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Scouring data from Mitre, OWASP, SANS, OSVDB, Symantec, US-CERT and their internal research, Cenzic details the top vulnerabilities for the last quarter of 2009. The most severe vulnerabilities uncovered during
. Today, Appcelerator has released version 1.0 of Titanium, it’s cross-platform app development system. Developers who use the system will be able to create apps for multiple platforms using JavaScript,
Agile has established itself as one of the premier approaches to developing software — justifiably so, for many good reasons. It provides a flexible framework for helping teams maintain a
When Forrester talked to 111 enterprises, 91 percent of those they surveyed said that the high cost of ownership is a significant or very significant problem with enterprise apps. Other
The country’s CIO, Vivek Kundra, is promoting the Open311 standard as a way for cities to unite through a common Web interface. “Through this approach, Web applications can mash publicly
Adobe has unveiled an update to Photoshop.com Mobile for Android that includes several new features. In addition, the app can now be built into third party applications. According to the
It used to be, within most organizations or enterprises, that data existed in a box. That box may have been a file system containing a repository of word processing files
In a blog post, Microsoft has confirmed rumors that Windows Phone 7 will not run apps written for previous versions of the Windows Mobile operating system. “To deliver what developers
It just became easier for developers to create apps that recognize media covers, including CDs, DVDs, Books, and Movie Posters. Kooaba has released an API that allows developers to access
Security vendor McAfee has released a report detailing the way hackers accessed source code during the recent targeted attacks on Google, Adobe, Intel, and others. George Kurtz, McAfee’s chief technology
In a new report, Juniper predicts that several factors will combine to generate rapid growth in the number of mobile enterprise users accessing cloud-based apps. Those factors include the success
DeveloperWorld points out that while few software bugs are as critical as those believed responsible for Toyota’s recent problems, “Every software company ships products with hidden security defects. There are
More IT managers worry about cyber attacks than they do about traditional crime, natural disasters, or terrorism, according to a State of Enterprise Security report released by Symantec last month.Nearly
Apple provides an iPad simulator, but it only runs on desktop machines–machines that don’t have a GPS or multi-touch capabilities. One solution is to use Vimov’s iSimulate app for the
InfoWorld says that not only can Android phones compete with the iPhone, they’re a better choice for most developers and businesses. Why? For one, an Android phone is essentially a
Earlier this week, Google sent out e-mails to developers of Android apps with at least 3.5 stars and 5,000 downloads informing them that they would receive a phone. Developers in
Working with DreamWorks Animation, several Intel employees developed an innovative technique for optimizing common Linux bottlenecks without any source or build system changes. To do it, they used LD_PRELOAD to
If you currently use the standard version of Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Studio 2005, you’ll be able to upgrade to Visual Studio 2010 Professional for $299. (Microsoft isn’t offering
The art of the narrative is one of the strongest threads running through our society and culture, and is in many respects one of the defining traits of humanity. “The
Intel has announced that it’s starting a “Million Dollar Development Fund” aimed at recruiting developers to write applications for netbooks with Atom processors. Between April 1 and April 14, 250
Developer Edward Kim says he makes $400 per day on an app he built called “Car Locator.” The Android app uses a phone’s built-in GPS to help users remember where
There are many benefits to taking an enterprise application offline, especially in today’s world, when everyone is seemingly connected to the Internet. Enterprise users often find themselves outside their corporate
VeraCode says that 58 percent of applications submitted to the company for verification don’t achieve an acceptable security rating. Internally developed software fares the worst, with 88 percent of apps
First released in November 2009, Microsoft’s Windows Server AppFabric has just entered the beta 2 stage. The collection of application services includes the “Dublin” app server, “Velocity” caching technology, and
Four months ago, Google first unveiled Go, a new programming language that attempts to marry the speed of Python and the robustness of C++. While it’s still a work in
The quality assurance landscape is undergoing a major transformation as QA organizations try to align their goals with the business goals of their companies. QA has a tough balancing act
In AdMob’s latest survey, iPhone users were the most likely to purchase paid apps, with 50 percent buying at least one per month. Users of the iPod Touch came in
Web app developers not only face the challenge of testing their code for initial release, they also must maintain apps so that they remain secure and continue performing at an
“Open-source” isn’t just for applications–it’s also for APIs. Companies are increasingly opening up enterprise software to third-party developers in an attempt to boost revenues. However, open APIs also carry the
Applications can fail for more reasons that just poorly written code. In fact, often failures result from human causes rather than technical causes. In this article, Curtis analyzes six common
