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BEA transforms mobile apps with Alchemy
The server software and tools maker aims to simplify the creation of mobile Web applications that have the same rich graphical user interface as desktop applications. Read more »
Business apps battle Java deadline
Developers of online business applications are racing to meet an industry-imposed deadline that could create security problems for their software. Read more »
Google Android's new battleground: Developers
Google executives have a lot of work ahead of them as they court application developers skeptical of the search king's new open software platform for mobile devices. Read more »
Google takes Web apps offline
Google today announced the availability of a new open-source browser plug-in, Google Gears, that promises developers the ability to create applications that work within a browser -- even without Internet connectivity. Read more »
Microsoft moves on after Yahoo break-up
In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone. Read more »
AJAX spurs Web rebirth for desktop apps
Slicker development techniques like AJAX, a way of building interactive browser-based applications, are fuelling a surge in consumer Web applications. Read more »
Oracle urges customers to patch Web apps
Database software maker Oracle warned customers using the most recent version of its e-commerce program of a flaw that puts their systems at risk. Read more »
Google feels the Force with Salesforce deal
Today Salesforce.com announced a "global strategic alliance" (also known as a partnership) with Google, introducing a new integration point, Force.com Toolkit for Google Data APIs. Read more »
IBM doubles down on software services
IBM is in discussions with its partners to create a prepackaged set of hosted applications, a move that could ultimately create an online analogue to traditional packaged applications and spur market adoption of software services. Read more »
Google uses Lemon to find holes in apps
Google is working on a security tool -- codenamed Lemon -- to detect vulnerabilities in its Web applications. Read more »
Features (84)
Designing secure intranet applications
During the design phase, engineering and security teams must work together to ensure intranet applications meet the established security standards. Read more »
Put the Java Reflection API to work in your apps
The Java Reflection API enables you to take advantage of a variety of programming techniques. We'll show you how to inspect objects and work with arrays in the context of this API. Read more »
Java Web Start splits the difference between apps and applets
Sun's Web Start offers an easy way to deploy Java applications by adapting the best traits of applets and applications. Find out how Web Start works and how you can roll it out. Read more »
Make the most of HTTP headers
By understanding how to take advantage of the information in HTTP headers, you can build more effective Web applications. Here's what you need to know. Read more »
Tools to protect your Flash source code
Stealing Flash source code may not be nice, but it's all too easy. Fortunately, protecting your Flash applications is easy thanks to a variety of tools available today. Read more »
Build cross-browser XML paging code
If scrolling through a long XML table is not an optimal experience for your browser app, why not implement pagination? Presenting data in page-length chunks can help your users find the data they need. See how to build fast, cross-browser XML pagination. Read more »
Product review: Advantage Plex 5.1 from Computer Associates
Advantage Plex is a development tool for Windows, J2EE and iSeries 400 environments. Jorge Ubeda shares his thoughts on the app development tool. Read more »
JavaScript tips to accelerate a slow Web app
We've got four simple tricks to help squeeze a little extra speed out of your JavaScript. Read more »
CGI wrappers for Apache-based apps can boost security
CGI scripts represent a big potential security risk in Web development, but using CGI wrappers can help insulate your servers from attack. Here's an outline of how to create CGI wrappers to protect an Apache Web server. Read more »
Beating the software blues
Tealeaf Technology founder Robert Wenig says that the quality of software applications continues to plague the computer industry. Read more »
Blog (13)
The 2008 Trends and Threats to Internet security
-- I recently came across the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force 2008 Mid-Year Trend Statistics report, which outlines issues affecting internet security, including application vulnerabilities, phishing, malware and spam. Read more »
Are your Web apps ready for the next-gen browser war?
-- Webkit, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are all scheduled to update their browsers in 2008. Are you ready for Web dev test fest 08? Read more »
Must have apps for Mac
-- Here are some of essential apps for Mac OSX users. Read more »
Schoolgirl builds SecondLife Web app
-- A new web application AjaxLife allows interaction with the online virtual world
SecondLife. The cool part? It was developed in just a week by a fifteen year old English schoolgirl. Read more »
The Best of Ballmer
-- In this week's Roundup we cover Steve Ballmer's talk at the Microsoft's Power to Developers event in Sydney, Saleforce's annual Dreamforce conference and more. Read more »
Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone
-- Google already has customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Read more »
Bracing for Applefest
-- It's that time of year again, Steve Jobs' reality distortion field is about to extend throughout the internet and consume your favourite tech news sites for days. To Apple fanboys it is more than Christmas -- to others it is WWDC and you cannot escape it . Read more »
Salesforce's new AIR toolkit
-- Following the announcement that Salesforce will provide a free toolkit for Adobe Flex and AIR development on its Force.com platform, I spoke to the company’s Doug Farber, the Vice President of Operations, Asia Pacific about its functionality and other issues surrounding the toolkit. Read more »
YouTube becomes a service
-- YouTube has expanded its APIs to allow for new players and uploading of content. Read more »
Microsoft's Web 2.0 or the highway?
-- A few months ago Microsoft launched Office Live, a set of online collaboration tools to bring some elements of Office to the Web. The three online products available look to be a really great idea by Microsoft. So good, in fact, that I thought I'd give it a whirl.
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Interplanetary Internet a possibility
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.