According to a new survey conducted by research and advisory firm Computer Economics, application hosting has replaced application development as the most frequently outsourced IT function. The number of companies
Development tool vendor Appcelerator has announced that it is buying Singly, a startup that offers API management technology. Appcelerator says it plans to incorporate Singly’s capabilities within its Appcelerator Platform
A new survey by the Ponemon Institute reveals a disconnect between the C-suite and IT when it comes to application security. A high percentage of executives believe that their application
BlackBerry has been pretty proud of the fact that its BlackBerry World app store for BB10 includes 120,000 apps. Unfortunately, 47,000 of those apps come from one developer—S4BB. Making matters
Microsoft has announced the availability of a free set of cloud computing tools that it calls “Windows Azure Pack.” Among other things, it allows enterprise developers to create apps for
If you’re a developer with experience in Java or ASP, you should have no trouble finding a job, particularly if you’re familiar with Agile software development methodologies. CWJobs.co.uk reports that
A new report from Gartner is confirming what many in enterprise IT already guessed—Amazon dominates the cloud computing market. In fact, Amazon’s utilized compute capacity is five times as big
Oracle has launched a new tool aimed at helping non-programmers create apps. Called BI Mobile App Designer, the tool offers an intuitive interface designed to allow business professionals to create
TIOBE has released its list of the world’s most popular programming languages for August 2013. Once again, Java took the top spot, just edging out C (which was number one