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Internet giants race to rope in developers

Web service providers are luring software developers, to get more applications on their hosted computing platforms. Read more »

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Ask Chuck: Creating Windows apps without a remote database

This week Chuck answers a Builder AU reader's question on creating Windows applications that users can edit without having to connect to a remote database. Read more »

Why migrating Java apps to .NET may not be smart

Migrating from Java to .NET is not easy, and you might be better off with your exisiting application. Here are five reasons for sticking with Java. Read more »

Innovative multimodal interfaces with SALT technology

Handheld devices with wireless network connections are increasingly prominent. Software developers are creating applications for these devices that take advantage of new technologies like Speech Application Language Tags. Are you developing one? Read more »

Take advantage of Microsoft's Application Blocks for .NET

Application Blocks for .NET include source code and sample applications. Take advantage of these tools and get a head start on your next project. Read more »

Maximise DataSnap efficiency in Delphi

Delphi's DataSnap technology, formerly known as MIDAS, enables you to construct multitier applications. See how to get the DataSnap Server and the DataSetProvider components to work together. Read more »

How do I ... publish a custom application performance counter in C#?

Since performance counters are a standard system function they are an ideal method for tracking the performance your applications. Luckily, Microsoft has provided several classes within the .NET Framework to publish custom performance counters. Read more »

Log errors easily with the EMAB

The Exception Management Application Block (EMAB) can simplify your VB.NET or C# error handling, provided you know how to leverage it properly. Read more »

Diagnose SQL Server performance problems

Usually, the hardest part of database tuning is finding the code bottlenecks. SQL Profiler's traces can help you locate your sluggish code. Read more »

Diagnose SQL Server performance problems

Usually, the hardest part of database tuning is finding the slow part. SQL Profiler's traces can help you find your sluggish code. Read more »

Web services B2B implementation demonstration: Part 4

In the fourth article of our series on Web services B2B implementation, we implement business logic and Web services associated with John's business tier. Read more »

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  • Staff A first look at Windows 7 beta

    In this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Staff 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 »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Staff 2008: Time to call stumps

    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 »

    -- posted by Staff

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