Darryl K. Taft

Adobe Systems and Microsoft scored high marks for security among scripting language environment providers, according to a recent survey by Evans Data. According to Evans Data, Adobe Flex and Microsoft ASP.Net AJAX, previously known by the code name “Atlas,” took top honors for security among popular scripting language offerings. In the study, titled the “2007 […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—At its Lotusphere conference on Jan. 22 here, IBMs Lotus division announced that it will soon release a public beta version of its Notes and Domino 8 technology. Company officials said the technology, formerly code-named Hannover, will enter public beta in February, and that will be the final beta testing phase of the product […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—With collaboration as its legacy, IBMs Lotus division went back to its roots and announced its plans to deliver social software for businesses. IBMs announcements at the companys Lotusphere 2007 show here represent the “most dramatic expansion of collaborative technology ever,” according to Michael Rhodin, general manager of IBM Lotus, particularly as opposed to […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—IBMs ever-vigilant research arm employs the collective power of many of the brightest brains in the business to come up with solutions to hard computer science problems. As part of the companys continuing effort to deliver social computing software, IBM will launch “Many Eyes,” a service that allows people to explore different visual representations […]

Microsoft has released its Asynchronous JavaScript and XML tool, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0, to the Web. ASP.NET AJAX, formerly known by the code name “Atlas,” is Microsofts offering for developers to build next-generation, AJAX-style web applications through integration with the .Net Framework and the Microsoft platform. ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 includes enhanced training capabilities made available by: […]

Knocking on the door of its competition at the opening of their annual user event, Microsoft announced new tools to help IBM Lotus Notes/Domino users migrate to the Microsoft fold. At the kickoff of IBMs annual Lotusphere conference in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft announced a series of tools to help Lotus Notes/Domino customers take advantage of […]

MuleSource, maker of open-source infrastructure and integration software, announced that its Mule project has reached 500,000 downloads and is poised to continue to gain users and market share in the face of competing offerings from proprietary competitors. In an interview with eWEEK, MuleSource CEO Dave Rosenberg and Mule creator and company co-founder Ross Mason spoke […]

Forest Key is leading Microsoft into uncharted territory for the software giant: the land of professional design tools. After years of continual leadership in the developer tools space, Microsoft is marching in with a set of tools for designers, having announced its Expression suite last month. Key, who is director of product management for Microsofts […]

Three software development tool companies have announced changes in leadership, with Zend Technologies, Catalyst Systems and Mindreef all appointing new CEOs. On Jan. 16, Cupertino, Calif.-based Zend, which makes PHP development tools for developers, announced that the company had hired Harold Goldberg, a former executive at BMC Software, as its new CEO. Goldberg held the […]

Microsoft has hired Don Ferguson, a prominent IBM software technologist and former chief architect of IBMs Software Group, to work in the office of the CTO. According to Fergusons bio at Microsoft—published on Jan. 8—he is now a Microsoft technical fellow in Platforms and Strategy, in the office of the chief technology officer. At Microsoft, […]

Sun Microsystems is encouraging developers to throw everything including the kitchen sink into evolving the Java language. While Sun has announced its plans to open-source its Java technology, the Santa Clara, Calif., company plans to maintain the sanctity of the standard language while enabling developers to experiment on bringing new features to Java, said Peter […]

The Software & Information Industry Association has published a report on the state of global software development, showing that a vast majority of companies that offshore their development operations report positive impacts on revenues and profits. For its Global Software Development Survey Report, the Washington D.C.-based SIIA teamed up with Symphony Services, a global product […]