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Image: Mashups without the code

In new mashup builder Popfly, Microsoft has created a software development tool for nonprofessionals.

Tags: Development tools, mashup, software development tool, development tool, tool, software, Microsoft Corp.

Image galleries 2007-05-18

Software development tools to generate $5 bln by 2009

Worldwide application development software license revenue will grow from $3.7 bln in 2004 to more than $5 bln in 2009. Adoption of open-source application development tools will dampen total market growth, especially for Java tools, Gartner said.

Tags: Development tools, Middleware, Java, tool, development tool, software, software development tool

Blog posts 2005-12-10

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Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist

Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4

Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Spell Check, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML5, JavaScript, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

LinkAssistant SEO Tool 3.4.7 (Windows)

LinkAssistant is a powerhouse link development tool for webmasters who need to get their sites on top of Google, Yahoo! and MSN. This SEO software lets you find thousands of high-quality link partners, automatically fill in more than 25,000 link submission forms, design a professional link directory and publish it...

Tags: Partner, Link-Assistant, LinkAssistant, E-mail, Search, Marketing Research, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Development Tools, Middleware, Online Communications, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-11-16

WordPress 2.8.6 (Windows)

WordPress is a personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, Web standards, and usability. WordPress was born out of a desire for an elegant, well-structured personal publishing system built on PHP and MySQL and licensed under the GPL. It is the official successor of b2/cafelog. WordPress is fresh software,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Wordpress, WordPress.org, Channel Management, Quality, Open Source, Marketing, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Open source be not proud

microsoft over java???hardly.Ellison should use GPL v3 for mysqland commit 1 billion dollars to it.This deal will sail through and everyone will be happy.It is a pyramid schemeFor a long time open source companies were only "profitable" because their perceived value.MySQL is a very good example of this. They sold...

Tags: Databases, open source, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions

Search tools more than important!!!Good that mostly everbody knows that in business life nothing works without e-mail and even that important is a reliable and fast search tool for Outlook! One of those is Lookeen It has so many features which lighten your work that is amazing. It works with...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Mail.app, Entourage, Web, Xobni, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Macintosh, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon

Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....

Tags: Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Registry Workshop 4.2.3 (Windows)

Registry Workshop is an advanced registry editor. It is a perfect replacement for RegEdit and RegEdt32, which shipped with Windows. In addition to all the standard features, Registry Workshop adds a variety of powerful features that allow you to work faster and more efficiently with registry related tasks. Whether you're...

Tags: Registry, Torch Soft, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Jive hits SBS 4: SharePoint in Rear View Mirror

After last week's announcement of SharePoint 2010 by Microsoft, with a scheduled arrival date of second quarter 2010, Jive Software announced their 'Social Business Software 4' yesterday at their San Francisco 'Jiveworld' event. It was interesting to contrast the huge Vegas Microsoft unveiling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Mobile, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-28

What the DoD now says about open source

I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

QPack Free Testing Tool Test Management 5.3.1 (Windows)

QPack is an end-to-end solution for Application Lifecycle Management, containing all development lifecycle modules, such as market requirements, system specs, development, testing, and delivery. QPack ALM supports the marketing team, system architects, developers and testers by providing each team with professional tools suited to its specific needs and methodologies. QPack...

Tags: Medical Device, Microsoft Windows, Application Lifecycle Management, Tool, Orcanos Application Lifecycle Management, QPack, QPack ALM, Medical Device Software Development, QPack Medical Device Software Development, Healthcare, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Softerra LDAP Administrator 2009.2 (Windows)

Softerra LDAP Administrator provides a wide variety of features essential for those involved in LDAP development, deployment and administration. Most of these features are really unique and do not have any analogs in the existing LDAP software market. The main goal LDAP Administrator pursues is to deliver an integrated, yet...

Tags: Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Softerra, Softerra LDAP Administrator, LDAP, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-20

HP TouchSmart 600

The HP TouchSmart 600 shows how getting an early jump on unproven technology can pay off. HP was first to market with a touch-based all-in-one PC more than two years ago. Now that Windows 7 has spurred almost every major desktop vendor toward multitouch, HP has the advantage of years...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, audio ouput, Hewlett-Packard Co., TouchSmart 600, Sony Corp., HP TouchSmart

Product reviews 2009-10-13

On the future of Open Source thought leadership

It's time we recognized the advantages of bothIMHO it's time to recognize the advantages in both, and not to do silly things like pretend that somehow software is a moral agent.I can certainly see the advantage of software being open source. It helps the educational community, and gives tools to...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Free Software, leadership, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, open source, proprietary software, Microsoft Corp., hardware, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Ballmer: Testers didn't ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7?

Your average beta tester is a power userYour average beta tester is a power user. You don't get the same feedback as you can from an average user. Therefore, you can't extrapolate how their experience would apply to the masses.Ballmer's trying to dampen expectations a bit so that when Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Level5.VMS 4.4 (Windows)

Level5.VMS provides software development managers with a tool and methodology to easily maintain and secure their development teams most valuable development assets. The easy-to-use graphical user interface will allow team members to easily and consistently maintain effective source control management across development teams and the enterprise. Controls versions of any...

Tags: Team, Level5Software, Level5.VMS, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Team Management, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Oficina de Cooperación Universitaria (OCU) Simplifies and Accelerates Logging Support Requests

Oficina de Cooperación Universitaria OCU wanted to simplify and accelerate logging of IT support requests with Oracle for any of the 400 Oracle databases and applications hosted by OCU on 35 servers and automate the introduction of system configuration for all development environments (versions, licenses, patches, and other system and...

Tags: Oracle Corp., OCU, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2009-10-01

Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon

Another "researcher" makes a name for himself.So, just why was it necessary for for this Bozo to actually "create and release the code" for the exploit? Let me guess. His company makes money by hyping up the level of fear. See their web page where they say...

Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Windows SMB2, attack, firewall, antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-09-29