SpringSource announces Enterprise Tomcat
SpringSource has announced the planned release in January of SpringSource tc Server, an enterprise-class Web application server
based on Apache Tomcat. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill,
December 2008
TeamCity 4.0 released
TeamCity 4.0 is the latest released version of the JetBrains continuous integration server and automated build management
tool. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports on what's new in TeamCity 4.0.
Paul Krill,
December 2008
JCP process under fire
JCP Chair Patrick Curran revealed on Wednesday that the JCP has received a complaint that its vetting process may not be legally
sound. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports from QCon, San Francisco.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
Sun layoffs: New software division emerges
Sun Microsystems is laying off 15 percent to 18 percent of its employees as part of a restructuring plan aimed at saving $700
million to $800 million. Sun's software division is being reorganized and its top software executive, Rich Green, is leaving.
Sun says the changes reflect the importance of software to its growth strategy.
Chris Kanaracus,
November 2008
Sun banks on open source
New software divisions solidify Sun's commitment to open source software for enterprise users, with flagship products Glassfish,
MySQL, and OpenSolaris. Computerworld's Patrick Thibodeau reports.
Patrick Thibodeau,
November 2008
Sonatype forging ahead with Maven 2
Sonatype joins the number of companies seeking to augment open source products with commercial support-and-service licenses.
InfoWorld's Paul Krill reports on Maven 2 add-ons Nexus Professional and m2eclipse Professional.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
Eye on multicore: RapidMind and JetBrains
New releases from JetBrains and RapidMind seek to address the need for parallel programming support in a multicore world.
Paul Krill reports on newly released IntelliJ IDEA v8 and RapidMind's contribution to the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure and
OpenCL standard.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
SpringSource acquires G2One
SpringSource has purchased G2One and incorporated many of its developers working on Groovy and Grails. Chris Kanaracus reports
on this latest addition to the expanding Spring Portfolio.
Chris Kanaracus,
November 2008
Glassfish Enterprise v3 Prelude released
Sun has released Glassfish Enterprise Server v3 Prelude, an OSGi-based Java EE app server that will challenge Tomcat in the
lightweight enterprise space. InfoWorld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
Sun to shareholders: We're working on it!
In a lag-or-lead market, shareholders see Sun lagging. Re-elected CEO Jonathan Schwartz answered tough questions about the
company's strategy, amid comparisons to HP and IBM.
James Niccolai,
November 2008
Multicore: New chips mean new challenges
As multicore processors become more prominent, developers need all the support they can get. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports
on how Intel, Sun, and Microsoft are approaching Multicore.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
SOA adoption slows in '08
Organizations planning to adopt SOA declined by half in 2008. Gartner cites lack of expertise and confusion about the business
case.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
Security flaw in G1 Google phone
Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators say they've discovered a security flaw in the Android browser that could leave
users vulnerable to attack.
Nancy Gohring,
October 2008
Developers rank app servers
Evans Data Group has released results of a developer survey weighing 21 factors that determine app server success. CIO's Esther
Schindler reports.
Esther Schindler,
October 2008
Get this: Sun's a software company
New 21% shareholder Southeastern Asset Management calls Sun an interesting case: it's a software company but nobody knows
it -- yet.
Robert McMillan,
October 2008
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Java: A platform for platforms
Sun's reorg may seem promising to shareholders but it's also a scramble for position. The question now is whether Sun can,
or wants to, maintain its hold on Java technology. Especially with enterprise leaders like SpringSource and RedHat investing
heavily in Java's future as a platform for platforms
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