Darryl K. Taft

According to a recent survey of early Windows 8 adopters, more than half the respondents said they prefer Windows 7. The Forumswindows8.com site conducted a survey of Windows 8 users that indicated a comfort level with Windows 7 that surpassed that of Windows 8, which is not necessarily surprising as they have had much more […]

Microsoft’s Mr. Smith went to Washington to lobby the federal government to relax immigration regulations to allow more technology workers into the country as well as to invest more in cultivating more homegrown tech workers for the U.S. workforce. Microsoft’s Mr. Smith is Brad Smith, the software giant’s executive vice president and general counsel, who […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]