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Eclipse gets Crystal Reports support

Business intelligence software specialist Business Objects will make a preview version of its Crystal Reports software available for the open source Eclipse development environment before the end of the year. Read more »

EMC woos Eclipse developers with US$100k prize

EMC announced the integration of Eclipse development tools in Documentum -- the first major upgrade since 2002 -- and is offering a US$100,000 prize for the best application. Read more »

Google Code reverses open source licence ban

Google has undone an earlier ban on the Mozilla Public License, an option for open source projects hosted at its Google Code site. Read more »

Eclipse project names first director

Oracle executive Mike Milinkovich is named the first executive director since Eclipse gained independence from IBM earlier this year. Read more »

Developer Interview: James Gosling

Take a look at Sun Microsystems' recently relaunched Java developer Web site, and you'll see something new: a picture of James Gosling. Read more »

SAP opens arms to NetWeaver community

Business applications giant SAP expanded its partner network and launched a community forum meant to foster development for its NetWeaver software. Read more »

Europa eclipses Callisto in Friday's overhaul

The Eclipse framework and 20 of its applications will be updated at the end of this week when Europa replaces Callisto. Read more »

Borland gets personal with new tools

Borland's Core SDP suite has analyst, architect, developer and tester modules to help cater for different aspects of application development. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Walker Royce

Walker Royce is the Vice President of IBM's Worldwide Rational Lab Services; he is also the author of Software Project Management, A Unified Framework. Builder AU caught up with him to talk about the process of software development and where we are heading as an industry. Read more »

Passport's heir gets open-source competition

Will the 'identity Big Bang' leave Microsoft in the cold? Read more »

Features (28)

IBM gets Rational with open source

Big Blue's tools division is expected to detail its plans for using software from the open source project Eclipse to make its products better integrated and to accelerate development. Read more »

Setting up a simple Web service using Java

Web services form the basis for machine interoperability over a network. This guide aims to provide an insight into quickly setting up and deploying a simple Web service using Java, Eclipse, Apache Tomcat and Axis2. Read more »

Turf wars on the Java front

Has the JCP been corrupted by the efforts of IBM and BEA? Will Sun's AppServer 8.0 provide competition to the incumbents and more options for customers? I give you my impressions and talk with Sun software czar Jonathan Schwartz. Read more »

Getting started with Delphi for PHP

This article guides you through a brief tour of CodeGear's Delphi for PHP, a visual IDE for developing applications in PHP. Read more »

Getting to know ColdFusion 8

In the final interview of our MAX07 series, we talk with Tim Buntel, senior product marketing manager ColdFusion, and discuss the release of ColdFusion 8 Read more »

Review: Java Development from Linux to Mac

Local tech writer, Ben Stringer reviews the move from a Linux development environment for Java to one with an Apple PowerMac G5. Read more »

Why developers should check out ColdFusion 8

The recent release is by far the most compelling version since they moved to the Java platform -- and possibly even the most compelling version ever. Read more »

Developer spotlight:Danny Thorpe

Danny Thorpe is the chief scientist at Borland Software, and was part of the original team that developed Delphi. Builder magazine caught up with Danny to talk about the move to .NET, Kylix, and the future of Delphi. Read more »

Developing Applications for Intel-based Macs

A new processor architecture has massively boosted Mac power and capabilities, but what does it mean for developers? Stephen Withers investigates how to port your Mac apps. Read more »

Symbian's research chief on going open source

We caught up with Symbian's research chief, David Wood, at the Symbian Smartphone Show at Earls Court in London, to discuss the complications of such a process, as well as what the next few years holds for smartphone technology. Read more »

Blog (4)

Adobe lead charge for a Java SWT port to Apple's Cocoa

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Reports out of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week indicate a port of Java SWT(Standard Widget Toolkit) to Mac OS X Cocoa is being readied. Read more »

DB2 Viper Gets A Gong

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- New DB2 tools enhance the developer experience. Read more »

The break-up of Borland

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- This week I caught up with David Intersomone, VP of developer relations worldwide, and Malcolm Groves, regional product director for Asia Pacific, from Borland's Developer Tools Group to talk about the immediate and planned future of the group once this division is sold by Borland. Read more »

CodeGear Q&A

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- CodeGear is the new name for Borland's developer tools business. Builder AU spoke to CodeGear about the handover and direction of the developer tools business under the new banner. Read more »

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