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Yahoo! and USA TODAY Have Openings at the ONA09 Career Summit & Job Fair

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Yahoo! and Gannett are hiring! Join them and recruiters from other top media companies and universities at the ONA09 Career Summit & Job Fair, Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Hilton San Francisco to hear about current openings.

SoftwareFX Webinar on SharePoint 2007 Charts

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:45:00 EDT

DataParts for SharePoint 2007 is an exciting new family of Web Parts from Software FX that enable you to add business intelligence, data visualization and analysis to your SharePoint portals. With DataParts, it's never been easier to create your SharePoint Reports and Dashboards. With DataParts, visualizing and analyzing data becomes remarkably easy through the use of advanced lists, card views, charts, digital panels and radial, linear and horizontal gauges that can be easily configured to visualize the type of data desired in just minutes.

Oracle-Sun: Oracle Issues Statement

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Oracle yesterday evening issued the following statement, attributable to Dan Wall, Latham & Watkins counsel to Oracle.

Gartner Predicts 2009: The Evolving Open Source Software Model

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:45:00 EDT

The influence of open source continues to expand across software markets. As open source becomes increasing ubiquitous, new patterns are emerging that will have a profound effect on adopter IT strategies and on the model itself. This white paper from Actuate will look at how open source is evolving the software industry in numerous ways.

Sun Releases GlassFish Enhancements

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:15:00 EDT

Sun Microsystems has announced several technology updates to the Sun GlassFish Portfolio, the most complete, open source, high-performance Web application platform. The GlassFish Portfolio is comprised of leading open source technologies, including OpenESB, OpenMQ, Liferay Portal, Sun GlassFish Web Stack and GlassFish – the industry's most downloaded application server. Additionally, Sun announced early access of GlassFish v3 containing a full preview of the forthcoming Java Platform Enterprise Edition 6 (Java EE 6) specification. To purchase the Sun GlassFish Portfolio, visit: http://www.sun.com/glassfish.

Red Hat Drives Future Use of Java for the Enterprise

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Red Hat has announced the JBoss Open Choice application platform strategy which aims to provide a single environment for deploying a variety of programming models with a common platform, making it easier to develop and deploy applications. The JBoss Open Choice strategy represents Red Hat's response to the expanding and rapidly changing landscape of Java for the enterprise, which is marked by more variety and more choice of programming and deployment models than ever before.

Sun Achieves Major Milestone with New Release of OpenSolaris

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Sun Microsystems has announced the latest release of the OpenSolaris 2009.06 operating system, delivering industry leading features in networking, storage and virtualization, along with significant performance enhancements and developer productivity updates. Central to the new release is the inclusion of Project Crossbow, a networking technology development.

Xandros Discusses Application Stores and Ecosystems

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:08:00 EDT

Xandros today announced that key staff will present a birds-of-a-feather session on using standard Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) technologies to maximize maintainability on Application Stores projects at the Sun JavaOne conference, Moscone Center, San Francisco, June 2, 2009. With the explosion of new mobile computing platforms, from smartphones to netbooks to e-book readers, an application store is no longer optional. It is a key contributor to the success of a platform.

justAd.TV to Showcase Sun Java Media Client

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Tel Aviv based start-up justAd.TV today announced the successful interoperability of the justAd.TV STB Agent with the Sun Java Media Client software. This interoperability allows TV providers to easily insert embedAds(TM), justAd.TV's wide variety of new ad formats, into non-linear TV viewer experiences such as VOD and PVR, without requiring changes or upgrades to the video delivery network.

Veryant Helps Businesses Bridge the COBOL to Java Divide

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:47:00 EDT

Veryant has announced a new software release to help organizations lower operational costs by modernizing COBOL assets. This latest version of Veryant’s isCOBOL Application Platform Suite (APS) simplifies COBOL and Java integration, enhances the Eclipse-based development environment, and includes several improvements to make moving to isCOBOL from alternative platforms even easier.

Hyperic to Unify Developer to Datacenter Application Lifecycle

Mon, 04 May 2009 08:39:00 EDT

SpringSource, the leader in enterprise Java, today announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Hyperic, the open source leader in web application and infrastructure management. With the acquisition, SpringSource offers a comprehensive product set for powering the entire Java application lifecycle, with lean and powerful solutions for building, running and managing enterprise applications. By accelerating and unifying the application lifecycle from developer to data center and bridging the divide between development and IT operations teams, SpringSource can meet all the needs of companies building and deploying business-critical Java applications.

Active Endpoints Announces New Learning Tool for Java Developers

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:56:00 EST

Active Endpoints has announced that it has made available a new learning tool for Java developers in the form of a complete and fully documented service-oriented architecture (SOA) application, written in ActiveVOS. The "Vintage Old Stock" application automates a fictional classic car restoration business and is an ideal scenario to show developers how to leverage web services to create SOA applications.

