A new Coverity survey of 240 software developers revealed that 51 percent had experienced at least one security incident related to Web applications in the past 18 months. Two companies
MasterCard has announced the availability of a new software development kit (SDK) for its PayPass near field communication (NFC) technology. It will allow mobile development firms and network operators to
Google has released a pair of new development tools. The first and most noteworthy is a new Java-to-Objective-C translation tool that will make it possible to write iOS apps in
Android developers working on Kindle apps have a new tool at their disposal. Amazon has added a Maps API to its SDK. The company hasn’t provided many details, but the
Researchers at Frost & Sullivan say that platform as a service (PaaS) will be the next big area of competition for cloud computing providers. That could lead to rapid changes
The Ohio Department of Public Safety is touting its success in transitioning its legacy applications from its mainframe to Windows systems. Back in 2007, the department was spending about $1
On September 12, Microsoft formally launched Visual Studio 2012, the most recent update to its flagship IDE. Microsoft’s Soma Somasegar called it “the best development tool to enable developers to
According to Evans Data’s semiannual Cloud Development Survey, 36 percent of active cloud developers have used or are using Microsoft’s Azure Cloud, making it the most popular among developers. Google
AppFirst has released a new performance monitoring tool called DevOps Dashboard. It offers a unified view of IT infrastructure operations, application performance and key business metrics, enabling DevOps professionals to