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Hadoop Comes to Windows

Until now, Apache Hadoop has been a Linux-only affair. However, Hortonworks has released a beta version of Hadoop that runs on Windows, and they’ve released the code for the Windows

Survey: 83% of Devs Plan to Use Agile Techniques

VersionOne has released the results of a new survey which questioned 4,048 software developers about agile software development. They found that 83 percent of those surveyed planned to use agile

Engine Yard to Support Multiple IaaS Providers

Platform as a service provider (PaaS) Engine Yard has announced that it is updating its architecture to allow more flexibility. It plans to enable users to choose among various cloud

Update: 130,000 Apps for Windows Phone Store

Microsoft used the Mobile World Congress as the opportunity to release a number of statistics related to its Windows Phone platform and to announce a new Dev Center app. The

NetBeans 7.5 Adds JavaScript, HTML5 Features

Oracle has released version 7.5 of its NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE). Although NetBeans focuses primarily on Java, most of the key updates in the release improve its handling of

Amazon Launches OpsWorks Application Management Tool

Amazon’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has launched a new application management tool called OpsWorks. Built from technology that Amazon acquired with the purchase of Berlin-based Peritor last