email out of Oracle trial
Google has failed in its latest attempt to keep a potentially damaging email out of the lawsuit Oracle filed against it over alleged Java intellectual-property violations in the Android mobile OS.
RIM offers free PlayBook to attract Android developers
Research in Motion is trying to woo developers by giving a free BlackBerry Playbook tablet to coders who port their Android application for its BlackBerry Tablet OS.
Firefox 10 relieves add-on updating pain
Mozilla today patched eight vulnerabilities in Firefox as it shipped the latest iteration in its rapid release schedule.
IBM buys Worklight for mobile software platform
IBM on Tuesday announced plans to buy Worklight, a move that will give it a range of cross-platform mobile application development technologies. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter, were not disclosed.
HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds
Hewlett-Packard has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their IT assets in the cloud.
Mozilla OKs Firefox 10 launch this week
Mozilla developers have given the green light to ship Firefox 10 on Tuesday.
App Development In Depth
Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review
MongoDB shines with broad programming language support, SQL-like queries, and out-of-the-box scaling
The rise of Node.js: JavaScript graduates to the server
Microsoft and others have already adopted this technology to extend JavaScript beyond the browser -- but it has limits developers must beware
Even the best patching programs probably miss this
Kenneth Van Wyk warns that vulnerabilities in programming frameworks are slipping through the cracks. (Insider; registration required)
How to cope with HTML5's dueling standards bodies
Pay no attention to those chattering consortia -- when it comes to charting a course for HTML adoption, the browser is the new standard.
First look: Zend's PHP developer cloud
Zend Developer Cloud woos PHP developers with enterprise-grade development features, snapshots for easy recovery and project sharing, and promises of single-click cloud deployment
Ira Winkler: Facebook is giving hacking a good name again
Its Hacker Cup celebrates creative computer talent instead of rewarding the destroyers.
The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services
InfoWorld's Test Center unveils the 2012 Technology of the Year Awards
Three HTML5 animation tools: Adobe Edge, Sencha Animator, Tumult Hype
HTML5 developers might want some help in dealing with a steep learning curve. We review three applications that can help. Insider (registration required)
10 questions for Box CFO Dylan Smith
-- Name: Dylan Smith, co-founder and CFO
Adobe's no-choice embrace of HTML5
As Flash gives way to open technologies, Adobe is retooling to support the new developer reality
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App Development White Papers
- The Keys to Distributed & Agile Application Development
- How leading firms are winning with strategies for efficient application development, without relying on co-location.
- Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) Case Study - Oracle
- In this paper, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) realized by three Enterprise organizations as they...
- The Hidden Truth About Virtualizing Business-Critical Applications
- This IDG whitepaper highlights key findings based on the Quickpoll Survey conducted with more than 300 Enterprise and Commercial IT decision makers worldwide...
- Top 10 Myths About Virtualizing Business-Critical Applications
- Even though virtualization has brought positive change to enterprise IT over the last decade, some skepticism remains about how valuable virtualization can be...
- Enterprise Java Applications on VMware: Unix to Linux Migration Guide
- This guide focuses on key considerations for IT Architects who are in the process of migrating Java applications from UNIX to Linux as... All App Development White Papers
App Development Webcasts
- Reduced TCO for Communications Applications with New Oracle SPARC Servers
- In this webcast learn how Oracle's new SPARC T4 servers and SPARC Supercluster deliver the security, performance, and scalability required for 4G network...
- Apps QuickStart Series Part 2: Designing and Deploying SQL Server on VMware vSphere
- Download this webcast to learn about the design considerations for virtualizing SQL workloads, performance and scalability information and high-availability options, as well as...
- Apps QuickStart Series Part 1: Designing and Deploying Exchange 2010 on VMware vSphere
- Download this webcast to learn the virtual hardware design considerations for Exchange 2010, deployment using the building block approach, options for high-availability and...
- Customer Spotlight: How IPC The Hospitalist Company Implemented Oracle on Vmware
- Have you been looking to hear about customer's experiences with the new VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager product? View this webcast to learn...
- Virtualize Business-Critical Applications with Confidence
- Virtualizing business-critical applications has become a key focus for organizations as they move along their virtualization journey. With the launch of VMware vSphere®... All App Development Webcasts