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Microsoft releases key Vista developer technologies
Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release. Read more »
Borland to wield tools against Microsoft
The revived company readies a software suite to compete against Microsoft's popular Visual Studio.Net. But can it really go toe-to-toe with the tech giant? Read more »
Microsoft rallies developers behind Vista
As it readies Vista for launch, Microsoft is looking to build momentum behind new applications - and trying to avoid the pitfalls of incompatibilities. Read more »
SOA heeds industry's call
Experts say the time has come for services-oriented-architecture design approaches, which revamp business processes and could change the economics of delivering software. Read more »
Open source picks some new fights
Open-source software, increasingly popular with budget-conscious companies, is beginning to expand into a new area: The lucrative infrastructure-software market dominated by industry giants such as Microsoft. Read more »
MS Office 11--risky business?
Microsoft this week plans to deliver the first test release of a new version of its Office software intended to rejuvenate sales and stave off competitors. Read more »
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Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?
The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »
Microsoft delays Yukon and Whidbey
Microsoft is delaying the release of its forthcoming SQL Server database and Visual Studio.Net development tool, in a move that could deprive customers of upgrades they already purchased. Read more »
Driving towards in-car software
Developing applications to run inside cars is a fascinating and potentially lucrative market for developers. But what systems are actually running under the hood, and what hurdles do you have to overcome to build for them? Read more »
Embed me: Career opportunities in embedded software
Writing software designed to be embedded in an appliance, phone, or some other real-world device is a growth area, but has its own set of challenges. Read more »
Build next-generation applications
Reduce time to market and meet the requirements of Web-aware applications by adopting one or both of the new virtual machine standards. Read more »
Web services: Messiah or mirage?
Software vendors keep telling us that Web services are the answer. But what is the question? ZDNet Australia explores the state of Web services today. Read more »
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Opera's new SDK: Better browsing on the Wii?Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »
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It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we take a look at Google's new technology -- Native Client, its Android phone, news from the world of web browsers and more. Read more »
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Ratbags burn, smash and 'nuke' hard drives
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Five services you can turn off in Windows Server 2003
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.