Darryl K. Taft

The Joomla community has announced the availability of Joomla 3.0, the latest release of the popular open-source content management system (CMS) that has been optimized for mobile devices. Joomla, which is used for everything from Websites to blogs to intranets, brings new functionality in version 3.0 with its ability to natively display content on mobile […]

World Record Guinness World Records congratulates developers for setting an official record for the Most Participants in a Software Development Marathon at the Windows AppFest. Pictured from left to right are: Jon DeVaan, corporate vice president, Windows development at Microsoft; Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman of Microsoft India; and Paul O’Neill, vice president of Guinness World Records, […]

The use of analytics to spur business success is catching on as more organizations reap the benefits of a data-driven culture, according to a recent study commissioned by SAS. In the survey, Harvard Business Review Analytic Services found that at least 50 percent more organizations enjoyed improved financial performance from their analytics if they had […]

Oracle has announced new technology supporting embedded Java development, including Oracle Java ME Embedded 3.2, a complete client Java runtime optimized for microcontrollers and other resource-constrained devices, and Oracle Java Embedded Suite 7.0, a new toolset for building apps for embedded systems and devices. Oracle Java ME Embedded 3.2 is a new product in the […]

IBM’s board of directors has elected Virginia M. Rometty chairman of the board, effective Oct. 1, expanding her role as head of the company. Rometty succeeds Samuel J. Palmisano, who is stepping down from the board effective Oct. 1. Palmisano will become senior advisor to the company until he retires on Dec. 1. As of […]

Precog, a developer of infrastructure for data warehousing and analysis, has announced the launch of its Precog platform in public beta. The Precog platform is designed for developers and data scientists and combines the scalability of big data platforms with the number-crunching power of statistical tools, the company said. This means development teams can quickly […]

Microsoft has set a world record for having the most developers in a coding marathon at its recent Windows 8 AppFest in Bangalore. During a long-running coding session, thousands of developers made history by setting the world record for the Most Participants in a Software Development Marathon in One Location at Karnataka Trade Promotion Organization […]

Looking to give even more developers access to its core development tools, Oracle announced the release of a free version of its Oracle Application Development Framework: Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) Essentials. Oracle ADF Essentials enables the global developer community to leverage the core capabilities of Oracle Application Development Framework free of cost. Previously, developers […]

Programming, Database Are Top Skills for IT Pros on Wall Street Programming Languages and Database Programming language and database skills topped the eFinancialCareers most-searched-for jobs list for the period of June through August 2012. Programming, Database Are Top Skills for IT Pros on Wall Street Fixed Income Fixed-income expertise ranked second on the eFinancialCareers most-searched-for […]

Out of IPv4 Addresses On Feb. 3, 2011, the central pool of available IPv4 addresses managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) was depleted when each Regional Internet Registry (RIR) received its last IPv4 addresses. The five RIRs (AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and the RIPE NCC) will continue to allocate IPv4 address space to […]

If you are looking for a job on Wall Street, IT skills are the way to go, particularly programming and database expertise, according to a recent study conducted by a leading career site network for the financial services industry. eFinancialCareers, a global career site network for professionals working in the investment banking, asset management and […]

As part of its continued expansion into Canada, IBM, along with the governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Barrie, announced the opening of a new smart data center, the IBM Canada Leadership Data Centre. The Barrie, Ontario-based center is one of Canada’s most advanced computing facilities and it will focus on advancements […]