Does Java EE 7 need another data caching specification? Red Hat thinks so, and today submitted a new request to the Java Community Process (JCP) to push their data caching
According to posts in online forums, Microsoft has provided some PC manufacturers with its first test build of Windows 8. If this launch follows previous patterns, that means the operating
In its latest Software Development Lifecycle (SDL) Progress Report, Microsoft says it has done its part to make operating systems and browsers more secure, but third-party developers have not taken
A new survey by Evans Data Corp. found that in North America, 49 percent of application development projects finished after their deadline. That’s not as bad as in Europe, the
As companies increasingly move towards cloud computing, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings may help simplify the task of creating cloud-based custom applications. Bob Bickel, an advisor at CloudBees and chairman at eXo,
Two different market research firms–Ovum and IDC–have recently released reports which predict that Google’s Android will be the clear leader among mobile operating systems in the next four to five
The ISO steering committee for C++ has approved the final draft of the latest version of the language. That means C++ 2011 could be released later this year if ISO/IEC
This post from a security manager using a pseudonym recounts the story of an application developer asking for help on a project. “I only learned about this software development project
The Multicore Association says that it is working on developing a new set of APIs that will make it easier for developers to create applications for devices that use processors