News (55)
BEA mobilise corporate data
Java software provider BEA Systems has released a product designed to simplify the task of sending back-office information to mobile devices. Read more »
Data leaks dent Web shoppers' confidence
Consumer confidence in online commerce is dwindling. Read more »
Google: Trust us, we really do protect your data
Google described on Tuesday how it secures the mountains of data that it handles every day, saying that it has highly automated processes and employs the best and brightest in Web security. Read more »
HP developing 'smart rack' to ease data center work
Business executives and bureaucrats are salivating over the potential labor-saving benefits of radio frequency identification technology, and soon technology workers may find reason to be enthusiastic, too. Read more »
AMP re-thinks secure development
Australian financial services giant AMP has re-thought the way its information technology security team relates to the rest of the business as a result of the industry's increasing reliance on Web applications to deliver services. Read more »
Google open sources XML-alternative Protocol Buffers
XML, it seems, has run out of steam for Google. Google said Monday that it has created an open source project for a data interchange format called Protocol Buffers. Read more »
Flash becomes more searchable
Adobe Systems has announced it's partnering with search giants Google and Yahoo to increase the quality of search results of dynamic Web content and rich internet applications (RIAs). Read more »
Microsoft tries to one-up Google PageRank
Though a distant third place to Google, Microsoft thinks it can teach its rival a thing or two about searching the Internet. Read more »
Sydney Uni "hero" chip breaks light speed record
A team of Australian scientists have demonstrated a photonic chip that boosts the data rate of fibre-optic connections by more than 64 times to 640Gbps, promising faster, cheaper internet for all. Read more »
Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks
Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin. Read more »
Features (155)
What does a DBA do all day?
Data integrity is a DBA's number one responsibility, but do you know what else they do all day? Read more »
Compress data streams in Java with GZIP and Zip
You can compress and decompress any data stream in Java. Peter Mikhalenko shows you just how easy it is to compress data streams with GZIP and Zip data formats. Read more »
The Aggregation Application Block can simplify data handling
The Aggregation Application Block can make data handling--particularly Web services data handling--easier for .NET developers. Find out how to implement it and why you need the Exception Management Application Block to do it. Read more »
XML data validation with XPath and XSL
When collecting user information using XML, you can test data and catch parse errors using a combination of XSLT if, choose, and when elements. Find out how. Read more »
Create a VB6 grid control your users can modify
You don't have to create special input screens to modify grid data. We'll show you an easier way and toss in the code too. Read more »
Easily present graphical data with JGraph
It's often necessary to display data in a graphical form. The JGraph project streamlines the process of presenting graphical data when working with Java. Read more »
Handling multiple submits in a single form with PHP
Processing form data in PHP is significantly simpler than most other Web programming languages. This simplicity and ease of use makes it possible to do some fairly complex things with forms, including multiple submit buttons in the same form. Read more »
StringBuffer helps you reduce Java overhead
Dealing with dynamic string data requires care to avoid excessive system resource consumption. The basic Java StringBuffer class is designed to tackle this. Read more »
Dr. David Reed: More to the radio spectrum than meets the ear
David Reed, father of TCP/IP, believes "software-defined radio" will revolutionize radio communications as the Internet revolutionised data networks. Read more »
Cyber-bludging special: Acceptable usage
There's no shortage of tools to monitor and filter employees' use of the Internet and IT resources. Read more »
Blog (3)
Perils of outsourcing
-- This edition of the Weekly Roundup looks at what happens when outsourcing companies are robbed, there's more Google news than one can poke a stick at, Samba has a new version and we see what endorsement Mark Taylor has signed on for. Read more »
Newbie guide to Google's Android
-- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »
Adobe MAX conference: Sneak Peaks, Sound Treats
-- To close MAX 2006 Adobe gave delegates at the conference a sneak peek at some upcoming technologies and products. Read more »
Filter Tags
News and features
- Latest
- Popular
- Features
- Most Discussed
-
This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. Read more »
-
Bridging the gap between programmers and the vision
A successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
-
Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
-
How to Reset Windows passwords
2008/10/01 14:31:09
-
Five things to consider when choosing a Linux distribution
2008/10/01 15:50:33
-
Cyber-terrorism 'a big threat'
2008/12/01 12:43:32
What's on?
-
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.