Sun Microsystems Delivers Java SE 6 Update 10

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:45:00 EDT

Sun has announced the availability of Java Platform Standard Edition 6 Update 10 (Java SE 6u10), which improves the usability and performance of the Java platform on desktop computers. Java SE 6u10 is optimized for consumers with new features that include improved startup time for Java applications and applets, the ability to drag Java applets directly from the browser and have them run as desktop widgets, more powerful and stylized application graphics, a faster and simpler installation experience and a new cross-platform look and feel.

Terracotta Extends Value of Java Clustering Solution

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:04:00 EDT

Terracotta has announced the latest version of their open source Java clustering solution, Terracotta version 2.7. The new version builds on the adoption of Terracotta in specific vertical markets and applications such as reservation systems, online gaming, and information portals. In addition, it offers extended support for the Spring framework and Glassfish application server, and delivers enhanced scalability, performance, and operational visibility.

InterSystems Introduces DeepSee

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Responding to the growing demand for business intelligence (BI) capabilities that enable real-time decision-making for operational business processes, InterSystems Corporation has announced InterSystems DeepSee embedded real-time BI software. DeepSee aims to broaden the use of BI to decision makers at all organization levels driving more effective day-to-day execution across the enterprise.

Sun Microsystems Strikes Multi-Million Dollar Deal with ERP Software Company

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:45:00 EDT

Sun Microsystems has announced the addition of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendor Stésud to a growing list of customers that have adopted and deployed Sun's open source MySQL database and GlassFish application server software. This Belgium-based enterprise company joins Australian online travel pioneer Wotif.com and hundreds of other companies that now rely on MySQL and GlassFish as a lower-cost, higher-performance alternative to traditional database and application server software.

AJAX and RIA Technology Will Be Free for All: Sun CEO

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:45:00 EDT

'Java's always been a RIA platform - before the world really wanted one,' claimed Sun's CEO Jonathan Schwartz recently, as he reflected on the reinvention of the Java platform as represented by JavaFX. 'What's a rich internet application?' Schwartz wrote. 'It depends on your perspective,' he continued, adding 'From mine, it's any network connected application that persists in front of a user, typically outside a browser, that can operate when disconnected from the network.'

New Social Mapping Service Application To Be Written in J2ME

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:45:00 EST

Android Location will what its lead developer Andres Rormoser calls 'a revolutionary social mapping service to change the way people use mobile phones to keep in touch with their friends.' It will facilitate real-world interaction between friends and put an end to frustrating missed connections, says Rormoser, who is currently seeking people 'who would like to join the project to help us build it faster.'

Java for High Performance 3D and 2D Graphical Applications

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST

Speaking at JavaPolis on 14 December, Luciad will share some of its eight years of advanced Java experience in the context of advanced graphical applications. The presentation focuses on some of the techniques used to obtain the high performance of LuciadMap and discusses pros and cons, do's and don'ts. For developers new to Java graphics, it should be clear that Java holds no limitations for high performance graphics, the more advanced Java graphics developer may pick up a few new ideas.

TrustedOpinion.com Names Java Pioneer, and HP Alumni as CTO

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST

TrustedOpinion.com has named Java pioneer Gene Leybzon as Chief Technology Officer to support the company?s growth and technology development. Since its official launch in February 2007, TrustedOpinion.com has acquired over 350,000 members who benefit from recommendations based on the opinions of those in their social network.

SCOPE Alliance Releases White Paper on Mapping Java Platform Enterprise Edition and SAF: A NEP Perspective

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:00:00 EST

The SCOPE Alliance published a new white paper ?Mapping Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and SAForum: A NEP Perspective? in support of SCOPE?s mission of enabling and promoting the availability and interoperability of open Carrier Grade Base Platforms (CGBP) based on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) building blocks.

JetBrains Releases IntelliJ IDEA 7.0: The Next Generation of Java IDE

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST

JetBrains announced the availability of IntelliJ IDEA 7.0, the next generation of Java IDE (integrated development environment). In releasing this version, JetBrains delivered on their commitment to answering the latest needs of Java developers and provide support for some of the most in-demand technologies and tools of today.

Compuware Provides Increased Requirements Capture Flexibility

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:15:00 EDT

Compuware Corporation has released Compuware Optimal Trace 5.0, the latest version of Compuware Optimal's business requirements management solution. This new version provides an entry into adopting a business requirements management solution and enables organizations to grow into a sophisticated use of 'structured requirements.' It also further strengthens Compuware Optimal's application delivery management solution by offering increased capability to propagate business intent through the life cycle.

Java "Robo Sapien" Robot Speaks Up During Strukhoff SYS-CON.TV Interview

Thu, 24 May 2007 09:45:00 EDT

RS Media, a 'robo sapien' distributed by a company called WowWee, was interviewed at JavaOne 2007 by SYS-CON.TV founder and host Roger Strukhoff. Despite the interviewer's best attempts at providing a steady hand and steady conversation, the robot seemed to crack a bit under the pressure of the hot TV lights and potential worldwide audience in the billions.