Interviews
Jobs Spike for Middleware Devs with Spring Expertise PDF Print E-mail

Enterprise Java architects and devs concerned about a tightening economy could find solace in a report from SpringSource, creator of the open source Spring platform for building, running and managing enterprise Java apps. SpringSource execs say job listings specifying Spring experience now exceed those for Oracle WebLogic and IBM WebSphere posts.

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Gartner Names 4 ‘Software Disruptions’ for 2009 PDF Print E-mail
ImageGartner names four emerging software technology trends that its analysts say will transform the software industry. Beyond Web 2.0, SOA or ‘cloud services' there are more disruptors. “Four overarching trends are reshaping how IT is used in the workplace. Each of these megatrends or disruptors must be evaluated to determine if it will have an effect on the business,” said Yvonne Genovese, vice president and analyst at Gartner, in a statement.
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The Java platform, and its communities, have been for quite a ride the last 12 months: Updates for J PDF Print E-mail

StrikeIron Inc. along with Sylantro Systems and O’Reilly Media, has announced winners of the first-ever Telephony Mashup Contest. The event was held at O’Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference (ETel), and showcased how Web 2.0 meets telephony apps for VoiceXML, SIP, VoIP, PBX/IVR. OET meets the winners, and looks at the future of telephone mashups with a StrikeIron exec.

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Black Duck Software, provider of software compliance management solutions, is upgrading its protexIP PDF Print E-mail
The Java platform, and its communities, have been for quite a ride the last 12 months: Updates for Java, support for Open Source dynamic scripting, growing mojo for AJAX and Java-powered Web 2.0 apps -- and even the Open Sourcing of Java itself As we near JavaOne 2007, IDN talks to Jean Elliott, Director of Sun’s Java Software Product Marketing, about the new face of Java and its communities.
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Black Duck: Helping IT, ISVs Comply with GPLv3 PDF Print E-mail

ImageBlack Duck Software, provider of software compliance management solutions, is upgrading its protexIP/development platform to let IT and ISVs better cope with the coming GPLv3 (GNU General Public Licenses version 3). One upgrade is a bar code-like feature called Code Label, that illustrates what percentages of code could fall under difference licenses, including GPLv3. OET talks with Black Duck’s CEO.


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